Facilities Readiness Lead
About this role
About Volta
Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.
The role
As Facilities Readiness Lead, you will set the standard for when a Volta facility is ready to receive network and compute. You will own the readiness criteria and release process that every DSX site uses to hand space over for installation and turn-up.
This is an expert-level individual contributor role. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Commissioning & Handover, you will set direction across construction, commissioning, operations and deployment teams, and your recommendation will decide whether an area is released, conditionally released or held.
What you will do
Readiness standard
Own Volta's global facilities readiness standard: criteria, evidence, approvals and release process by building, hall or zone.
Set the governance for readiness decisions and exceptions across all sites.
Set requirements for access, safety, fire protection, housekeeping and temporary arrangements in live and phased sites.
Release decisions
Recommend release, conditional release or deferral to delivery leadership, and escalate readiness risks early.
Align readiness with GPU deployment, network delivery and turn-up dates.
Make sure asset information, drawings and operating instructions reach receiving teams.
Improvement
Use deployment lessons to evolve the standard.
What we are looking for
Expert-level experience in data centre construction, commissioning, facilities engineering or technical handover, typically 9 to 12 years.
A track record setting readiness or acceptance processes across multiple sites or teams.
Strong understanding of power, cooling, controls and physical infrastructure dependencies.
Sound judgement on readiness risk and confidence making release calls with senior stakeholders.
Ability to drive multiple disciplines to closure without direct authority.
Nice to have
Releasing facilities for high-density GPU installations.
Phased delivery in live or partially operational sites.
Repeatable acceptance processes across a portfolio.
What We Offer
At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.
Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
Retirement/pension contributions
Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Generous number of vacation days each year
Additional Information
Background Checks
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Equal Opportunity
Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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