Senior Project Manager, Quality & Commissioning, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

The Construction team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering the physical data centers from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way. Construction implements and executes upon the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team and leads Vantage’s build partners to success through technical feedback and review and actively participating in review of schedule and budget.

Vantage’s internal team drives the decision‑making process to align long‑term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with company goals.

Vantage is looking for an ambitious Senior Quality & Commissioning Manager (QCx Manager) to drive excellence and quality in construction, coordinating efforts across a wide spectrum of ongoing construction projects, departments and supply chain. The Senior QCx Manager must represent Vantage and drive Quality and Commissioning efforts across the project from design to turnover and act as an ambassador of Quality, Safety and Commissioning standard methodologies in all interactions with internal and external team members.

Must cultivate a positive and collaborative working environment and act as a ‘Critical Friend’ when needed.
Position is located in Reno, NV.

Senior QCx Manager will lead all aspects of the quality and commissioning process of data center projects, ensuring systems are designed, installed, and tested to meet performance requirements. Acting as the Senior QCx Manager, this role will collaborate with design teams, contractors, vendors, operations and stakeholders to lead quality and commissioning activities from pre‑construction through handover, ensuring operational readiness and alignment to quality, safety and performance standards.

• Lead all aspects of testing, verification, and validation of critical systems (e.g., HVAC, electrical, and IT infrastructure).
• Monitor the documentation of testing and inspections related to quality and commissioning.
• Conduct site inspections to ensure systems are installed per design specifications and Vantage Data Center standards.
• Handle issue resolution and provide regular progress updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety guidelines, and project requirements.
• Prepare comprehensive commissioning reports and ensure accurate training for operational teams.
• Facilitate the mentoring of core Vantage team members within the area of quality and commissioning process.
• Drive knowledge transfer of quality and commissioning procedures to Vantage team members and project partners.
• Provide technical leadership around quality and commissioning of applicable systems.
• Contribute to innovation in execution of design, installation, start‑up, and commissioning to improve efficiency while maintaining best in class safety.
• Provide mentorship on best practices for safety with respect to commissioning activities.
• Maintain program wide lessons learned communication with peers and drive the transfer of knowledge to all active project teams.
• Be responsible for the development and implementation of commissioning plans, schedules, and protocols.
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to integrate commissioning requirements into project workflows.

• A Bachelor of Science in either Construction Management, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Commissioning, Construction Management, Automation Systems or related industries.
• Expected travel is less than 30%, but may grow and evolve over time.