Commissioning Manager

Edison Smart®; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits included

Job summary

Edison Smart® in Lubbock, Texas seeks a Commissioning & Reliability Manager to lead data center commissioning for a hyperscale project, ensuring robust start-up, testing, and transition to reliable operation.

You will manage electrical, mechanical, and controls systems, drive readiness from construction through turnover, coordinate with vendors, contractors and client stakeholders, and identify risks to maintain performance and uptime.

Qualifications

• Strong commissioning management experience within hyperscale or large-scale data center projects.
• Experience across critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Understanding of commissioning, startup, IST and turnover processes.
• Experience identifying and resolving technical issues and commissioning deficiencies.
• Understanding of operational reliability and readiness within a critical facility environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced construction and commissioning environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage commissioning activities across critical electrical, mechanical and controls systems.
• Drive commissioning readiness from construction through testing, IST and final turnover.
• Coordinate closely with construction, QA/QC, commissioning teams, vendors, contractors and client stakeholders.
• Review commissioning procedures, test scripts, checklists and turnover documentation.
• Track system readiness, deficiencies and commissioning issues through to resolution.
• Support startup, energisation, functional testing and integrated systems testing.
• Identify potential reliability risks and work with project teams to develop corrective actions.
• Ensure critical systems are tested and validated in accordance with project requirements and client standards.
• Support the transition from construction and commissioning into operational readiness.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure systems are capable of meeting reliability and performance

Job description

Commissioning & Reliability Manager – Data Center

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Employment Type: W2 Contract

Benefits

• Included

The Opportunity

I am currently supporting a major data center developer who is looking for an experienced Commissioning & Reliability Manager to join a large-scale hyperscale project in Lubbock, Texas.

This position will play a key role in ensuring critical infrastructure is properly commissioned, tested, validated and transitioned into reliable operation.

The ideal candidate will have strong data center commissioning experience combined with a good understanding of reliability, operational readiness and critical infrastructure performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage commissioning activities across critical electrical, mechanical and controls systems.
• Drive commissioning readiness from construction through testing, IST and final turnover.
• Coordinate closely with construction, QA/QC, commissioning teams, vendors, contractors and client stakeholders.
• Review commissioning procedures, test scripts, checklists and turnover documentation.
• Track system readiness, deficiencies and commissioning issues through to resolution.
• Support startup, energisation, functional testing and integrated systems testing.
• Identify potential reliability risks and work with project teams to develop corrective actions.
• Ensure critical systems are tested and validated in accordance with project requirements and client standards.
• Support the transition from construction and commissioning into operational readiness.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure systems are capable of meeting reliability and performance

Key Requirements

• Strong commissioning management experience within hyperscale or large-scale data center projects.
• Experience across critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of commissioning, startup, IST and turnover processes.
• Experience identifying and resolving technical issues and commissioning deficiencies.
• Understanding of operational reliability and readiness within a critical facility environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced construction and commissioning environment.

Systems Experience

Experience with critical data center infrastructure such as:

• UPS systems
• Generators
• Switchgear
• Transformers
• ATS / STS
• BMS / Controls
• CRAH / CRAC systems
• Chilled water systems
• Cooling infrastructure
• Critical power distribution
• Lubbock, Texas
• W2 Contract
• Benefits included
• Long-term opportunity

Candidates must have strong previous data center commissioning experience.