Project Manager, Quality & Commissioning, NA

Vantagedc; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage is seeking a Quality & Commissioning Project Manager to drive excellence across data center construction projects. You will coordinate efforts among design, contractors, vendors, and operations to ensure that commissioning activities meet quality, safety, and performance standards.

The role requires a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management or related field and 5+ years of commissioning or construction management experience, with substantial travel (~50-75%).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Commissioning, Construction Management, Automation Systems or related industries.
• Travel up to 50-75% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality and commissioning processes for data center projects from design through turnover.
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to integrate commissioning requirements into workflows.
• Lead and mentor team members on quality and commissioning best practices.
• Prepare commissioning plans, schedules and protocol documents.
• Produce commissioning reports and ensure safety compliance across projects.

Skills

Quality management

Commissioning

Construction management

Project coordination

Education

BS in Construction Management

Job description

About Vantage

Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Construction Department

The Construction team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering the physical data centers from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way. Construction implements and executes upon the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team. The team also leads Vantage's build partners to success through technical feedback and review and actively participating in review of schedule and budget. Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight. One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our construction teams are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process. When compared to external resources, our internal team can ensure the key collaborators are engaged in the decision-making process to align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with company goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high- impact decisions and even more impactful results.

Position Description

Vantage is looking for an ambitious Quality & Commissioning Project Manager (QCx Manager) to drive excellence and quality in construction, coordinating efforts across a wide spectrum of ongoing construction projects, departments and supply chain. The QCx Projects Manager must represent Vantage and drive Quality and Commissioning efforts across the project from design to turnover. It is expected that the Quality Manager will behave as a role model and act as an ambassador of Quality, Safety and Commissioning best practices in all interactions with internal and external stakeholders. Must be able to foster a positive and collaborative working environment with the team, as well as performing the role of 'Critical Friend' when needed.

Essential Job Functions

QCx Project Manager will oversee the quality and commissioning process of data center projects, ensuring systems are designed, installed, and tested to meet performance requirements. Acting as the QCx Manager, this role will collaborate with design teams, contractors, vendors, operations and stakeholders to manage quality and commissioning activities from pre-construction through handover, ensuring operational readiness and adherence to quality, safety, and performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the mentoring of core Vantage team members within the area of quality and commissioning process.
• Drive knowledge transfer of quality and commissioning procedures to Vantage team members and project stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership around quality and commissioning of applicable systems.
• Contribute to innovation in execution of design, installation, start-up, and commissioning to improve efficiency while maintaining best in class safety.
• Provide coaching on best practices for safety with respect to commissioning activities.
• Maintain program wide lessons learned communication with peers and drive the transfer of knowledge to all active project teams.
• Oversee the develop and implement commissioning plans, schedules, and protocols.
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to integrate commissioning requirements into project workflows.
• Oversee testing, verification, and validation of critical systems (e.g., HVAC, electrical, and IT infrastructure).
• Monitor the documentation of testing and inspections related to quality and commissioning.
• Conduct site inspections to ensure systems are installed per design specifications and Vantage Data Center standards.
• Manage issue resolution and provide regular progress updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety guidelines, and project requirements.
• Prepare comprehensive commissioning reports and ensure proper training for operational team.

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science in either Construction Management, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Commissioning, Construction Management, Automation Systems or related industries.
• Expected travel is 50-75%%, but may evolve over time

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally require