Director of Commissioning

Venquis; Virginia; Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Relocation support

Travel to project sites

Résumé du poste

Venquis is seeking a Director of Commissioning to lead and expand our regional data center commissioning practice in the United States. You will drive business development, set strategic direction, and oversee project delivery excellence across multiple sites.

You will manage 4–8+ commissioning engineers, establish standards, and maintain strong client relationships with hyperscalers, colo operators, and major GC partners. This role demands deep technical leadership and market insight.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data center commissioning, operations engineering, or mission-critical facilities infrastructure.
• 5+ years in leadership roles within data center or mission-critical environments.
• Proven track record commissioning mechanical systems at scale and electrical systems knowledge.

Responsabilités

• Lead regional data center commissioning practice: strategy, targets, client portfolio growth, and profitability.
• Drive business development, draft proposals, scope complex programs, and build hyperscaler relationships.
• Serve as senior client-facing leader for commissioning services across data center verticals.
• Identify market opportunities and value-added offerings (continuous commissioning, optimization).
• Oversee team development, metrics tracking, and adherence to standards from design to handoff.

Connaissances

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Strategic planning

Team mentoring

Formation

Professional Engineer (PE) license

NICET certification

Outils

Touchplan

Asana

BACnet

Description du poste

Director of Commissioning
Data Center Infrastructure Practice Leadership
Location: United States
Reports to: VP Operations / VP Engineering

THE ROLE
This is a strategic leadership position. You’re building and expanding a regional data center commissioning practice-driving business development with hyperscalers and colo operators, strengthening client relationships, and establishing operational standards that set the bar for your region.
We work with major data center developers, hyperscale operators, and strategic colo/wholesale providers across Northern Virginia, Texas, Phoenix, and Atlanta. You’ll oversee new business development, proposal strategy, project scoping, and identify value-added solutions while maintaining technical excellence across all commissioning programs.
Your team: 4-8+ commissioning engineers depending on practice growth. Your remit: lead the regional data center commissioning practice-business strategy, financial performance, client relationships, team development, operational standards, and project delivery excellence.

WHAT YOU’LL DO
Practice Leadership & Business Development

• Lead regional data center commissioning practice: business strategy, financial targets, client portfolio growth, team development, and operational excellence


• Drive business development-develop proposals, scope complex data center programs, build relationships with hyperscalers, colo operators, facility leaders, and GCs


• Serve as senior client-facing leader and trusted advisor for commissioning services across data center verticals (new construction, expansion, retro-commissioning)


• Identify new market opportunities and value-added offerings (continuous commissioning programs, performance optimization, operational standards documentation)


• Establish strategic direction, pricing, resource allocation, and practice profitability

Technical Leadership & Project Delivery

• Oversee large, complex data center commissioning programs-mechanical systems, electrical infrastructure, UPS/backup power, controls, fire suppression, and integrated facility systems


• Provide technical leadership across chilled water systems, hot/cold aisle containment, PDU architecture, power distribution validation, UPS paralleling, backup generator load-shedding logic, fire alarm, and controls systems


• Lead commissioning plan development based on data center standards (Uptime Institute, ASHRAE, TAB)


• Own pre-operational readiness protocols-FAT/SAT procedures, first-power protocols, facility acceptance criteria


• Ensure alignment with owner requirements, design intent, and operational standards from design through handoff


• Interface with hyperscale partners on technical requirements, warranty terms, and operational handoff

Team & Operational Excellence

• Build, hire, mentor, and manage a high-performing data center commissioning team


• Establish processes, tools, documentation standards, and quality control practices


• Develop staff capabilities and create clear career pathways in data center commissioning


• Track metrics-punch list velocity, project profitability, client satisfaction, schedule risk, deviation root-cause analysis


• Stay current with emerging data center technologies, hyperscale design standards, and evolving commissioning best practices

ABOUT YOU
Required:

• 15+ years in data center commissioning, operations engineering, or mission-critical facilities infrastructure


• 5+ years in a leadership, management, within data center or mission-critical environments (team management, staff development, practice leadership)


• Proven track record commissioning mechanical systems at scale: chilled water loops, hot/cold aisle containment, CRAC/CRAH systems, UPS/battery banks, backup power systems, fire suppression


• Hands-on electrical systems knowledge: PDU architecture, power distribution validation, UPS paralleling, load-shedding logic, electrical infrastructure acceptance criteria


• Deep experience with data center commissioning standards (Uptime Institute, ASHRAE) and FAT/SAT protocols


• Track record building and managing commissioning teams in fast-paced, multi-site build environments


• Strong client relationship skills-comfortable interfacing with hyperscalers, colo operators, and major GCs as technical authority and advisor


• Ability to lead commissioning strategy from design phase through first-power operations

Preferred:

• PE license (Mechanical or Electrical)


• NICET certification (Levels III or IV) in HVAC systems or electrical


• Background with hyperscale data center specifications (Meta, Google, AWS, Microsoft construction standards)


• Controls engineering background (BACnet, direct digital controls in data center environments)


• Experience with Uptime Institute Tier III/IV data center standards


• Project management experience (Touchplan, Asana, or similar for commissioning tracking)


• Background selling or scoping commissioning services to data center clients

BENEFITS

• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k),


• Relocation: Support available for strong candidates


• Travel: 25-35% to project sites and client meetings (variable by project phase)