Sr. Data Center Commissioning Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Commissioning Plan, commissioning specifications, and Level 1-5 commissioning definitions.
• Review the OPR, BOD, design drawings, sequences of operation, and submittals for commissionability and testability.
• Develop the integrated commissioning schedule and coordinate commissioning activities with the Construction Manager's master schedule.
• Define commissioning milestones, system readiness requirements, and gating criteria.
• Establish commissioning budgets, staffing requirements, and test equipment and instrumentation needs.
• Establish and maintain commissioning issue logs, document control processes, and commissioning software workflows.
• Utilize commissioning platforms such as CxAlloy, BlueRithm, Facility Grid, or similar systems to manage commissioning execution and documentation.
• Direct commissioning engineers and field technicians, assign systems, and coordinate activities with contractor startup teams.
• Author, review, and approve pre-functional checklists, Functional Performance Tests (FPTs), and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) scripts.
• Develop and execute failure scenario testing including utility loss, generator and UPS transfers, chiller failover, and controls loss.
• Witness Level 2 and Level 3 factory, site startup, and QA/QC activities.
• Direct Level 4 functional performance testing and lead Level 5 Integrated Systems Testing under load.
• Manage load bank strategy, Method of Procedure (MOP) reviews, and energized-work safety controls.
• Chair commissioning coordination meetings and drive identified issues through corrective action, re-testing, and final closure.
• Escalate commissioning schedule, quality, technical, and system readiness risks to the owner and Construction Manager.
• Coordinate with BMS and EPMS integrators to verify point-to-point testing, trending, alarms, graphics, and system functionality.
• Own the commissioning issues log through final closure and independently verify corrective work prior to acceptance.
• Manage commissioning test data, trend logs, system records, and supporting evidence packages.
• Produce the Final Commissioning Report, systems manual inputs, and project lessons learned.
• Verify O&M manuals, as-built documentation, operator training, and warranty documentation are complete prior to system turnover.
• Lead coordination of operator training and ensure operations personnel participate in and witness key system testing activities.
• Establish and execute system turnover criteria and coordinate seasonal or deferred testing requirements.
• Support first-year warranty issues and post-occupancy system performance verification.
• Coordinate commissioning interfaces with the owner's representative, project management, CM/GC, MEP subcontractors, controls integrators, design engineers, AHJ/fire marshal, utilities, and facility O&M teams.
• Participate in hiring, promotion, and disciplinary decisions, employee evaluations, and the development of team members.
• Maintain accountability for commissioning program performance, financial objectives, client satisfaction, quality, and successful project delivery.
• Exercise independent judgment and decision-making authority over commissioning program priorities, staffing, resource allocation, budgets, and operational execution.
• Provide leadership and management oversight of assigned commissioning engineers, managers, and technical personnel, including employee development, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Any other duties or responsibilities that may be assigned to you in your role.

Skills Required

• Extensive experience managing commissioning programs for mission-critical or data center facilities.
• Strong knowledge of Level 1-5 commissioning processes, including startup, functional performance testing, and Integrated Systems Testing.
• Strong understanding of MEP, controls, and life-safety systems and their integration within mission-critical facilities.
• Working knowledge of medium-voltage switchgear, generators, UPS systems, chilled water and air-cooled plants, BMS, EPMS, and fire suppression systems.
• Experience developing commissioning plans, specifications, schedules, test procedures, and turnover requirements.
• Ability to review OPR, BOD, design drawings, sequences of operation, submittals, and technical documentation.
• Experience developing and executing failure scenarios and integrated testing under load.
• Strong understanding of load bank testing, MOPs, system energization, and energized-work safety controls.
• Experience with CxAlloy, BlueRithm, Facility Grid, or similar commissioning management platforms.
• Working knowledge of Uptime Tier and TIA-942 criteria.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 110, and applicable ASHRAE standards.
• Strong issue management, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage commissioning engineers, field technicians, contractors, and multiple technical disciplines.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with owners, contractors, design engineers, controls integrators, AHJs, utilities, and facility operations teams.

Education / Licenses / Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical field preferred.
• Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) certification preferred.
• Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP), or Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP) certification preferred.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT), Professional Engineer (PE), or applicable trade license preferred.
• Proof of education, licenses, and certifications will be required where applicable.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life, Short-Term, Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Training and Education Assistance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Extra Annual Leave with Years of Service
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Recognition Rewards

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