Remote Director, Operations Engineering & Commissioning

Core Scientific; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Scientific in the United States is seeking a Director of Engineering & Commissioning to lead Operations Engineering for national standards, commissioning assurance, and operational readiness across data center projects. You will oversee design review, testing, and turnover while coordinating with Site Development and Operations teams.

The role demands 10+ years in engineering/commissioning with 5+ years leading teams, plus strong governance skills and travel willingness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or related field.
• 10+ years progressive experience in engineering, commissioning, or critical facilities operations.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering/commissioning teams.
• Experience establishing technical standards and governance for commissioning programs.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, controls, life-safety, civil, architectural, and monitoring systems.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and management.
• Willingness to travel regularly to active sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute national commissioning strategy, standards, and operational readiness.
• Establish acceptance gates for design readiness, functional testing, and turnover.
• Lead development and improvement of standards across disciplines.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering and Site Development to ensure maintainability and reliability.
• Provide operations engineering oversight through design to turnover.
• Ensure commissioning activities meet requirements with documented evidence.
• Track risks, ownership, and escalation with executive visibility.
• Recommend approvals for early access, capacity release, and production readiness.
• Lead a national team of Operations Engineering and Turnover professionals.
• Foster professional communication across teams and with stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Controls

Life-safety

Civil/Architectural awareness

Monitoring systems

Technical standards governance

Project governance & turnover

Operational readiness

Design review oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Facilities Management or related

10+ years in engineering/commissioning/construction/startup/critical-facility operations

5+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering/commissioning teams

Professional Engineer license or equivalent (preferred)

Commissioning certification (BCxP/CCP/CxA) or similar (preferred)

PM/CFM certification or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

Data center engineering standards

Dashboards & analytics

Job description

Core Scientific in the United States is seeking a Director of Engineering & Commissioning to lead Operations Engineering for national standards, commissioning assurance, and operational readiness across data center projects. You will oversee design review, testing, and turnover while coordinating with Site Development and Operations teams.

The role demands 10+ years in engineering/commissioning with 5+ years leading teams, plus strong governance skills and travel willingness.