Data Center Construction Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC)

Responsibilities

• Lead QA/QC oversight for data center construction activities across assigned projects or campuses.
• Ensure construction work is performed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, codes, standards, project requirements, and OCI quality expectations.
• Develop, implement, and manage project-specific quality plans, inspection processes, quality checklists, and audit routines.
• Review contractor QA/QC plans, inspection test plans, method statements, material submittals, and quality procedures.
• Establish clear quality expectations with general contractors, trade partners, vendors, and internal project teams.
• Promote a culture of quality ownership, early issue identification, and continuous improvement across the project site.
• Conduct field inspections to verify installation quality across architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, low-voltage, controls, and related data center systems.
• Validate that installed work aligns with approved shop drawings, specifications, manufacturer requirements, and project standards.
• Monitor critical construction activities, including equipment installation, cable pathways, piping, containment, grounding, firestopping, penetrations, labeling, access control, and system integration points.
• Identify quality defects, installation issues, incomplete work, and risks to commissioning or operational readiness.
• Track corrective actions through closure and verify that rework meets required standards.
• Support walkdowns, punch list development, system readiness reviews, and turnover inspections.
• Hold general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors accountable for quality performance.
• Review contractor quality metrics, inspection results, non-conformance trends, rework items, and documentation status.
• Lead quality meetings with contractors and trade partners to review open issues, upcoming inspections, recurring defects, and corrective actions.
• Escalate quality risks that may affect schedule, cost, commissioning, safety, or operational turnover.
• Partner with procurement, construction, and commercial teams to evaluate vendor performance and support resolution of quality-related disputes.
• Ensure vendor-provided materials, equipment, and assemblies meet approved submittals, specifications, and manufacturer requirements.

Requirements

• Strong experience in construction QA/QC, facilities development, mission-critical infrastructure, data centers, industrial facilities, or large-scale capital projects.
• Solid understanding of construction quality processes, inspection procedures, non-conformance management, corrective action tracking, and turnover documentation.
• Experience reviewing construction drawings, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, method statements, inspection test plans, and QA/QC documentation.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, low-voltage, architectural, civil, and structural systems in complex facilities.
• Experience managing contractor and vendor quality performance on active construction sites.
• Ability to identify quality risks, installation defects, incomplete work, and documentation gaps before they affect commissioning or operations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with field teams, engineers, construction managers, vendors, and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to drive issues to closure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Facilities Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to travel as required to support project delivery, site inspections, quality reviews, and vendor engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale data center construction or other mission-critical facilities.
• Experience with commissioning readiness, integrated systems testing, operational turnover, and closeout documentation.
• Familiarity with quality management systems, inspection software, punch list tools, document control platforms, and construction management systems.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality principles, construction audit practices, and formal quality management processes.
• Experience with AI infrastructure, high-density data halls, GPU deployments, liquid-cooled environments, or large-scale cloud infrastructure projects.
• Professional certifications such as CQM, CQE, PMP, LEED, OSHA, RCDD, BICSI, ASQ, or related credentials.
• Experience working with general contractors, EPC firms, trade contractors, equipment vendors, commissioning agents, and owner’s representatives.
• Strong understanding of data center operational requirements and how construction quality affects reliability, maintainability, and uptime.