Water Marshal

Atlantach is seeking an experienced Water Marshal to oversee all water management and risk mitigation activities on large-scale mission-critical and hyperscale data center projects. This individual will serve as the site's primary authority for water-related operations, ensuring the safe planning, execution, and control of hydronic, chilled water, heating water, condenser water, and pressurized piping systems throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover phases.

The Water Marshal will be responsible for preventing unplanned water events through rigorous planning, system isolation controls, procedural compliance, risk analysis, and stakeholder coordination. This role requires extensive experience with hydraulic systems, pressure testing, system charging and flushing operations, water risk management programs, and commissioning activities.

The successful candidate will have the authority to stop work when water-related risks threaten personnel safety, project delivery, equipment, or facility operations.

• Lead and administer the site's Water Marshal Program.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for all water-related activities.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with hydronic and pressurized water systems.
• Develop site-specific water management strategies and event prevention programs.
• Monitor compliance with water management requirements across all project teams.
• Enforce stop-work authority when procedures, controls, or safety requirements are not being followed.

• Manage and oversee:
• System filling
• Flushing operations
• Chemical cleaning
• System charging
• Hydrostatic testing
• Pneumatic testing
• Controlled draining activities
• Verify system readiness prior to any water movement activities.
• Ensure proper sequencing and execution of all hydraulic operations.

• 5+ years of experience managing water systems, commissioning, mechanical construction, mission-critical infrastructure, data centers, industrial projects, or similar complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience serving in a Water Marshal, Commissioning Manager, Mechanical Manager, Startup Manager, or similar role.
• Strong understanding of:
• Hydronic systems
• Chilled water systems
• Condenser water systems
• Pressurized piping systems
• Hydrostatic testing
• Pneumatic testing
• Mechanical commissioning
• Working knowledge of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) programs and isolation management.
• Experience leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Data Center, Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, Advanced Manufacturing, or Mission Critical construction experience.
• Experience on hyperscale projects for clients such as Meta, Microsoft, Google, AWS, Intel, Oracle, or similar organizations.
• Experience with:
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Building Automation Systems (BAS)
• OSHA 30 Certification.
• Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical background preferred.