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About the Role

The Director of Commissioning & Quality Assurance is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring data center facilities are thoroughly tested and validated before handover, and that the quality of design and construction meets company standards throughout the project lifecycle. This role acts as the company's authority on systems readiness, construction quality, and delivery integrity, protecting schedule, reliability, and building confidence with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Develop, own, and continuously improve the company's commissioning program, including master commissioning plans, standard test scripts, acceptance criteria, and documentation requirements.
Establish commissioning standards and procedures covering all phases: pre-functional testing (PFT), functional performance testing (FPT), integrated systems testing (IST), and operational acceptance testing (OAT).
Build and maintain a commissioning library of test scripts, checklists, issue logs, and turnover documentation templates.
Establish and own the company's end-to-end QA/QC program, covering design quality, procurement quality, and construction quality.
Develop a quality management plan framework that defines inspection and test plans, hold points, witness points, and documentation requirements for all critical scopes of work.
Establish field quality inspection protocols and audit schedules; conduct or oversee periodic quality audits.
Lead commissioning planning and execution on all active development projects, either directly or through management of third-party commissioning agents.
Engage at the design phase to review drawings and specifications for commissionability.
Develop and manage project-specific commissioning schedules aligned with the overall construction and delivery schedule.
Chair commissioning and QA coordination meetings with the GC, subcontractors, equipment vendors, and the owner's engineering team.
Lead or oversee Level 4 and Level 5 integrated systems testing, including loss-of-utility simulations, N+1 redundancy validation, and emergency generator load transfer testing.
Develop and enforce a structured lessons-learned process that captures findings and translates them into actionable updates.
Publish periodic quality and commissioning performance reports for the executive team.
Partner with engineering leads to close the feedback loop between field findings and upstream design decisions.
Own the commissioning-to-operations handover process, including system documentation packages, as-built verification, O&M manual delivery, and operator training coordination.
Coordinate witness testing with customers, third-party auditors, and certification bodies.
Partner with operations to define ongoing recommissioning and periodic testing protocols.
Build, mentor, and lead an internal Cx & QA team as the company's development pipeline grows.
Develop and manage a pre-qualified roster of third-party commissioning agents, specialty testing vendors, and independent inspection firms.
Collaborate with procurement and legal to ensure Cx and QA requirements are clearly defined in contractor and vendor contracts.
Present commissioning and quality program status, risk summaries, and delivery readiness reports to executive leadership and customers.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in commissioning, quality assurance, or critical systems engineering, with a minimum of 7 years in data center or mission-critical facility environments.
Demonstrated experience owning both commissioning and quality assurance functions.
Experience leading and developing commissioning programs on hyperscale or colocation projects.
Prior experience managing third-party commissioning agents, inspection firms, and multi-discipline test teams across concurrent projects in multiple geographies.
Experience building internal program infrastructure — standards, templates, processes — from the ground up strongly preferred.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent Cx and QA programs across different geographies, project phases, and disciplines.
Strong written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear, audit-ready reports and present quality and delivery readiness to executive and customer audiences.
Decisive under pressure with a demonstrated ability to triage field issues, assess operational risk, and escalate or resolve in real time.
Collaborative, credible presence in the field — able to work constructively with GCs and subcontractors while maintaining the owner's quality standards without compromising.
Continuous improvement mindset: approaches deficiencies as systemic problems to solve, not just individual items to close.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems.
Familiarity with construction quality requirements across civil, structural, and architectural scopes.
Proficiency in commissioning documentation and issue-tracking platforms.
Experience developing test scripts and acceptance criteria from first principles.
Working knowledge of quality management frameworks (ISO 9001, AISC Quality Certification, ACI inspection standards) as applied to large construction projects.
Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier Standards, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC9.9, and NFPA 70/75/76 as they relate to commissioning, testing, and construction quality requirements.

Location

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Director-level
12+ years of experience
7+ years in data center or mission-critical facility environments

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field required.
Professional certifications (CCP, CPMP, CQE, or similar) are a significant asset.

Salary/Compensations

$205,000—$275,000 USD

Benefits

Competitive salary, bonus and equity opportunities
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
Retirement savings with company contribution
Employee referral program

About the Company

Keel Infrastructure is a publicly traded energy and digital infrastructure company that develops and owns data centers and power assets across North America.
At Keel, you’re not just joining a company, you’re helping build the infrastructure behind the future of compute.
We’re at the intersection of energy and technology, two industries transforming in real time.
The work is complex. The pace is fast. The impact is real.
You’ll be part of a team that values: Ownership, Collaboration, Curiosity, Endurance.