Data Center QA / QC Manager

Peter Kazella and Associates, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

A leading electrical contracting company in Richmond, VA is seeking a Data Center QA / QC Manager to ensure compliance with company standards in mission-critical facilities. The role involves supervising technicians and vendors, managing client relationships, and performing quality assurance for data center operations. Ideal candidates have 5-7 years of relevant experience, strong leadership, communication, and project management skills. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package including medical insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of data center facility construction and commissioning experience.
• 3-5 years of Quality Assurance / Quality Controls experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in data center facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic site walk-throughs to ensure procedures are followed.
• Communicate the status of operation processes with senior management.
• Supervise technicians, sub-contractors and vendors.
• Manage client relationships and act as escalation point of contact.

Skills

Leadership in data center facilities

Strong communication skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Customer service skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Data Center QA / QC Manager – Richmond, VA

Our client is an established Electrical Contracting Firm that is a leader in the Data Center / Mission Critical Facilities Market. They build mission‑critical facilities for data center facilities nationwide for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies. They provide electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, foremen, designers, electrical commissioning, operations / maintenance, and management expertise for their clients’ critical power needs. This opportunity provides a career‑growth minded role with exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic site walk‑throughs to ensure Company’s procedures and standards are followed, assisting the Project Manager and support staff and vendors.
• Communicate the status of the operation process with senior management.
• Site acceptance and commissioning of the facility to meet the superior standards of Company.
• Assist in the development of procedures/MOPs for the DC build and approve MOPs for data hall work.
• Provide coverage for onsite data center manager with routine and emergency service on a variety of state‑of‑the‑art critical systems such as medium‑voltage switchgear, diesel generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, fire detection/suppression, building monitoring systems, etc.
• Supervise the facility manager, technicians, sub‑contractors and vendors, ensuring all work is performed according to established practices and procedures.
• Manage at a high level the client relationship and act as escalation point of contact for the company for each site.
• Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses and prepare reports on all aspects of critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Work with business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Review MOPs and SOPs for all work on critical data center facility equipment.
• Ensure a constant state of readiness in support of the mission goal of 99.999% uptime.
• Conduct critical facilities O & M program analysis and reporting.
• Design Critical Environment Programs for both internal and external clients.
• Coordinate with Design/Construction Team.
• Provide consulting services on existing critical environment O & M programs.
• Assess, recommend and implement industry best practices into new and existing Critical Environment Programs.
• Provide feedback to senior management for continuous improvement of the Critical Environments program.
• Develop process documentation and training materials.

Qualifications

• 5‑7+ years of data center facility construction and commissioning experience.
• 3‑5 years of Quality Assurance / Quality Controls experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in data center facilities and solid understanding of critical electrical and mechanical/HVAC equipment.
• Strong verbal and written communications and presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Superior analytical, planning and problem‑resolution skills.
• Highly organized with proven project management abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance and a 401(k) plan.

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