Director, Global Data Center Commissioning

Equinix; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix, the world's digital infrastructure company, is seeking a Senior Manager to plan and coordinate commissioning for xScale data centers across the Americas. You will lead multi‑facility programs, set schedules, and ensure readiness criteria are met in collaboration with operations, construction partners, and vendors.

You'll develop global best‑practice documentation, manage budgets and reports, and provide customer‑facing updates.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data center commissioning experience preferred.
• 5+ years leadership experience in a mission-critical environment preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates and implements multi-facility, standards-based commissioning plans and schedules.
• Assesses, recommends and implements industry best practices into new and existing Critical Environment Programs.
• Communicates effectively with both business operations and construction managers on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for regional, long‑term pipeline management to inform resource planning.
• Executes commissioning through a structured, stage‑gated delivery model, using defined commissioning levels and objective readiness criteria to inform decisions and progression.
• Liaises with internal construction managers and external general contractors on the planning and execution of all commissioning activities.
• Develops and maintains commissioning logs, equipment checklist, and other tools to track commissioning projects.
• Responsible for input into the project budget for all commissioning activities.
• Reviews electrical and mechanical Functional Performance Test procedures and Factory Witness Test procedures.
• Develops and issues customer‑facing reports.
• Interacts with and presents to key customers on progress against commissioning plans and achievement of Ready for Sales (RFS) dates.
• Acts as point of contact for customer escalations throughout the commissioning process.
• Analyses processes, develops process documentation, and develops commissioning programs and procedures that are globally applicable.
• Provides feedback to senior management for the continuous improvement of the global commissioning process.
• Develops standardized schedules and commissioning scopes based on industry best practices and specific customer contract requirements.
• Responsible for all internal and external progress reporting for all projects during the commissioning phase, in coordination with construction director.
• Prepares commissioning test procedures and reports.
• Writes comprehensive reports that include recommendations for optimizing building operations, functional checklists, list of deficiencies, equipment operation and maintenance manuals.
• Responsible for collating historical data regarding specific equipment start‑up and testing challenges and reporting back to all OFCI equipment vendors.
• Manages internal tools and data analytics/metrics reporting.
• Defines the appropriate feedback methodology to implement in order to provide vendors with feedback and opportunities for improvement.
• Responsible for production of project‑specific commissioning RFPs and responding to bid clarifications.
• Responsible for levelling and recommending commissioning consultant award.
• Leads and manages external resources.
• Schedules and directs periodic commissioning meetings
• Determines vendor KPIs and conducts lessons learned reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Data center commissioning

Program management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Equinix, the world's digital infrastructure company, is seeking a Senior Manager to plan and coordinate commissioning for xScale data centers across the Americas. You will lead multi‑facility programs, set schedules, and ensure readiness criteria are met in collaboration with operations, construction partners, and vendors.

You'll develop global best‑practice documentation, manage budgets and reports, and provide customer‑facing updates.