Turnover Operations Manager I

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience. **Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.** **Position Title:** Turnover Operations Manager I **Position Location:** Location varies by assignment. 75–100% travel across the U.S. unless assigned to an extended project. Must be located near a major US airport. **SALARY** DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates. **JOB SUMMARY** The Turnover Operations Manager I (TOMI) serves as DLB Associates’ onsite Owner’s Representative supporting clients during critical interim operations period at various data centers. Acting as the client’s eyes and ears in the field, this position provides continuous oversight of live mission-critical operations while supporting coordination between construction, commissioning, and operational stakeholders. The TOMI serves as a key liaison between data center operations, site personnel, leadership, and various project teams, helping ensure that all planned activities are executed safely, effectively, and without disruption to critical operations. This role supports operational readiness, identifies risks, facilitates communication, and escalates issues requiring management attention. The TOMI works under general supervision while exercising sound judgment and applying established procedures to support the safe integration of construction, commissioning, testing, and operational activities within a live data center environment. This position reinforces DLB’s commitment to quality, safety, owner advocacy, and operational excellence throughout the project lifecycle. The TOMI will communicate and operate in line with organizational and client goals and values, as well as departmental objectives. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** - Maintain onsite presence supporting assigned operational coverage requirements. - Monitor critical facility systems including electrical distribution, power infrastructure, cooling systems, environmental controls, and supporting building systems. - Observe and document abnormal operating conditions, potential risks, and concerns impacting live operations. - • Conduct routine field observations and maintain awareness of ongoing construction, commissioning, and operational activities. - Support operational continuity and readiness throughout project execution. - Coordinate daily activities between DLB teams, contractors, commissioning providers, client - representatives, and operational personnel. - Assist in ensuring planned construction, commissioning, testing, and maintenance activities are understood and communicated prior to execution. - Verify activities are performed in accordance with approved procedures and operational requirements. - Facilitate communication between field execution teams and operational stakeholders. - Support turnover and operational readiness efforts. - Review planned work activities and identify potential impacts to critical systems and operational continuity. - Support work notification, authorization, and change management processes. - Assist in identifying and communicating operational risks associated with planned activities. - Monitor field execution and report conditions requiring additional review or mitigation. - Escalate concerns when operational risks or procedural gaps are identified. - Support issue escalation processes in accordance with client protocols. - Communicate active issues, emerging risks, and field observations to project leadership. - Document inc…