Lead Principal Data Center Commissioning

Salary: $126,200 - 264,100 per year Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in data center commissioning, mission-critical startup, construction turnover, or complex infrastructure delivery.
• Experience leading commissioning, testing, startup, or operational readiness activities.
• Strong understanding of data center electrical, mechanical, controls, life safety, and integrated systems.
• Ability to identify commissioning risks, system-readiness gaps, and turnover issues in the field.
• Experience with functional and integrated systems testing, energization readiness, and operational handoff.
• Strong coordination, communication, escalation, and problem-solving skills across construction, vendors, commissioning, controls, safety, and operations teams.
• Ability to manage issue logs, readiness trackers, test documentation, and turnover deliverables.
• Strong field leadership and influence skills, including the ability to coach and develop commissioning personnel.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, schedule-driven environment and maintain significant onsite presence, particularly during startup and turnover.
• Preferred: Experience in hyperscale, cloud, colocation, or mission-critical data centers; large campus or multi-building delivery; commissioning leadership; startup management; systems integration; or operational readiness.
• Preferred: Experience with major electrical and mechanical systems, BMS/EPMS, controls, life safety systems, energization planning, LOTO, commissioning safety practices, and MOP review.
• Preferred: Experience improving commissioning plans, readiness gates, turnover processes, and test sequences; reducing retests; closing issues; recovering delayed startups or failed tests; and working with contractors, trade partners, OEM vendors, commissioning agents, and operations teams.
• Preferred certifications or training: Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA), Uptime Institute ATD or AOS, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E electrical safety training, PMP, or ASQ quality-related certifications.

• Lead commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover for assigned scopes.
• Coordinate startup sequencing with construction, vendor, controls, safety, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Support energization readiness, functional testing, and integrated systems testing.
• Verify system readiness before testing, turnover, and operational acceptance.
• Lead readiness reviews, commissioning coordination meetings, and startup planning sessions.
• Track commissioning issues, risks, deficiencies, and recovery actions through resolution, escalating startup and turnover risks promptly.
• Ensure turnover documentation, test records, and readiness evidence are complete and accurate.
• Maintain a strong daily field presence during startup, testing, and turnover; inspect systems and turnover areas to assess readiness, progress, and risks.
• Support safe commissioning, energization, and integrated testing activities.
• Coach and mentor commissioning managers, field engineers, vendors, and startup personnel, reinforcing consistent standards and accountability.
• Support operational handoff and confirm systems are prepared for reliable operation.
• Capture lessons learned and recommend improvements for future delivery.

• AI
• Cloud
• Support
• Oracle

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We are collaborating with hackajob to connect professionals with Oracle. Within Oracle Cloud Infrastructures Hyperscale Data Center Delivery organization, this Lead Principal Data Center Commissioning Engineer role provides hands-on leadership for AI data center infrastructure in Abilene and a new data center in Shackelford, Texas, serving as the field link among commissioning leadership, construction, vendors, controls, and operations. The role is based in Abilene; candidates living in the Dallas–Fort Worth area may be considered if they can travel up to 50% of the time. Relocation packages are available to eligible candidates. The stated U.S. hiring range is $126,200–$264,100 per year, with possible bonus, equity, and deferred compensation. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; disability and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; commuter benefits; a 401(k) with company match; paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave; adoption assistance; an employee stock purchase plan; financial planning and group legal services; and voluntary insurance options. This is an IC5-level position. Certain U.S.-based or customer-facing roles may be subject to applicable occupational health, immunization, or drug-testing requirements.

last updated 42 week of 2026