Sr. Data Center Commissioning Manager

Lotus Works is an Engineering Services provider specializing in managing Commissioning, Construction Services, Calibration, Operations & Maintenance scopes of work within global manufacturing facilities. Lotus Works operates globally across EMEA and North America partnering with the world's leading manufacturers across the Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical & Biologics, Medical Device and Data Center sectors. Our team of Engineering and Technical professionals is immersed in cutting-edge technologies and innovations.

Lotus Works is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, integral to our people-first approach.

The Commissioning Manager is responsible for the end-to-end commissioning program for mission-critical facility systems, including planning, execution, documentation, integrated testing, and turnover. This role serves as the primary point of accountability for ensuring MEP, controls, and life-safety systems perform in accordance with the Basis of Design (BOD) and Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) prior to acceptance by the operations team. The position coordinates closely with owners, construction management, contractors, design engineers, controls integrators, authorities, utilities, and facility operations teams throughout the commissioning lifecycle.

• 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, Blue Rithm, 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…