Anthropic The Data Center Facility Operations Lead manages commissioning, turn-up, and delivery of new data center capacity. This role leads third-party commissioning and develops scalable processes for mission-critical facility infrastructure.
Responsibilities
As the Facility Operations Lead for Commissioning & Delivery within the Data Center Infrastructure organization, you will lead the commissioning, turn-up, and delivery of new capacity across Anthropic’s growing fleet of data center infrastructure. You will be accountable for bringing critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems from construction through L1–L5 commissioning and handover to operations.
As a subject matter expert in data center commissioning and operations, you will develop scalable processes for bringing new capacity online, help manage data center partners & vendors, lead delivery schedules, and maintain close coordination with related disciplines such as design, engineering, construction, and capacity planning. If you are experienced in commissioning and delivering mission critical facilities, are passionate about HPC data centers, & enjoy working in complex, fast-paced environments, we welcome you to apply.
Define the commissioning and delivery strategy for new capacity, including commissioning plans, acceptance criteria, schedule milestones, and reporting methods.
Oversee third-party L1–L5 commissioning, turn-up, and handover to operations of facility infrastructure such as switch gear, technology cooling systems, and computer room air handlers.
Define expectations and standards to enable third-party commissioning agents, contractors, and operators to succeed in each of the critical facility domains.
Create standards for functional and integrated systems testing, minimizing risk, and effectively tracking and resolving deficiencies, excursions, and incidents during turn-up.
Develop innovative approaches to accelerate time to capacity and improve equipment availability while minimizing cost and complexity.
Enable scale-out of capacity delivery through industry best practices and optimization of bill of materials, logistics, and physical processes.
Manage partner relationships and maintain alignment with Anthropic goals.
You may be a good fit if you:
Have 10+ years of experience in data center commissioning, construction delivery, or facility operations as a manager, engineer, technical lead or related role.
Can demonstrate a proven track record commissioning and delivering mission critical capacity on schedule.
Qualification
Required
10+ years experience in data center commissioning, construction delivery, or facility operations
Proven track record commissioning and delivering mission critical capacity on schedule
Subject matter expertise in L1–L5 commissioning and handover to operations
Experience managing third-party commissioning agents, contractors, and vendors
