Commissioning Construction Manager II - Cedar Rapids, IA

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Commissioning Construction Manager/ Owner's Representative

75%-100% travel. This may include travel to any of the 50 US states. Candidate must relocate, temporarily or permanently, to Cedar Rapids area.

The Commissioning Construction Manager (CxCM) serves as the owner’s and/or contractor’s representative throughout all phases of the commissioning process (L1–L5).

This role combines traditional Owner’s Representative and Construction Manager responsibilities with specialized leadership in electrical, mechanical, and controls commissioning for mission-critical environments.

The CxCM ensures projects are delivered to the highest standards of quality, schedule, and scope, with systems fully tested, documented, and ready for operational turnover.

Act as the owner’s and/or contractors “eyes and ears” on site, ensuring all commissioning activities align with the client’s quality control specifications, commissioning plan, and programmatic expectations. Lead proactive risk identification and escalation pathways, emphasizing early detection and resolution of commissioning issues to maintain project momentum and readiness. Facilitate cross-functional communication among the owner, design team, contractors, equipment manufacturers and vendors, commissioning agents, and trade partners to ensure consistent interpretation and execution of the client’s commissioning standards.

Support contract administration and regulatory compliance, coordinating with legal and project management teams to resolve disputes or clarify scope where commissioning deviations are involved.

Oversee and coordinate all commissioning activities, including pre-functional checklists, functional performance tests, integrated systems testing, and final acceptance. Ensure field-level activities — including inspections, documentation, issue tracking, and test witnessing — are conducted in accordance with the client’s commissioning plan of record and QAQC program. Enforce health, safety and environmental requirements and site safety policies, including LOTO, in coordination with contractors and client teams during commissioning activities.

Ensure all commissioning documentation, punch lists, and test results are complete and accurate before turnover to operations. Validate that all systems are fully commissioned, operational, and meet owner requirements. Drive early issue resolution to prevent delays in project closeout and operational handoff.

Review commissioning plans, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs; verify contractor commissioning requirements are flowed down to vendors; assist in maintaining the field document control system (drawings, tests, inspections, vendor data, as-builts). Ensure all commissioning records are maintained and accessible for future reference. Use common tools (Procore, BIM 360/ACC, Bluebeam, MS Project/P6, Excel/PowerPoint/Teams) for traceability and dashboarding.

Provide weekly commissioning updates to keep the client informed of progress. Report status to stakeholders, facilitate root-cause analysis for non-conformances, track dispositions through closure, and generate metrics to communicate overall site commissioning compliance.

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