openai - Mechanical Lead
Requirements
• Substantial mechanical construction, installation, field engineering or startup experience in data center cooling or comparable critical facilities. • Demonstrated leadership of mechanical contractors or crews, including coordination across organizations without relying on direct reporting authority. • Practical knowledge of cooling, ventilation, hydronic and pumping systems, heat rejection, piping cleanliness and vendor startup requirements. • Ability to review drawings, specifications, submittals, work methods and controls narratives for constructability and installation readiness. • Experience coordinating inspection, pressure testing, flushing, cleaning, balancing prerequisites and controls checkout. • Ability to interpret test results and deficiency records with commissioning specialists and coordinate corrective work, retesting and turnover evidence. • Clear communication and sound judgment when coordinating power, controls, startup and testing dependencies or escalating safety and delivery risks. • Relevant trade, apprenticeship, technical or degree-based preparation, or equivalent practical experience. • Owner-side or specialist-contractor experience with high-density data center cooling, liquid cooling or phased cooling-system startup. • Experience with integrated systems testing, factory or site acceptance activities, and digital commissioning or field-reporting tools. • Relevant mechanical trade, controls, balancing or commissioning qualifications, or professional engineering credentials.
Responsibilities
• Manage mechanical contractors, equipment and piping installers, and general-contractor interfaces against approved scope, schedule and quality requirements. • Oversee installation readiness and delivery of cooling plant, pumps, heat rejection equipment, air handling, piping and applicable liquid-cooling infrastructure. • Coordinate equipment placement, pipe routing, supports, access and maintainability with structural, electrical, controls and hardware teams. • Review contractor work plans, constructability, submittals, RFIs and change proposals; resolve field issues with the responsible engineering teams. • Oversee pressure testing, flushing, cleaning and inspection records; verify completion, defect closure and commissioning readiness. • Support commissioning specialists with mechanical startup and system tests, corrective work and complete as-built, operating and maintenance documentation. • Set contractor priorities, review staffing and progress, identify constraints early and coordinate recovery actions with construction leadership. • Maintain clear progress, risk and change reporting, with accountable handoffs between construction partners and OpenAI teams.
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