Certified Commissioning Engineer​/Agent

Overview

Position Title:

Certified Commissioning Engineer / Agent

Description:

Join Cushing Terrell's commissioning team to commission HVAC and refrigeration for new and renovated projects. You’ll ensure building systems perform as designed, work closely with designers/contractors, and deliver high-quality commissioning reports.

The expected salary range for this position is $75,000 to $105,000 annually.

• One of the following:
  1) a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years commissioning experience OR
  2) 10+ years of experience commissioning HVAC, refrigeration, or other electrical systems
• Strong understanding of HVAC/refrigeration system components (e.g., RTUs, chillers, boilers, VAV, controls)
• Comfortable working onsite;
  Overnight travel up to 45% (multi-day site work common)
• Ability to perform design reviews and read construction documents/specs
• Strong technical writing and client communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook;
  Bluebeam or similar PDF markup tools
• Certification: CCP, CxA, or BCxP or eligible to sit for exam

• Experience with building automation controls & sequences (BACnet, Modbus)

• Lead field commissioning of HVAC, refrigeration, and related mechanical systems (start-up, functional performance testing, and handover)
• Perform design reviews and review shop drawings during construction administration
• Execute and document commissioning tests, collect data, and write clear reports with findings
• Use measurement tools and data loggers to verify airflow, temperature, pressures, and control sequences
• Support junior staff (mentoring) and contribute to QA/QC and best-practice checklists
• Ensure equipment meets all legal requirements and codes
• Consult with clients to determine functional requirements of new or renovated systems and/or projects and prepare information regarding design, specifications, estimated costs, and construction time
• Communicate results and conclusions clearly by preparing reports with statistics and data-driven insights, ensuring they are comprehensible to both expert and non-expert audiences
• Travel to the project site to perform thorough inspections
• Ensure that measurable factors defining operation of a system correspond to predetermined norms

Cushing Terrell is a multidisciplinary design firm with 17 offices and more than 500 team members who bring together their expertise to deliver holistic built environments. Leveraging our influence as designers, we work to create sustainable systems and spaces that help people live their best lives.

At Cushing Terrell, we empower creative designers to discover imaginative, responsible, first-of-its-kind environments. We support a strong, cohesive team from our design professionals to our business operations staff. Together, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, placing people at the center of our practice, thus our tagline, design meets you. We find joy in uncovering imaginative solutions for the people who work here, the people we work for, and the planet as a whole.