Manager, Facilities Operations Commissioning

About the role

The Manager, Facilities Operations Engineering Commissioning role is a regional position within QTS Data Centers. This role oversees commissioning, continuous improvement, and developmental support for sites in a geographic region. The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical and mechanical systems, as well as an understanding of large-scale data centers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commissioning team(s) in assigned region, develop capabilities, engage employees.
• Follow operating and commissioning standards required for quality, safety, and ongoing operation.
• Oversee travel budgets to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements.
• Assist in site construction activity and installations as needed, in coordination with QTS project departments, external construction resources, to ensure system design, installation and testing adhere to operational standards.
• Direct Cx Engineers to witness testing of all equipment during commissioning in your region and validate sequence of operations and receipt of all operational documentation.
• Aid in revising comprehensive commissioning plans for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 systems, including connectivity, network infrastructure, security, life safety, other building subsystems and finishes, Electrical, Mechanical, and Building Automation components.
• Identify, track, and resolve any issues during the commissioning process, working closely with the project team to resolve technical challenges.
• Utilize findings and provide feedback to program management team to drive continuous improvement.
• Aid and work with all QTS site teams on standard operating procedures (SOP), method of procedures (MOP), and emergency response procedures (ERP) established for critical environments, as well as the formal change management process.
• Develop metrics for your team to provide feedback to QTS.
• Lead your teams in quality improvement, standard compliance, vendor oversight, completions and turnover.
• Drive innovation into facilities programs/systems with an environmentally conscious attitude.
• Interfaces with vendors, QTS Engineering, QTS Development and peer operations organizations.
• Maintain positive relationships and communication with staff and executive level management.
• Ensure proper training and growth of staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or similar HVAC or critical power certifications OR equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree.
• Five or more years of direct experience with engineering related activities in a technical or critical environment (data center, nuclear/electric power, hospital, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, industrial/commercial field engineering).
• Preferred: Ten or more years of direct experience with engineering related activities in a technical or critical environment (data center, nuclear/electric power, hospital, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, industrial/commercial field engineering).
• Five or more years of data center engineering, commissioning, project management, or equivalent.
• Three or more years of management/supervisory experience overseeing engineering or critical operations managers.