Senior Commissioning Manager – Mechanical

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete commissioning process for all mechanical systems within mission-critical and support facilities.

• Ensure that systems are installed, tested, validated, and transferred to operations in compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards.

• Align design objectives with field implementation and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams.

• Evaluate the Basis of Design, drawings, specifications, submittals, and operational sequences.

• Create and uphold commissioning plans, schedules, checklists, test scripts, and document management protocols.

• Direct or supervise site acceptance, installation, pre-energization, energization, pre-functional, startup acceptance, functional, TAB, load bank, thermal validation, and integrated systems testing.

• Confirm BMS points, alarms, trending, graphics, historian, controls narratives, and interlocks.

• Preserve commissioning artifacts and generate commissioning reports along with turnover packages.

• Organize operator training and ensure effective knowledge transfer.

• Act as the primary liaison for the mechanical commissioning scope, providing updates to leadership and stakeholders.

• Collaborate with pre-construction, design, construction, and operational teams.

• Uphold safety protocols, conduct JHAs and pre-task plans, and advocate for environmental compliance.

• Manage commissioning budgets, forecasts, resources, KPIs, and ensure operational excellence.

• Travel to project sites and work extended hours, which may include weekends, nights, and occasional holidays.

• Engage in physical tasks such as standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, crawling, and lifting up to 25 pounds.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of mechanical commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities (such as data centers, hospitals, laboratories, pharmaceuticals, or industrial settings).

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Alternatively, a graduate of a relevant Commissioning Technical school or military background with applicable military electrical or technical experience and at least 8 years of commissioning work experience.

• Demonstrated success in leading functional testing and IST coordination.

• Strong familiarity with SCADA, controls, BMS integration, and TAB processes.

• Capability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in high-pressure startup and transition phases.

• Outstanding organizational, project management, and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong adherence to documentation practices.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with effective stakeholder management.

• Proficient in project management and commissioning software platforms.

• Willingness and ability to travel 25–50% to various project sites.

• Availability to work extended hours during startup, functional, and IST phases, including weekends, night shifts, and occasional holidays.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance fully covered by the employer.

• Participation in a 401K program.

• Standard paid holidays provided.

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Discretionary bonus opportunities.