Commissioning Agent - Data Center

Affiliated Engineers, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, retirement

Performance-based year-end bonus

Flexible work environment

Wellness resources

Community-focused initiatives

Job summary

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. seeks a Commissioning Agent to join our Mission Critical Market Space.

You will lead and support commissioning efforts for data center projects, guiding systems from design through validation while focusing on reliability, energy efficiency, and safe operation. You’ll collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team across multiple states, travel as needed, and advance commissioning standards with tools like CxAlloy and BIM360.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of commissioning experience for data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Technical or Associate degree in a technical field or commensurate design/construction experience.
• Solid understanding of building systems across design disciplines, especially power, cooling, and controls.
• Ability to interpret guidelines, standards, and best practices for data center construction.
• Proficiency with business and cloud-based tools such as Word, Excel, CxAlloy, BIM360/ACCBuild.

Responsibilities

• Resolve commissioning challenges and deliver the Level 1–5 deliverables per OPR/BOD and specs.
• Oversee and perform field quality observations and testing.
• Collaborate with Owners, Contractors, and Engineers to drive effective solutions.

Skills

Commissioning experience

Building systems knowledge

Travel willingness

OSHA certification

Driver's license

BIM/BMS software

Education

Technical/Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

CxAlloy

Autodesk BIM360/ACCBuild

Job description

Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity

At AEI, we bring together expertise and innovation to solve the most complex challenges. Since 1978, we’ve supported mission-driven organizations in designing systems and environments that advance society and improve lives. Today, with more than 1000 professionals across 23 offices, we help shape the future of healthcare, science and technology, energy, education, and other vital sectors.

From elevating patient care in Mayo Clinic's world-class hospitals to enabling discovery in high-containment laboratories for U.S. agencies and driving environmental progress with Microsoft's renowned Thermal Energy Center, our work enriches the human experience, safeguards the environment, and pushes the boundaries of possibility.

AEI consistently earns national recognition from leading industry publications, including Building Design+Construction, Engineering News-Record, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, with distinctions such as being named the #1 Laboratory Engineering Firm in the nation and receiving multiple Best of the Best Project awards, underscoring the lasting legacy of our work.

At AEI, you’ll join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future.

Commissioning Agent in Our Mission Critical Market Space

We are hiring for a Commissioning Agent in our Mission Critical Market Space in the following states: Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona.

As a Commissioning Agent in our Mission Critical Market Space, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all. You will help us empower our data center clients to trust in the reliability of their mission critical systems to preserve data, protect assets, and save lives. You’ll also lead efforts to achieve energy-efficient building solutions and help operators improve their ability to safely and effectively manage the data center. You will work in a multi-disciplined and cross-trained team of commissioning professionals in a team-oriented atmosphere. Here at AEI, we value our strong team culture and the mantra that we are better together. You will multi-task projects in collaboration with others.

Why We Need You

In this role, you will be responsible for resolving commissioning challenges and completing tasks assigned, including developing and implementing the Level 1 – 5 commissioning process delivery set forth in Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), plans and specifications. You will oversee and execute the quality observation and testing in the field.

Expertise Of Our Most Successful Commissioning Agent

• Minimum 2 years of commissioning experience for data center or mission critical facilities.
• Technical or Associate Degree from an accredited technical institution or college; or commensurate design or construction experience in mechanical, electrical, and/or controls systems.
• General understanding of building systems across all design disciplines. A more detailed understanding of power distribution, cooling systems, and controls desired.
• Ability to learn to interpret guidelines, standards, and best practices related to data center construction.
• Ability to become proficient with software programs for business as well as cloud-based commissioning and construction:
  • Microsoft Word, Excel
  • CxAlloy
  • Autodesk BIM360, ACCBuild, and similar.
• Ability to travel as required by the project. We do not promote long-term deployments to site.
• Willingness to become OSHA certified.
• Valid driver’s license and state required vehicle insurance.

Effective Skills To Help You Flourish

• Commissioning certification with a nationally recognized professional body.
• Direct positive communication with Owners, Contractors, and Engineers. We value a problem-solving productive mentality in a non-adversarial environment.
• Ability to apply safety training to specific construction situations and avoid unsafe work environments and promote quality installation.
• Ability to understand and safely use test and measurement equipment and common tools.
• Effective working individually and within team environments.

When You Work Here, You Can Expect

• A flexible, collaborative environment where your well-being matters—because your best work happens when you’re supported.
• Real opportunities to grow—through mentorship, professional development programs, and exposure to high-impact projects across disciplines.
• To collaborate with inspiring teammates who challenge the status quo, foster innovation, and pave the way for future leaders.
• A benefits package that offers health, dental, vision, and retirement, a performance-based year-end bonus, and thoughtful perks tailored to your needs—whether that’s a flexible work environment, wellness resources, or community-focused initiatives, we'll continue to invest in.

AEI is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.