Director, Data Center Commissioning & Quality Assurance

TL;DR

Director, Data Center Commissioning & Quality Assurance (Data Centers): Establishing and leading commissioning and QA/QC programs for mission-critical data center facilities with an accent on systems readiness, construction quality, and reliable handover. Focus on designing scalable testing standards, leading integrated systems testing, managing multi-disciplinary vendors, and solving complex delivery and operational risk across concurrent projects.

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; hybrid schedule with Monday–Thursday in the corporate office and Friday remote

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded energy and digital infrastructure company developing and owning data centers and power assets across North America.

What you will do

• Own and continuously improve commissioning standards, master plans, test scripts, acceptance criteria, and documentation across the data center portfolio.
• Establish the end-to-end QA/QC program covering design, procurement, construction, inspections, audits, hold points, and witness points.
• Lead commissioning planning and execution across active projects, including Level 4 and Level 5 integrated systems testing, redundancy validation, utility-loss simulations, and generator load-transfer testing.
• Coordinate GCs, subcontractors, equipment vendors, engineering teams, commissioning agents, and inspection firms while driving issue resolution and protecting critical-path milestones.
• Own commissioning-to-operations handover, including as-built verification, O&M documentation, operator training, customer witnessing, and certification coordination.
• Build the internal Cx & QA team, manage third-party vendors, and report quality trends, risks, readiness, and lessons learned to executives and customers.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in commissioning, quality assurance, or critical systems engineering, including at least 7 years in data center or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience leading commissioning programs for hyperscale or colocation projects and managing third-party commissioning agents, inspection firms, and multi-discipline test teams.
• Strong knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems, plus construction quality across civil, structural, and architectural scopes.
• Experience with commissioning documentation, issue-tracking platforms, test scripts, acceptance criteria, and quality management frameworks including ISO 9001, AISC, and ACI standards.
• Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier Standards, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC9.9, and NFPA 70/75/76.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field required; strong communication, leadership, risk assessment, and continuous-improvement skills.

Nice to have

• Professional certification such as CCP, CPMP, CQE, or equivalent.
• Experience building commissioning and QA program infrastructure from the ground up.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-moving, high-growth, hands-on work supporting AI and next-generation infrastructure.
• Culture centered on ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and long-term endurance.
• Competitive salary with bonus and equity opportunities.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Retirement savings plan with company contribution and employee referral program.