Turnover, Startup & Commissioning Lead — Data Centers

Jacobs; Fayetteville (AR); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Leader of Turnover, Startup & Commissioning for our AI Data Center portfolio. You will direct turnover, startup, energization, and commissioning activities across projects, establishing standardized strategies and execution practices to move systems from construction completion to client turnover.

You will manage dispersed teams, collaborate with Construction, Field Quality, Engineering, OEMs, and stakeholders, and ensure inspections, testing, and documentation meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years in construction completion, turnover, startup, commissioning, or related execution roles on data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong understanding of systems-based construction completion, turnover, startup, energization, and commissioning processes.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, controls, HVAC, and critical utility/infrastructure systems common to data centers.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret construction drawings (single-line diagrams, P&IDs, schematics, layouts, control docs).
• Experience developing and implementing standardized processes, procedures, documentation, and digital workflows across multiple projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel to project locations; OSHA 30 certification required or able to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement AIDC turnover, startup, and commissioning strategies, standards, and execution plans.
• Lead systemization, boundary development, turnover sequencing, and commissioning readiness planning.
• Provide leadership for construction completion, walkdowns, punchlists, pre-functional testing, startup, energization, functional testing, and integrated systems testing.
• Establish readiness criteria and stage-gate requirements for progression from construction through turnover and commissioning.
• Coordinate activities among Construction, Field Quality, Engineering, OEMs, trade partners, commissioning teams, and client stakeholders.
• Ensure testing, inspections, documentation, and turnover records are complete and accessible.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Turnover/commissioning

Construction turnover

Reading drawings

Travel readiness

OSHA 30

Education

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

Tools

Digital platforms

Data dashboards

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Leader of Turnover, Startup & Commissioning for our AI Data Center portfolio. You will direct turnover, startup, energization, and commissioning activities across projects, establishing standardized strategies and execution practices to move systems from construction completion to client turnover.

You will manage dispersed teams, collaborate with Construction, Field Quality, Engineering, OEMs, and stakeholders, and ensure inspections, testing, and documentation meet