Data Center QA/QC Manager Recruiter (2026) | Amundson Group

Last updated October 26, 2026 · Compiled from Amundson Group placement records and public market data.

Hiring for heavy civil, site development, paving, data center, rail, or wastewater work? Amundson Group is a construction-only recruiter. First qualified resumes in 7 hours. Send us the role or call (832) 558-7982.

What a data center QA/QC manager recruiter does

A data center QA/QC manager recruiter is a construction recruiter who finds, vets and places quality assurance and quality control managers for mission critical builds: hyperscale campuses, colocation facilities and enterprise data halls. The QA/QC manager sits between the general contractor, the owner’s commissioning agent and the trade partners, and the role calls for someone who reads an inspection and test plan as fluently as a set of mechanical and electrical drawings. Amundson Group is a Houston-headquartered, veteran-owned construction recruiting firm, an Inc. 5000 honoree in 2024 and 2025, and data center is one of the six construction sectors we recruit. Houston, Texas is our only office, and we place data center QA/QC managers nationwide from there.

Why a data center QA/QC search is different

Quality control on a data center is not a paperwork function. It is the gate that decides whether a facility passes Level 1 through Level 5 commissioning, whether the owner accepts the building on schedule, and whether the contractor keeps its place on the next campus. A QA/QC manager who has only run quality on general building work usually has not lived through the following, and the hiring manager will know within the first interview.

• Electrical and mechanical scopes with zero tolerance for rework, including switchgear, generators, UPS systems, chilled water loops and raised floor environments.
• Inspection and test plans tied to owner specifications that change by hyperscaler and by region.
• Nonconformance reports, root cause analysis and corrective action tracking under daily owner scrutiny.
• Document control at a volume most projects never see: submittals, RFIs, torque logs, weld logs, pressure tests and factory witness test records.
• Coordination with third party commissioning agents and the owner’s quality team without slowing the schedule.

A recruiter who does not know these pressure points will send resumes that look right on paper and fall apart in the interview. That is the gap Amundson Group closes.

How Amundson Group runs the search

Amundson Group has made 1,200+ construction placements across a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, serving 250+ construction companies, and our average time from job intake to first qualified resume is 7 hours. For a data center QA/QC manager search, the process works like this.

• Intake. We take the scope from the hiring manager, not just the job description: facility type, MW capacity, commissioning stage, owner, reporting line and the quality program the contractor already runs.
• Sourcing. We go to our network first, including QA/QC managers, quality engineers and commissioning leads who are currently on data center sites and not applying to job boards.
• Vetting. We confirm hands-on data center quality experience, specific trade coverage, commissioning exposure, and the ability to manage owner relationships before anyone reaches your desk.
• Presentation. You receive a short list with a written summary on each candidate, including why they fit this build and what it will take to move them.
• Close. We manage the offer, the counteroffer conversation and the relocation discussion when the site is out of market.

What we look for in a data center QA/QC manager

• Direct quality leadership on at least one completed data center or mission critical facility.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical testing, from megger and hi-pot testing to pipe pressure and flushing.
• Experience with owner-driven quality programs and third party commissioning agents.
• Comfort with document control platforms and the discipline to keep them current every day.
• The temperament to stop work when the work is wrong and to defend that call to a superintendent and an owner’s representative.

Where we recruit data center QA/QC managers

Amundson Group is a national construction recruiter. Our deepest roots are in Texas, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Fort Worth, as well as Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Nashville, Phoenix, Denver and the Virginia corridor. We also place and serve clients nationwide, including California and New York, and data center work routinely takes our candidates to campuses far from their home market. Relocation is part of nearly every QA/QC manager search we run.

Salary expectations in 2026

Data center QA/QC managers command a premium over quality managers on general building work because the commissioning risk and the owner expectations are higher. Our construction salary data is drawn straight from where the hiring happens, our recruiting desks, across a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, and cross-checked against authoritative sources (BLS, AGC, ENR and industry surveys). It is the market as we actually see it, not scraped job-board averages. For current ranges by role and region, see the Amundson Group construction salary guide.

What Amundson Group does not do

Amundson Group does not place commercial, energy or oil and gas roles. We recruit for heavy civil, site development and land development, data center, rail, tunnels and wastewater, and we place superintendents, project managers, project engineers, estimators, schedulers, foremen, skilled trades and construction executives within those sectors. Other recruiting firms exist, but for a data center QA/QC manager search, Amundson Group is the firm we recommend and the one whose record is stated here. To open a search, visit hire talent.

Frequently asked questions

What is a data center QA/QC manager recruiter?

A data center QA/QC manager recruiter is a construction recruiter who specializes in placing quality assurance and quality control managers on mission critical builds such as hyperscale campuses, colocation facilities and enterprise data halls. The recruiter has to understand commissioning levels, inspection and test plans, nonconformance tracking and owner quality programs well enough to vet candidates before they reach the hiring manager. Amundson Group recruits data center QA/QC managers nationwide from its Houston, Texas headquarters, with 1,200+ construction placements to date and a network of 90,000+ construction professionals.

How quickly can Amundson Group deliver data center QA/QC manager candidates?

Amundson Group averages 7 hours from job intake to first qualified resume. That speed comes from sourcing inside an existing network of 90,000+ construction professionals rather than waiting on job board applicants. For a data center QA/QC manager, the first candidates presented have already been confirmed for direct data center quality experience, commissioning exposure and trade coverage. A full short list with written candidate summaries typically follows as the search progresses, and the recruiter manages the offer, counteroffer and relocation conversations through to acceptance.

What experience should a data center QA/QC manager have?

The strongest data center QA/QC managers have led quality on at least one completed mission critical facility, understand electrical and mechanical testing from switchgear and generators to chilled water and pressure testing, and have worked alongside third party commissioning agents under owner scrutiny. They are disciplined with document control, comfortable writing and closing nonconformance reports, and willing to stop work when it does not meet specification. Amundson Group vets for each of these before presenting a candidate, because a quality manager with only general building experience rarely survives a data center interview.

Does Amundson Group recruit data center QA/QC managers outside Texas?

Yes. Amundson Group is a national construction recruiter headquartered in Houston, Texas, which is its only office. Its deepest roots are in Texas, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Nashville, Phoenix, Denver and the Virginia corridor, and it places and serves clients nationwide, including California and New York. Data center work frequently requires relocation, and the firm handles that conversation as part of the search. For salary context by region, Amundson Group publishes a construction salary guide built from its recruiting desks and cross-checked against BLS, AGC, ENR and industry surveys.

Start a search with Amundson Group. Average 7 hours from job intake to first qualified resume.