OpenAI
Commissioning Project Lead, Data Center Delivery
$226K–$285K
San Francisco +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
Seattle - Experience
- 10+ years; in commissioning, construction, engineering, technical program management, or project delivery for mission-critical facilities or similarly complex technical infrastructure.
About the job
Leads commissioning strategy and execution for a self-build data center, from construction planning through testing, acceptance, and turnover to operations.
What you'll do
- Create and manage the commissioning plan, governance, acceptance criteria, sequencing, and schedule integration.
- Coordinate construction, vendors, operations, and commissioning partners; manage readiness, risks, testing, and issue resolution.
- Oversee commissioning documentation, reporting, final acceptance, turnover, and closeout.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in commissioning, construction, engineering, technical program management, or project delivery for mission-critical facilities or similarly complex technical infrastructure.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary commissioning programs through construction readiness, startup, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, and turnover.
- Strong working knowledge of electrical and mechanical commissioning workflows, including dependencies across power, cooling, controls, and supporting systems.
- Experience integrating commissioning into construction schedules and managing commissioning documentation, testing, deficiencies, and acceptance criteria.
Nice to have
- Owner-side commissioning experience and experience establishing or scaling hybrid owner/vendor commissioning delivery models.
- PE license, QCxP, CxA, BCxP, CCP, PMP, or other relevant commissioning, engineering, construction, or project management certification.
Pay
$226K – $285K USD base salary
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