Job Description
Position Title: Data Center Construction Commissioning Manager
Location: Ashburn, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, or Chicago
About The Role
As Commissioning Manager you'll oversee the planning and execution of commissioning activities across data center projects in the Americas region. This role ensures all critical infrastructure systems are tested, validated, and delivered to meet design intent, operational readiness, and reliability standards. You'll drive technical quality, safety, and schedule performance while coordinating closely with cross-functional project teams and third-party commissioning agents.
What You’ll Do
• Manage and execute commissioning activities across multiple concurrent data center projects throughout the Americas region.
• Oversee all commissioning phases (Levels 1–5), ensuring systems are designed, installed, tested, and transitioned to operations per global standards.
• Lead coordination between Design, Construction, Operations, and vendor teams to ensure timely and high-quality system delivery.
• Review and approve commissioning documentation, including functional test procedures, scripts, and reports.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks or deficiencies, and implement mitigation actions.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to site commissioning teams and vendors.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across regional commissioning processes.
• Support root cause analysis and reliability improvement initiatives for post-turnover sites.
What You’ll Bring
• 7+ years of experience managing commissioning activities for mission-critical facilities, preferably hyperscale data centers.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical infrastructure (UPS, switchgear, chillers, cooling systems, BMS/EPMS).
• Demonstrated success managing third-party commissioning agents and large, cross-functional project teams.
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel regionally as needed to support active project sites.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
A Bit About Us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter .
Health and Safety
Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
Location: Ashburn, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, or Chicago
About The Role
As Commissioning Manager you'll oversee the planning and execution of commissioning activities across data center projects in the Americas region. This role ensures all critical infrastructure systems are tested, validated, and delivered to meet design intent, operational readiness, and reliability standards. You'll drive technical quality, safety, and schedule performance while coordinating closely with cross-functional project teams and third-party commissioning agents.
What You’ll Do
• Manage and execute commissioning activities across multiple concurrent data center projects throughout the Americas region.
• Oversee all commissioning phases (Levels 1–5), ensuring systems are designed, installed, tested, and transitioned to operations per global standards.
• Lead coordination between Design, Construction, Operations, and vendor teams to ensure timely and high-quality system delivery.
• Review and approve commissioning documentation, including functional test procedures, scripts, and reports.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks or deficiencies, and implement mitigation actions.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to site commissioning teams and vendors.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across regional commissioning processes.
• Support root cause analysis and reliability improvement initiatives for post-turnover sites.
What You’ll Bring
• 7+ years of experience managing commissioning activities for mission-critical facilities, preferably hyperscale data centers.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical infrastructure (UPS, switchgear, chillers, cooling systems, BMS/EPMS).
• Demonstrated success managing third-party commissioning agents and large, cross-functional project teams.
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel regionally as needed to support active project sites.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
A Bit About Us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter .
Health and Safety
Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Data Center Commissioning Manager position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Chicago offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
