Data Center Turnover, Startup & Commissioning Director

Jacobs; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Leader of Turnover, Startup & Commissioning to guide AI Data Center projects from construction completion through commissioning and turn-over to clients. You will lead dispersed teams, define system boundaries, and ensure readiness criteria and documentation across regions.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, experience with data centers or mission-critical facilities, and a focus on safe, efficient turnover, startup, energization, and testing.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• OSHA 30 certification required or ability to obtain.
• Experience with turnover, startup, commissioning, or related execution roles on data centers or mission-critical facilities.

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

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related Engineering

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Leader of Turnover, Startup & Commissioning to guide AI Data Center projects from construction completion through commissioning and turn-over to clients. You will lead dispersed teams, define system boundaries, and ensure readiness criteria and documentation across regions.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, experience with data centers or mission-critical facilities, and a focus on safe, efficient turnover, startup, energization, and testing.