Senior Data Center Operations Readiness Leader

CoreWeave; New York (NY); On-site; USD 198,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Flexible PTO

Job summary

CoreWeave is seeking a Principal Operational Readiness Engineer in New York to lead stabilization and execution of complex data center projects. You will evaluate design, construction, commissioning, and handoff readiness across large-scale builds, driving mitigation and recovery plans for high-risk infrastructure.

You will partner with Design, Construction, Operations, Network Engineering, and external contractors to ensure adherence to standards and timely delivery, with an emphasis on risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in data center design, construction, commissioning, or operational readiness within mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep operational and technical reviews of active projects to identify gaps in design validation, process execution, construction coordination, turnover readiness, and quality assurance.
• Assess whether critical infrastructure systems, construction activities, commissioning efforts, and operational handoff procedures are being executed in accordance with project requirements, standards, and best practices.
• Identify deficiencies, breakdowns in coordination, incomplete validations, and missing controls that could impact schedule, reliability, scalability, or operational readiness.
• Develop and drive corrective action, mitigation, and recovery plans through resolution for distressed or high-risk infrastructure projects.
• Partner closely with Design, Construction, Operations, Network Engineering, Commissioning, and external contractors to improve coordination, strengthen execution discipline, and ensure projects are delivered to CoreWeave’s operational and technical standards.
• Review project documentation including construction drawings, MEP designs, RFIs, submittals, schedules, turnover packages, and change orders to validate project readiness and execution quality.
• Monitor project dependencies, sequencing, and critical path risks across large-scale data center build and fit-out programs.
• Support the successful turnover of projects into operations by validating readiness, identifying gaps, and driving issue resolution before handoff.

Skills

Operational readiness

Data center design

Construction coordination

Risk assessment

Project recovery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

CoreWeave is seeking a Principal Operational Readiness Engineer in New York to lead stabilization and execution of complex data center projects. You will evaluate design, construction, commissioning, and handoff readiness across large-scale builds, driving mitigation and recovery plans for high-risk infrastructure.

You will partner with Design, Construction, Operations, Network Engineering, and external contractors to ensure adherence to standards and timely delivery, with an emphasis on risk