Director, Coordination & Commissioning

About the role

The Director, Coordination and Commissioning at STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) will lead the validation of data centers to ensure operational excellence, quality, and readiness for client delivery. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and collaboration to transform facilities under construction into world-class, client-ready data centers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end validation of STACK data centers to ensure operational excellence, quality, and readiness for client delivery.
• Act as a safety leader, fostering a culture of security, compliance, and accountability across all commissioning activities.
• Drive continuous improvement by enforcing and optimizing the commissioning process—increasing safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing cost and schedule risks.
• Collaborate with project managers to develop and execute commissioning plans tailored to each project.
• Develop and oversee acceptance tests and commissioning scripts, including Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Development, Construction, Critical Operations, etc.) to deliver high-quality facilities.
• Manage relationships with off-site pre-fabrication vendors to ensure timely, high-quality equipment delivery.
• Lead the project closeout process alongside general contractors, architects, and engineers.
• Capture and integrate lessons learned into STACK’s Basis of Design for future projects.
• Guide and collaborate with experts across Environmental Health & Safety, Strategy, Technical Operations, IT, Security, Finance, and Construction to bring facilities to Ready For Service (RFS).
• Standardize, optimize, and automate RFS processes to ensure repeatable success.
• Review and refine design standards, specifications, and operations procedures for consistency and reliability.
• Validate and document data center infrastructure assets for turnover to Critical Operations.
• Provide on-call support for Critical Operations emergencies as needed.
• Travel domestically to support system assessments, commissioning, factory testing, and turnover activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related technical discipline or applicable experience.
• Significant prior experience (5+ years) of critical facility construction, commissioning, and operation.
• Ability to handle a multitude of tasks and work well in stressful situations.
• Significant prior experience (5+ years) of solving complex critical technical and procedural issues.
• Substantial project management experience is preferred with PMP and Cx certification.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.
• Naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement.
• Team builder, understanding and developing the strengths of resources.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental Care
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Leave Programs

Pay

Competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.

Schedule

20% travel

Location

Dallas, Texas or Chicago, IL

Why STACK?

• Foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs.
• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.
• We are growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are 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.