Senior Manager, Data Center Commissioning & Validation

As Senior Commissioning Validation Manager you will lead commissioning validation governance for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data center delivery programs ensuring critical electrical mechanical controls life-safety and supporting infrastructure systems are tested validated documented and accepted before operational turnover. This role provides site- and program-level leadership across commissioning readiness test execution oversight issue resolution and acceptance quality for new builds expansions retrofits and high-priority capacity programs.

You will serve as a senior people leader within the Data Center Commissioning organization partnering with Construction Engineering Site Deployment Facilities Operations Reliability Security Network Supply Chain and third-party commissioning agents to drive predictable safe and auditable commissioning outcomes. The role requires deep mission-critical infrastructure judgment strong field execution discipline and the ability to lead managers engineers vendors and cross-functional stakeholders through complex commissioning milestones.

This is not a purely administrative project management role. It is a technical commissioning leadership role responsible for ensuring installed systems perform as designed commissioning evidence is complete risks are surfaced early and operational teams receive facilities that are ready to run without latent defects or unresolved acceptance risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning validation execution across assigned data center sites campuses regions or major capacity programs with accountability for readiness test governance quality safety and operational acceptance.

• Own commissioning validation standards for L1-L5 activities including factory witness testing pre-functional checks functional performance testing integrated systems testing failure-mode validation sequence-of-operations verification and turnover documentation.

• Provide technical and management oversight of internal commissioning teams commissioning agents general contractors trade partners equipment vendors and other third-party service providers.

• Partner with Engineering and Construction teams to review design intent submittals commissioning plans method statements test scripts acceptance criteria and system readiness before field execution.

• Ensure commissioning activities validate critical MEP and controls systems including medium- and low-voltage power distribution generators UPS systems switchgear HVAC chilled water systems pumps BMS EPMS SCADA/DCIM interfaces fire/life-safety systems and supporting infrastructure.

• Drive commissioning schedule integration with construction completion site readiness network deployment rack energization operations staffing CMMS activation and customer capacity milestones.

• Identify commissioning risks blockers failed test conditions recurring deficiencies documentation gaps and acceptance issues; drive clear ownership escalation root-cause analysis corrective action and closure discipline.

• Establish portfolio-level reporting for commissioning progress defect aging test completion system readiness vendor performance safety observations punch-list health and operational turnover risk.

• Ensure commissioning deliverables meet OCI standards for safety quality operability maintainability security compliance and long-term operations supportability.

• Lead continuous improvement of commissioning playbooks validation templates test-script quality lessons learned vendor scorecards and readiness gates across the data center delivery lifecycle.

• Develop and coach commissioning managers and senior technical contributors building capability accountability and consistent execution practices across the organization.

• Represent commissioning status risk and acceptance recommendations to senior leaders ensuring executive communications are clear evidence-based and tied to business-critical capacity delivery decisions.

Skills and Competencies

• Senior-level leadership of data center commissioning programs. Strong field judgment with the ability to challenge incompleteevidence weak test scripts premature acceptance and unresolved commissioning risk before turnover.
  Ability to translate data center commissioning findings into clearbusiness schedule safety reliability and operational-risk recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management across data center commissioningengineering construction operations deployment network safety security vendors and executive leadership.
• Written and verbal communication skills including concise commissioning reporting executive escalation issue framing andaction tracking.
• High attention to detail in data center commissioning documentation evidence review punch-list closure readiness certification and turnover package quality.
• Bias for structured execution accountability repeatable commissioning mechanisms and continuous improvement across multiple data center sites or programs.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced high-visibility data center commissioning environments where capacity delivery uptime safety quality and compliance are critical.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 5-7 years of data center commissioning experience.
• 5 years leading commissioning teams contractors or commissioningpartners on large-scale schedule-driven data center projects.
• Deep experience with data center commissioning workflows including pre-functional testing functional testing integrated systems testingfactory witness testing site acceptance testing failure-mode validation and operational turnover.
• Strong technical command of the electrical mechanical controls and life-safety systems commissioned in high-availability data centers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage data center commissioning schedules cross-functional dependencies vendor performance fieldquality issue resolution and executive-level risk communication.
• Experience building and improving data center commissioningstandards test scripts readiness gates acceptance packagesoperating rhythms and performance reporting.
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering OR Mechanical Engineering.
• Construction Management Facilities Engineering or related fieldpreferred; equivalent data center commissioning experience will beconsidered.

Preferred Skills / Certifications

• Experience in hyperscale cloud data centers colocation campuses semiconductor facilities utilities power generation or large industrial infrastructure portfolios is strongly preferred.
• Professional Engineering (PE) Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP) Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) PMP LEED AP or equivalent technical credential is a plus.
• Familiarity with commissioning standards and methods such as ASHRAE commissioning principles NETA testing practices NFPA requirements NEC OSHA local authority requirements and applicable reliability or quality frameworks.
• Experience with commissioning management platforms punch-list systems CMMS BMS EPMS SCADA DCIM asset management document control change management and operational reporting tools.
• Experience managing third-party commissioning agents general contractors trade partners equipment vendors testing firms and owners representatives.
• Experience validating control sequences automation logic alarm response failover behavior emergency operating modes and integrated system performance.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• This is a mission-critical commissioning leadership role supporting active construction retrofit and operational data center environments where safety uptime and execution quality are essential. Regular attendance travel schedule flexibility and availability during major commissioning milestones integrated systems testing energization activities or critical escalations may be required.
• To perform these duties you must be able to move between office campus construction commissioning and active operational environments; walk sites; climb stairs; inspect infrastructure spaces; participate in field validation reviews; and safely engage in commissioning readiness activities with or without reasonable accommodation.

Market Alignment

• This role profile reflects common marketplace expectations for senior data center commissioning leadership roles at hyperscale and mission-critical infrastructure organizations. Comparable postings emphasize testing and validation oversight of electrical and mechanical infrastructure factory witness testing pre-functional and functional testing integrated systems testing third-party commissioning vendor governance design and submittal review scope/schedule/budget alignment capacity delivery cross-functional coordination with engineering/construction/operations/network teams and operational acceptance readiness.

Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

• Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to the safe reliable and predictable delivery of OCI data center capacity across regions and continents.
• Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineering construction commissioning automation reliability and operations teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure environment.
• Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety process discipline evidence-based acceptance accountability and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.
• Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility technical development and growth opportunities for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure commissioning and mission-critical operations.