Senior Commissioning Manager - Mission Critical

Senior Commissioning Manager - Mission Critical Location

Salt Lake City, UT or traveling role.

Big-D Mission Critical is looking for a Senior Commissioning Manager who has experience leading commissioning strategy across multiple projects, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with project objectives. This role oversees commissioning managers and commissioning agents, supporting execution, performance, and the successful delivery of project outcomes.

• Lead commissioning strategy across multiple projects
• Oversee commissioning managers and commissioning agents
• Develop and implement commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for construction projects with commissioning agents, user groups, subcontractors, and construction team members
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to review project requirements and ensure that commissioning activities are integrated into the master project schedule
• Manage the commissioning process for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, building controls and other critical systems
• Manage pre-functional and functional testing of equipment and systems to verify proper installation and functionality
• Manage documentation of commissioning activities, test results, and equipment certifications
• Collaborate with user groups to ensure a smooth transition from construction to operation
• Solution-oriented troubleshooting
• Schedule and review factory witness testing
• Help coordinate and verify site acceptance verifications
• Ensure all testing L1-L5 is properly performed and documented
• Work with various manufacturers, subcontractors, vendors and customers for equipment energizations and start-up
• Prepare for and manage materials necessary for commissioning process
• Write and track RFIs and document general best practices and procedures
• Submit and track change orders
• Manage commissioning teams for each scope including mechanical, electrical, controls and CxA
• Develop comprehensive commissioning schedule and prepare for recovery
• Hold prep meetings, safety briefings and commissioning coordination meetings
• Review and approve testing scripts with CxA/customer and ensure feasibility with subcontractors
• Participate in job closeout process
• Monitors and enforces, along with project team, safety and OSHA standards to maintain safe working environment for all employees and site visitors
• Understand and build a commissioning schedule
• Work with project team and subcontractors to ensure detailed commissioning schedule is met
• Proactively mitigate foreseen constraints and assist in implementing plans to maintain or recover schedule
• Communicate unresolved constraints and impacts in a timely manner as well as plans to mitigate impacts
• Help ensure most up-to-date project documents are supplied to subcontractors and CxA
• Assist with redlining and updating drawings as you progress through commissioning
• Full understanding of commissioning process and able to provide quality control review of plans/specifications and documentation
• Responsible to provide technical and procedural commissioning direction to internal and external shareholders
• Understand equipment issue priorities and their effect on process, drive issue resolution
• Strong understanding of LOTO and energy management throughout testing evolutions

• 8+ years commissioning or mission critical systems experience
• Program-level leadership experience
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and building controls systems
• Strong understanding of industry standards and guidelines related to construction and commissioning
• Campus or hyperscale programs preferred
• Owner/Operator-side commissioning experience preferred
• CxAlloy preferred
• Experience with commissioning tools, equipment, and software applications
• Effective project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders including clients, user groups, and commissioning agents
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office programs

• 100% Medical & Dental premiums paid
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Contribution
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays
• 401(k) with match
• Life Insurance & Disability paid for
• Supplemental Benefits available
• Company Vehicle

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