Director of Commissioning

🕒 August 25

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Giga Energy

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11 - 50 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

⚡ Energy

💰 $2.3M Seed Round on 2022-03

Manufacturing • Logistics • Energy

Giga Energy is a company specializing in the manufacturing and supply of electrical equipment and modular data centers. They provide a wide range of products including 3-phase and 1-phase padmount transformers, substation transformers, and UL 891 switchboards. Their transformers are designed to support both commercial and industrial power distribution needs, while their modular data centers, such as the Giga Box Air™ and Giga Box Hydro™, cater to efficient data management and are particularly designed for bitcoin mining. Giga Energy is committed to high quality, fast lead times, and exceptional customer service in delivering infrastructure solutions that energize the modern world.

📋 Description

• Build and own Giga's commissioning program, including standards, procedures, templates, and quality bar, across all active projects • Lead and develop a team of Cx Leads and Managers, assign portfolio coverage, and directly support the highest-risk or most complex projects • Own commissioning scheduling and resourcing across simultaneous data center builds, coordinating with construction and project leadership to protect turnover milestones • Serve as the primary accountability point to ownership and executive stakeholders for portfolio-wide commissioning status, risk, and readiness • Set and enforce standards for commissioning plans, FPTs, and IST procedures aligned with OPR and BOD • Own vendor and Cx subcontractor strategy, including selection, contracting, and performance management • Establish and maintain deficiency tracking and commissioning record-keeping standards for clean, auditable handoff packages • Report commissioning progress, risk, and budget to executive leadership and translate field issues into program-level decisions • Own the commissioning budget and make trade-off decisions 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: Direct experience building the commissioning function at a hyperscale or colocation data center company • Bonus: Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), BCxA accreditation, or equivalent certification • Bonus: Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, or commissioning-specific platforms (e.g., Cx Alloy, FACTSuite) at a program-administration level • Bonus: Experience scaling a construction or commissioning function inside a high-growth or startup environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance • Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup • 401(k) with 4% employer match • Unlimited PTO • Parental leave • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) • Commuter benefits, where applicable • Opportunities to collaborate in person at periodic team and company on-sites