Vice President-QA/QC-Design-Data Center

The Vice President of QA/QC will establish and lead the quality function for data centre design and delivery. The role is responsible for building a consistent quality management framework across design reviews, procurement, construction, installation, testing, commissioning and handover. It requires a senior leader who can protect technical standards across a portfolio of mission-critical projects and provide clear quality governance to executive management.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the data centre quality strategy, quality management system, policies, procedures and performance standards in line with ISO 9001 and industry practice.
• Oversee inspection and test plans, method statements, material approvals, factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests and project hold points across disciplines.
• Ensure quality assurance is embedded in design reviews, supplier selection, procurement, construction and installation activities, including compliance with client and Tier III/Tier IV requirements.
• Direct commissioning quality, integrated systems testing, witness testing and the preparation of complete handover records.
• Audit contractors, vendors, manufacturers and project teams; manage non-conformance reports, root-cause reviews, corrective actions and defect close-out.
• Set quality KPIs and dashboards, assess project trends and risks, and present portfolio performance to senior leaders.
• Lead the QA/QC organisation, plan resources and budgets, develop team capability and promote consistent quality practices.
• Support authority inspections, statutory compliance, health and safety requirements, digital quality tools and lessons-learned programmes.

Requirements and Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is required; a master's degree or MBA is preferred. The position requires at least 15 years of quality assurance, quality control or construction quality experience, including at least 10 years on data centre projects such as colocation or hyperscale facilities. Experience with Tier III/Tier IV projects, integrated systems testing, ISO 9001 systems and large multi-project teams is important. ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, CQP or CMQ-OE certification is preferred; Uptime Institute accreditation and UAE or GCC experience are advantageous.

Skills

Executive leadership, audit management, root-cause analysis, stakeholder communication, reporting and sound technical judgement are central to success. Strong written and spoken English is required.