OFCI Equipment Procurement Manager

The role

The OFCI Equipment Procurement Manager-- Data Centers is responsible for supporting the technical and commercial procurement of Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed (OFCI) equipment for mission-critical data center facilities. The role ensures that long-lead, high-reliability power and cooling equipment meets stringent performance, redundancy, and availability requirements while aligning procurement schedules with construction, commissioning, and go-live milestones.

Your responsibilities will include:

Technical Scope & Engineering Coordination

Support OFCI equipment scope in collaboration with data center design, engineering, and construction teams

Review and validate technical specifications, single-line diagrams, layouts, and equipment datasheets with data center design, engineering, and construction teams

Ensure compliance with data center design criteria (Tier levels, redundancy, fault tolerance, uptime targets)

Support the OFCI Procurement Manager technical clarifications, deviations, and vendor compliance matrices

Vendor Selection & Technical Procurement

Issue RFQs/RFPs for critical data center infrastructure equipment

Support the OFCI Procurement Manager with technical and commercial bid evaluations with engineering stakeholders

Conduct vendor technical interviews and design alignment workshops

Negotiate contracts covering performance guarantees, availability, FAT requirements, delivery milestones, and warranties

Critical Equipment Oversight

Support procurement and delivery of long-lead, mission-critical equipment, including:

Electrical: generators, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, PDUs, busways

Mechanical: chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, heat exchangers

Controls & Monitoring: BMS, EPMS, SCADA, protection and control systems

Manufacturing, FAT & Quality Control

Monitor vendor engineering, manufacturing, and testing schedules

Review vendor drawings, protection studies, and control logic

Coordinate and participate in FATs, integrated systems testing (where applicable), and inspections

Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and technical change control

Logistics, Site Delivery & Installation Readiness

Support logistics strategies for oversized and critical equipment

Coordinate international shipping, customs clearance, and just-in-time delivery

Ensure equipment preservation, storage, and environmental controls on site

Support installation readiness reviews and contractor handover

Schedule, Risk & Interface Management

Track long-lead items and procurement activities on the project critical path

Identify and mitigate risks related to capacity, lead times, factory constraints, and supply chain disruptions

Coordinate interfaces between OFCI equipment and contractor-installed systems

Provide detailed procurement and risk reporting to project leadership

Documentation, Commissioning & Handover

Ensure completeness and accuracy of as-built documentation, O&M manuals, and warranties

Support commissioning, IST, and turnover to operations teams

Close out OFCI packages in accordance with data center operational requirements

We expect you to have:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study, (i.e. Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, etc.) or equivalent combination of experience and technical training.

5+ years of experience in technical procurement or engineering for data centers or mission-critical facilities

Proven experience procuring long-lead, high-reliability OFCI equipment

Strong understanding of critical power and cooling systems

Experience with FATs, commissioning, and contractor coordination

It will be an added bonus if you have:

Hyperscale or colocation data center experience

Knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier standards or equivalent reliability frameworks

Familiarity with IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, and local codes

Competencies:

Technical bid evaluation and compliance management

Critical equipment vendor management

Manufacturing and quality oversight

Schedule and risk control for long-lead items

Strong cross-functional communication