Data Center BMS/EPMS Commissioning Lead

Barry-Wehmiller; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Group is seeking an Automation and Control System Commissioning Manager (BMS/EPMS) for data centers. This role requires relocation or heavy travel to client sites, with majority work in TX, MO, and AZ.

You will lead onsite commissioning activities, coordinate across design, integration, and field teams, and ensure alignment with program objectives, timelines, and safety standards. You will manage staffing, conduct status reviews, and engage with clients and contractors to resolve issues,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in industrial control systems or building automation system troubleshooting and/or startup.
• 4+ years’ experience overseeing the installation starting up and commissioning of automation and control systems with significant onsite time.
• Strong communicator and ability/desire to work within large teams.
• The Commissioning Manager must reside in the vicinity of the data center campus and should expect to have a high level of site presence to be successful in this role.
• Relocation timing: Negotiable, dependent on location and opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as onsite main point of contact for the overall DG BMS/EPMS site commissioning activities with the client, general contractor, and installation trade management.
• Lead commissioning status reviews and executive-level discussions with clients, commissioning agents, and general contractors regarding schedule, risks, resource needs, and issue resolution.
• Represent DG at all site commissioning, site design reviews change management, and commissioning scope meeting and reviews.
• Attend daily commissioning review meetings with client, GC, and commissioning agent
• Attend internal DG project and review meetings
• Provide overall management of BMS/EPMS commissioning system issue resolution (including: review issues, respond and assign, track status, update statuses)
• Create, or provide input as required, to support change order development
• Manage onsite BMS/EPMS commissioning staffing plans, resource allocation, scheduling, workload balancing
• Work closely with DG project management, DG design and Dev Ops teams to manage CG scope changes and deviations
• Promote and enforce site safety expectations and ensure commissioning activities are executed in accordance with client, contractor, and Design Group safety requirements

Skills

Industrial control systems

Building automation

Strong communicator

Job description

Design Group is seeking an Automation and Control System Commissioning Manager (BMS/EPMS) for data centers. This role requires relocation or heavy travel to client sites, with majority work in TX, MO, and AZ.

You will lead onsite commissioning activities, coordinate across design, integration, and field teams, and ensure alignment with program objectives, timelines, and safety standards. You will manage staffing, conduct status reviews, and engage with clients and contractors to resolve issues,