Commissioning Manager

Insight Global; Burlington (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Lodging stipend

Incidentals allowance

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead large-scale data center commissioning programs. You will shape strategy, manage readiness planning, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and drive turnover to operations with a focus on critical infrastructure systems.

The role requires 10+ years in mission-critical environments, strong leadership, and excellent stakeholder management. Office-based in Texas with an emphasis on planning, reporting, and program governance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in commissioning, startup, or mission-critical infra programs.
• Experience leading commissioning for programs >$100M.
• Experience with data centers and mission-critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of power, cooling, controls, and monitoring systems.
• Excellent communication and leadership across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning strategy and planning across the program lifecycle.
• Coordinate commissioning activities among stakeholders and vendors.
• Develop and maintain readiness plans, testing roadmaps, and turnover.
• Align milestones with overall objectives and delivery requirements.
• Provide leadership to commissioning engineers, project engineers, and vendors.
• Foster collaboration across PM, scheduling, procurement, and controls teams.
• Create commissioning schedules, milestone trackers, and turnover plans.
• Establish workflows and documentation standards for commissioning.
• Coordinate readiness reviews and turnover activities.

Skills

Commissioning leadership

Data centers

Project engineering

Operational readiness

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Testing coordination

Power and cooling

MS Office

Scheduling platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Microsoft Project

Project controls software

Job description

Duration: 12-Month contract to Permanent possible

Shift: M-F 8-5 (No OT)

Pay Range: $70-80/hr(depending on years of experience)

Paid back for mileage $.76 cent/gallon

$110/day for lodging

$68/day for Incidentals, Food

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience supporting commissioning, startup, systems integration, operational readiness, project engineering, or mission-critical infrastructure programs.
• Experience leading commissioning efforts for large-scale programs valued at $100M+.
• Experience supporting:
• Data Centers
• Mission-Critical Facilities
• Semiconductor Facilities
• Advanced Manufacturing Facilities
• Utility Infrastructure Programs
• Strong understanding of commissioning methodologies, startup planning, testing coordination, operational readiness, integrated systems testing, and turnover management.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary stakeholder teams.
• Experience coordinating vendors, design teams, controls teams, engineering teams, and client stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of critical infrastructure systems including power, cooling, controls, and monitoring systems.
• Experience reviewing commissioning plans, testing documentation, turnover packages, and readiness reports.
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management platforms.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Direct hyperscale or enterprise data center experience.
• Experience supporting programs valued at $250M+.
• Experience leading Integrated Systems Testing (IST) programs.
• Familiarity with Tier III and Tier IV mission-critical environments.
• Experience supporting owner turnover and operational acceptance processes.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project, or project controls reporting platforms.
• Experience with commissioning management platforms and turnover tracking systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Project Management, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), CxA, PMP, or similar industry certification.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager to support large-scale data center programs through commissioning strategy, systems readiness planning, operational validation, turnover management, stakeholder coordination, and program leadership.

This individual will serve as the primary leader for commissioning-related planning and coordination activities, ensuring critical infrastructure systems are aligned with program milestones, testing requirements, operational objectives, and turnover readiness goals. The Commissioning Manager will partner closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Engineers, Scheduling teams, Project Controls, Design Consultants, Equipment Vendors, Controls Teams, and Client Stakeholders throughout the program lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience supporting commissioning, mission-critical infrastructure, data centers, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor facilities, healthcare infrastructure, or other highly technical environments, including experience leading commissioning efforts on large-scale programs valued at $100M+.

This is an office-based position focused on planning, coordination, reporting, documentation management, commissioning leadership, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning strategy and planning efforts throughout the program lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination for commissioning-related activities across project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain commissioning execution plans, readiness strategies, testing roadmaps, and turnover initiatives.
• Support alignment of commissioning milestones with overall program objectives and delivery requirements.
• Provide leadership and direction to commissioning engineers, project engineers, consultants, vendors, and support teams.
• Facilitate collaboration across project management, scheduling, procurement, engineering, controls, and client organizations.
• Develop commissioning schedules, milestone trackers, readiness reports, and system acceptance plans.
• Establish commissioning workflows and documentation requirements.
• Coordinate system readiness reviews and turnover planning activities.
• Monitor progress toward startup, testing, validation, commissioning, and turnover milestones.
• Identify and elevate program risks that could impact operational readiness or milestone achievement.
• Ensure commissioning plans align with critical project dependencies and program objectives.