The QA/QC Manager will oversee quality management for construction and commissioning in data centers, ensure compliance with standards, and improve operational efficiencies. Responsibilities include developing standards, documentation, reporting, and technical support while ensuring safety and on-site efficiency.
Serverfarm is a leading developer and operator of data centers with over 750+ locations and key customer relationships in 45 countries. We're revolutionizing how data centers operate across North America, Western Europe, and Israel, serving the world's leading technology and hyperscale companies. With Manulife Investment Management's acquisition in 2023 and our award-winning InCommand platform we're positioned for explosive growth as AI adoption and cloud migration drive unprecedented demand for data center capacity.
A career at Serverfarm means being at the forefront of digital infrastructure innovation, where your work directly impacts how the world's data is managed and secured. As we target 4x growth over the next four years, you'll have unprecedented opportunities to take on new challenges, develop cutting-edge skills, and grow your career across our expanding global operations.
Join our team of innovators and help shape the future of sustainable data centers while building a career without boundaries.
The QA/QC Manager will participate in Construction, installation and Commissioning the Org will be delivering in 2026 + calendar years. The QA/QC Engineering role will provide support during postmortems following all Impacting Events and Near misses and provide suggestions to improve the quality and commissioning deliverables accordingly to improve initial system quality. As a QA/QC Manager, you will support all Serverfarm data center facilities’ locations to define high-standards and enforce delivering quality and constant improvement for all operational, business and customer requirements for Serverfarm’s global data center portfolio. The QA/QC Manager will provide suggestions to improve existing standards, best practices and innovative solutions for the most challenging problems to improve quality, reliability, availability, operational efficiencies to support growth.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain global consistent colocation design standards to drive equivalent resilience in new and existing data centers.
- Support the deployment of new Serverfarm products in colocation data centers in a consistent way, including liquid cooling and high-density racks and systems to support hyperscale requirements for Cloud-compute, Machine Learning and AI services.
- Reviews and provides suggestions to update global design standards and generational data center template designs.
- Support development and operational engineering teams to review and accept proposed changes to site-specific infrastructure at Serverfarm data centers to validate standards, and to identify and document Accepted Deviations when appropriate.
- Work with internal and external global teams to drive consistent standard solutions to expedite review processes and drive cost efficiency.
- Set up global strategies to deploy specific customer products or design, and to drive consistency and efficiencies for delivering customer requirements. Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
- Documentation, release and management of design guides, standards, specifications and procedures.
- Review and document on site construction process identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Overseeing equipment installation, startup and testing.
- Directing staff, contractors, engineers, and other on-site personnel.
- Drafting and submitting reports to superiors and other key individuals.
- Analyzing data, monitoring expenditure, and drafting progress reports.
- Always ensuring on-site efficiency and safety.
- Running field operations, offering technical support, and troubleshooting on-site issues.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, ILO Civil Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
- Minimum 5-10 years of experience in construction quality management, preferably in data center or mission-critical facilities.
- Expertise in building codes, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Strong knowledge of data center infrastructure, MEP systems, and commissioning processes.
- Certifications such as QCxP, LEED or Uptime Institute Accreditation are a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
Serverfarm is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace and offers paid time off, paid holidays, 401k and FULL coverage medical, dental and vision. Our compensation philosophy rewards employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned with the company’s goals and strategic initiatives.
The listed salary range for this position is an estimate based on the competitive job market. Final compensation will be based on your own individual skills, experience, and location.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this role. They are not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all possible responsibilities and duties. We encourage you to apply even if your experience isn't an exact match to the job description.
The listed salary range for this position is an estimate based on the competitive job market. Final compensation will be based on your own individual skills, experience, and location.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this role. They are not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all possible responsibilities and duties. We encourage you to apply even if your experience isn't an exact match to the job description.
Top Skills
Civil Engineering
Data Center Infrastructure
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mep Systems
Quality Control
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