Critical Operations Integration Lead

About the role

The Critical Operations Integration Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring that newly constructed data center facilities are fully prepared for operation upon turnover. This position requires a deep understanding of both construction and operational standards to identify and mitigate potential issues before they affect the facility's performance.

Responsibilities

• Own formal readiness criteria and a risk-based go/no-go register for turnover.
• Conduct pre-turnover readiness checks, evaluating handover packages for completeness and alignment with STACK's operational standards.
• Perform site walks focused on maintainability, safety access, operator touchpoints, and as-left equipment state prior to handover.
• Witness critical equipment functional performance tests and operator-facing BMS/EPMS alarm and controls tests.
• Verify that submittals, one-lines, O&M manuals, and warranty documentation are organized, complete, and accessible to site operators before handover.
• Ensure CMMS/EAM data is loaded and usable before turnover.
• Identify issues that fall between teams as construction and commissioning phases close, and ensure those issues have a defined owner and resolution path before they become an operations burden.
• Verify critical spares, consumables, special tools, and vendor support paths are in place.
• Own early-life support and warranty-period defect capture with a standard defect taxonomy.
• Publish portfolio KPIs tied to readiness quality escapes.
• Partner with Construction in turnover meetings and walkdowns as an ops-interest voice, without adding gates or friction.
• Collaborate with Commissioning to carry operator-impact findings forward without altering Cx execution.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in critical infrastructure environments, with meaningful exposure to both the build/Cx side and operations.
• An analytical instinct: able to categorize findings, spot patterns, and build structured outputs others can act on.
• Hands-on familiarity with commissioning processes, turnover documentation, and BMS/EPMS systems from an operational use perspective.
• A working knowledge of construction QA/QC and what good GC execution looks like versus what gets accepted under schedule pressure.
• Enough operations experience to know what breaks operators post-handoff, and to speak credibly with site teams.
• A cross-functional credibility: able to work alongside Construction and Cx as a partner while holding an independent ops-interest perspective.
• A working knowledge of commissioning processes and what they do and don't verify, whether from a Cx, construction, or senior operations background.
• A builder mindset: this role will create things that don't exist yet, the right candidate is energized by that.
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct data center experience in construction, commissioning, or hyperscale environments.
• Familiarity with controls deployment quality: point-to-point testing, logic mapping, alarming, and naming standards.
• Experience with CMMS platforms and understanding of how turnover quality affects long-term maintenance performance.
• Exposure to quality management systems or reliability-centered methodologies (FMEA, RCM, or equivalent).
• Experience contributing to process improvement at a systems level, not just identifying problems but designing the mechanism that prevents recurrence.

Competencies

• Pattern-recognition thinker, sees systemic signal in what others treat as isolated incidents.
• Operationally grounded, thinks like the person who has to run the building, not just deliver it.
• Collaborative without being conflict-avoidant, surfaces difficult findings constructively and with credibility.
• Clear communicator who can translate field observations into structured intelligence for leadership.
• Bias for closure, findings have owners, issues don't disappear into the gap between teams.

Why STACK?

• A competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, and flexible spending accounts.
• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, and barbecues.
• We are growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!
• We foster a culture of appreciation, including monthly ASSEMBLY gratitude points.
• We offer a variety of benefits, including educational focus and support, company events, and volunteer opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

STACK Infrastructure, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.