Data Center Start-Up and Commissioning Leader

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

Job Description

The Project Leader for Data Centers is responsible for managing a team of project managers for their assigned customer accounts. This role will engage the customer on data center construction projects, ensuring successful and timely start-up, commissioning, and field modifications of Carrier chillers. The Project Leader will work closely with internal and external teams, including the customer, engineering, factory operations, field service, commissioning authorities, general contractors, and subcontractors. This is a people leader role, responsible for deploying project managers and field technicians to provide a seamless customer experience that exceeds customer expectations.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of project managers responsible for the start-up, commissioning, and field modification of both air-cooled and water-cooled chillers in newly constructed data centers.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers, understanding their construction schedules, required product delivery dates, installation dates and start-up and commissioning timelines.

• Act as the primary focal for assigned accounts during construction, providing exceptional customer service and support through consistent communication, engagement and prompt issue resolution with general contractors and subcontractors.

• Prepare and present regular performance reports and reviews to customers, highlighting project status, challenges, improvement efforts, and future plans.

• Ensure that services and deliverables are provided in accordance with contractual agreements and service level agreements (SLAs).

• Address and resolve client issues or concerns promptly, coordinating with internal teams to ensure effective solutions to complex problems and escalate when appropriate.

• Communicate critical information to internal stakeholders, including precise customer requirements, timelines, technician needs, and general business issues.

• Conduct formal turn-over of customer sites to field service after start-up & commissioning completion.

• Utilize data analytics and reporting tools to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service levels.

• Identify trends, areas for improvement, and opportunities for optimization to enhance client satisfaction and operational efficiency.

• Propose and execute continuous improvements to enhance processes and support the customers' needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, building and construction management, engineering.

• 7+ years of project management experience in data center, mission-critical, industrial construction, infrastructure environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated customer-first perspective.

• Demonstrated experience executing high impact, cross-functional, complex, field-based projects.

• Effective people leadership including communication, empowerment and skills development.

• Demonstrated technical aptitude and/or learning agility.

• Superior ability to work with and influence diverse, cross-functional project teams to achieve high levels of performance in a dynamic, matrixed work environment.

• Proven ability to execute with speed and exhibit a bias for action.

• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal format across a wide audience.

• Demonstrated skills in using project management tools.

• Demonstrated propensity for develop and use of lean / continuous improvement tools.

• Knowledge of HVAC and service industries are a plus.

• Ability to travel up to 60%

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at Carrier.Recruiting@carrier.com. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3  days from Job Posting Date: 2 September 2026

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Use of AI

Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.