Director of Commissioning
What you’ll do
As Director of Commissioning at Giga, you own that outcome across our entire portfolio of AI data center infrastructure and development, not one building at a time. You'll build and lead the commissioning function — setting the standards, staffing the team, and running the program that ensures every facility we deliver passes from construction to live operation without surprises. You'll manage a team of Cx Leads and Managers across simultaneous projects, sit across the table from ownership and executive stakeholders, and make the call on how commissioning gets resourced, sequenced, and executed company-wide. If you want to define how an AI infrastructure company commissions at scale, this is your seat.
Where you’ll work
Remote, with roughly 20-25% travel to data center sites and manufacturing locations to stay close to the work in the field. While Giga is an in-office culture by default, this role is a deliberate exception given the portfolio-spanning nature of the position — you'll need to be where the commissioning work is happening, not tied to a single hub.
Responsibilities
Build and own Giga's commissioning program — standards, procedures, templates, and quality bar — applied consistently across all active projects
Lead and develop a team of Cx Leads and Managers, assigning coverage across the portfolio and stepping in directly on the highest-risk or highest-complexity projects
Own the commissioning schedule and resourcing strategy across multiple simultaneous data center builds, coordinating with construction and project leadership to protect turnover milestones
Serve as the primary point of accountability to ownership and executive stakeholders for commissioning status, risk, and readiness across the portfolio
Set and enforce standards for commissioning plans, FPTs, and IST procedures in alignment with OPR and BOD across all projects, ensuring consistency regardless of which team executes them
Own vendor and Cx subcontractor strategy — selection, contracting, and performance management — across the portfolio rather than project by project
Establish and maintain the deficiency tracking and Cx record-keeping standard used across all sites, ensuring a clean, auditable handoff package on every project
Report on commissioning progress, risk, and budget to executive leadership, translating field-level issues into program-level decisions
Own the commissioning budget across active projects and make trade-off calls on resourcing, tooling, and staffing
Requirements
10+ years of experience in commissioning, with 5+ years managing or leading a team of Cx professionals across multiple concurrent projects
Demonstrated experience commissioning mission-critical, data center, or large-scale industrial facilities at a program or portfolio level, not just single-project execution
Track record building or significantly scaling a commissioning function, standard, or team from the ground up
Deep working knowledge of MEP and electrical systems — generators, UPS, switchgear, cooling infrastructure, BMS/controls — sufficient to set standards and adjudicate technical disputes
Experience managing commissioning budgets and vendor/subcontractor relationships across multiple simultaneous projects
Strong track record presenting to and advising executive or ownership-level stakeholders on program risk and status
Ability to read and interpret single-line electrical diagrams, P&IDs, mechanical drawings, and controls sequences of operation.
Bonus points
Direct experience building the commissioning function at a hyperscale or colocation data center company
Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), BCxA accreditation, or equivalent certification
Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, or commissioning-specific platforms (e.g., Cx Alloy, FACTSuite) at a program-administration level
Experience scaling a construction or commissioning function inside a high-growth or startup environment