Data Center Commissioning Assurance Lead

Ellaway Blues Consulting; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting seeks a Senior Commissioning Assurance Manager to serve as the owner's representative for a gigawatt-scale data center campus in Michigan. This role focuses on building-level commissioning oversight, ensuring all commissioning plans, test evidence, and readiness gates meet the highest standards before handover.

You will guide and validate the work of developers, contractors, and commissioning agents, chair weekly readiness meetings, audit test scripts and interfaces

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of commissioning and quality assurance experience in mission critical environments.
• Electrical commissioning background (MV/LV, UPS, generators, switchgear, protection & coordination).
• Proficiency with commissioning management platforms (CxAlloy), Procore, and structured evidence packages; experience validating DCIM/BMS/EPMS integrations.
• Excellent documentation skills and ability to enforce standards while maintaining collaborative relationships.
• Onsite presence in Michigan is required.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve building-level commissioning plans, test procedures, and acceptance criteria; identify gaps and drive closure.
• Chair weekly commissioning readiness meetings and track punch lists, defects, and dependencies to resolution.
• Audit test scripts, results, telemetry mappings, and alarm configurations; ensure DCIM, BMS, and EPMS interfaces are validated.
• Conduct targeted witness testing for critical sequences, log deviations, and confirm corrective actions before acceptance.
• Maintain a building-specific commissioning risk register and provide recommended mitigations.
• Provide concise weekly status updates to program leadership and maintain audit-ready documentation throughout.

Skills

Commissioning & QA

Owner's representative / CxA oversight

Electrical commissioning

DCIM/BMS/EPMS integrations

Documentation & standards enforcement

Stakeholder collaboration

Onsite presence

Tools

CxAlloy

Procore

Job description

Ellaway Blues Consulting seeks a Senior Commissioning Assurance Manager to serve as the owner's representative for a gigawatt-scale data center campus in Michigan. This role focuses on building-level commissioning oversight, ensuring all commissioning plans, test evidence, and readiness gates meet the highest standards before handover.

You will guide and validate the work of developers, contractors, and commissioning agents, chair weekly readiness meetings, audit test scripts and interfaces