Director, Coordination & Commissioning

STACK Infrastructure; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 197,600 - 221,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental Care

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure is seeking a Director, Coordination and Commissioning to lead the validation of data centers for operational excellence. This role involves technical expertise and team leadership to transform facilities into client-ready data centers.

With over 5 years of experience in critical facility construction, you will manage compliance, efficiency, and safety while collaborating with various teams to deliver high-quality facilities. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in critical facility construction and commissioning.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work well in stressful situations.
• PMP and Cx certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the validation of STACK data centers for operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of safety and compliance.
• Develop and oversee acceptance tests and commissioning scripts.
• Manage relationships with off-site pre-fabrication vendors.
• Guide teams for Ready For Service processes.

Skills

Safety leadership

Project management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline

Job description

The Company

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award‑winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost‑effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

The Position

As the Director, Coordination and Commissioning, you will lead the end‑to‑end validation of STACK data centers to ensure operational excellence, quality, and readiness for client delivery. This role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and collaboration to transform facilities under construction into world‑class, client‑ready data centers.

• Act as a safety leader, fostering a culture of security, compliance, and accountability across all commissioning activities.
• Drive continuous improvement by enforcing and optimizing the commissioning process—increasing safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing cost and schedule risks.
• Collaborate with project managers to develop and execute commissioning plans tailored to each project.
• Develop and oversee acceptance tests and commissioning scripts, including Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams (Development, Construction, Critical Operations, etc.) to deliver high‑quality facilities.
• Manage relationships with off‑site pre‑fabrication vendors to ensure timely, high‑quality equipment delivery.
• Lead the project closeout process alongside general contractors, architects, and engineers.
• Capture and integrate lessons learned into STACK’s Basis of Design for future projects.
• Guide and collaborate with experts across Environmental Health & Safety, Strategy, Technical Operations, IT, Security, Finance, and Construction to bring facilities to Ready For Service (RFS).
• Standardize, optimize, and automate RFS processes to ensure repeatable success.
• Review and refine design standards, specifications, and operations procedures for consistency and reliability.
• Validate and document data center infrastructure assets for turnover to Critical Operations.
• Provide on‑call support for Critical Operations emergencies as needed.
• Travel domestically to support system assessments, commissioning, factory testing, and turnover activities.

The Details

• Location: Dallas, Texas or Chicago, IL
• Travel: 20%
• Benefits: Healthcare, Dental Care, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Leave Programs
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening

Must‑have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline or applicable experience.
• Significant prior experience (5+ years) of critical facility construction, commissioning, and operation.
• Ability to handle a multitude of tasks and work well in stressful situations.
• Significant prior experience (5+ years) of solving complex critical technical and procedural issues.
• Substantial project management experience is preferred with PMP and Cx certification.

Compensation Range

$197,600.00 - $221,300.00

This Might Be Right For You If

• You are a strong communicator, you are persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision‑making.
• You do not get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.
• You are a team builder. You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long‑term plans for the growth and success of the team.
• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze campaigns for future learning.

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.
• We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer‑to‑peer recognition and rewards programs.
• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.
• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.