Commissioning Project Manager - Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.

Commissioning Project Manager

Location:Project-Based
Employment Type:Full-Time
Travel:Up to 50% Travel Required
Bringing mission-critical facilities online requires more than successful construction. It requires rigorous testing, validation, and coordination to ensure every system performs exactly as intended. From utility energization and startup activities to integrated systems testing and turnover, commissioning plays a vital role in delivering reliable, operational infrastructure. At
Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (MIS), we partner with customers, engineering teams, equipment manufacturers, and construction professionals to deliver some of North America s most complex
hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects. As the General Contractor and EPC delivery arm of the Michels Family of Companies, MIS helps owners transition projects from construction completion to operational readiness.



Position Overview
As a
Commissioning Project Manager
, you will lead commissioning planning, execution, and turnover activities for mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will coordinate commissioning engineers, construction teams, trade partners, vendors, consultants, and owners to ensure complex electrical, mechanical, controls, and life-safety systems are tested, validated, and ready for operation. This role requires a strong technical background and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders while ensuring commissioning deliverables align with project requirements, schedule milestones, and operational objectives.

Success requires exceptional organization, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with a commitment to quality, safety, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning planning and execution efforts for data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate commissioning activities between engineering teams, construction personnel, trade partners, vendors, commissioning agents, and customers.
• Develop and manage commissioning schedules, readiness assessments, test procedures, and turnover milestones.
• Oversee functional testing, integrated systems testing, commissioning documentation, and issue resolution processes.
• Identify commissioning risks, technical challenges, and schedule impacts while developing practical corrective actions.
• Support final turnover activities and ensure systems are delivered in accordance with project requirements and owner expectations.

What You ll Do

• Manage commissioning programs supporting hyperscale data centers and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, startup, and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review commissioning plans, technical documentation, test scripts, startup procedures, and turnover packages.
• Track commissioning readiness, system completion, punch list activities, and project handover requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and technical reviews to maintain alignment across all project teams.
• Serve as a trusted technical resource to customers and project teams throughout startup, testing, commissioning, and turnover activities.

Why Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.?

• We deliver some of North America s most complex mission-critical and hyperscale infrastructure projects.
• We are consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News-Record s Top 400 Contractors.
• Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality.
• We are family owned and operated.
• We invest an average of$5,000 per employee per year
  in training and career development.
• We perform challenging, meaningful work that strengthens communities and powers economic growth.
• We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
• We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America s largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.
• Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Assistance and Identity Theft Protection Plans

Benefits may vary based on position and location.


Why You?

• You enjoy solving complex technical challenges and driving projects to operational readiness.
• You thrive in fast-paced environments where coordination, planning, and execution are critical to success.
• You build strong relationships with customers, contractors, vendors, and project stakeholders.
• You communicate technical information clearly and effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• You are energized by testing, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• You take ownership of outcomes and are motivated by delivering high-quality results.

What It Takes

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, or a related field and 5+ years of commissioning, engineering, construction, startup, or project management experience, or an…