Data Center Turnover & Commissioning Director

Jacobs; Corvallis (OR); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Leader of Turnover, Startup & Commissioning for its AI Data Center portfolio. You will provide leadership, technical direction, and oversight of turnover, startup, energization, and commissioning across geographically dispersed teams, ensuring readiness milestones and client acceptance.

You will drive system-based execution, engage with construction, engineering, OEMs, and clients, and champion digital workflows and data-driven status tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in construction completion, turnover, startup, commissioning, or related execution roles on data centers, mission-critical facilities, or similarly complex projects.
• Strong understanding of systems-based construction completion, turnover, startup, energization, and commissioning processes.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, controls, HVAC, and critical utility/infrastructure systems common to data centers.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret construction drawings, including single-line diagrams, P&IDs, schematics, equipment layouts, and control documentation.
• Experience developing and implementing standardized processes, procedures, documentation, and digital workflows across multiple projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• OSHA 30 certification required or ability to obtain.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement AIDC turnover, startup, and commissioning strategies, standards, and execution plans across projects and regions.
• Lead systemization, boundary development, turnover sequencing, and commissioning readiness planning in alignment with construction and master project schedules.
• Provide leadership and technical oversight for construction completion, walkdowns, punchlists, pre-functional testing, startup, energization, functional testing, and integrated systems testing.
• Establish clear readiness criteria and stage-gate requirements for progression from construction through turnover, startup, commissioning, and final client acceptance.
• Coordinate activities among Construction, Field Quality, Engineering, OEMs, trade partners, commissioning teams, and client stakeholders.
• Ensure required testing, inspections, documentation, and turnover records are complete, accurate, and readily accessible.
• Drive standardized turnover packages, commissioning documentation, workflows, and digital tools across the AIDC portfolio.
• Provide technical leadership in the interpretation of drawings, specifications, system architecture, controls, and commissioning requirements.
• Identify systemic execution issues and lead cross-functional resolution to protect safety, quality, schedule, and commissioning readiness.
• Develop organizational capability through team leadership, mentoring, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Mechanical/Electrical

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Leader of Turnover, Startup & Commissioning for its AI Data Center portfolio. You will provide leadership, technical direction, and oversight of turnover, startup, energization, and commissioning across geographically dispersed teams, ensuring readiness milestones and client acceptance.

You will drive system-based execution, engage with construction, engineering, OEMs, and clients, and champion digital workflows and data-driven status tracking.