Data Center QA / QC Manager

Data Center QA / QC Manager – Richmond, VA

Our client is an established Electrical Contracting Firm that is a leader in the Data Center / Mission Critical Facilities Market. They build mission‑critical facilities for data center facilities nationwide for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies. They provide electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, foremen, designers, electrical commissioning, operations / maintenance, and management expertise for their clients’ critical power needs. This opportunity provides a career‑growth minded role with exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic site walk‑throughs to ensure Company’s procedures and standards are followed, assisting the Project Manager and support staff and vendors.
• Communicate the status of the operation process with senior management.
• Site acceptance and commissioning of the facility to meet the superior standards of Company.
• Assist in the development of procedures/MOPs for the DC build and approve MOPs for data hall work.
• Provide coverage for onsite data center manager with routine and emergency service on a variety of state‑of‑the‑art critical systems such as medium‑voltage switchgear, diesel generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, fire detection/suppression, building monitoring systems, etc.
• Supervise the facility manager, technicians, sub‑contractors and vendors, ensuring all work is performed according to established practices and procedures.
• Manage at a high level the client relationship and act as escalation point of contact for the company for each site.
• Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses and prepare reports on all aspects of critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Work with business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Review MOPs and SOPs for all work on critical data center facility equipment.
• Ensure a constant state of readiness in support of the mission goal of 99.999% uptime.
• Conduct critical facilities O & M program analysis and reporting.
• Design Critical Environment Programs for both internal and external clients.
• Coordinate with Design/Construction Team.
• Provide consulting services on existing critical environment O & M programs.
• Assess, recommend and implement industry best practices into new and existing Critical Environment Programs.
• Provide feedback to senior management for continuous improvement of the Critical Environments program.
• Develop process documentation and training materials.

Qualifications

• 5‑7+ years of data center facility construction and commissioning experience.
• 3‑5 years of Quality Assurance / Quality Controls experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in data center facilities and solid understanding of critical electrical and mechanical/HVAC equipment.
• Strong verbal and written communications and presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Superior analytical, planning and problem‑resolution skills.
• Highly organized with proven project management abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance and a 401(k) plan.

EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V