Data Center Commissioning Lead

Glumac - A Tetra Tech Company in; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Merit-based rewards

Work-life balance

Collaborative culture

Learning and development

Job summary

Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, seeks a Data Center Commissioning Authority to lead commissioning from design through turnover for mission-critical data centers. You will oversee field testing, develop documentation, manage issue resolution, and verify performance of mechanical, electrical, controls, and critical power systems.

Ideal candidates will guide agents in fast-paced environments, collaborate with owners, engineers, contractors, and operators, and travel to project sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering, construction, building science or related field.
• 8+ years in related industry, incl. 2+ years in data center commissioning/operations/QA.
• Strong technical knowledge of data center mechanical/electrical systems, controls, instrumentation, and critical power.
• Experience managing commissioning schedules, tasks, resources, and deliverables.
• Willingness to travel 50–70% to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities from design review through final acceptance and turnover.
• Develop and execute commissioning plans, pre-functional checklists, tests, and reports.
• Conduct field observations and functional testing of data center MEP systems, controls, instrumentation, and critical power.
• Verify installation, startup, operation, sequencing, redundancy, and resiliency of mission-critical systems.
• Lead commissioning meetings and coordinate activities among owners, design teams, contractors, vendors, and facility operators.
• Manage commissioning schedules, tasks, resources, and project deliverables.
• Identify deficiencies and document solutions and corrective actions.
• Maintain logs and comprehensive commissioning reports and closeout documentation.
• Lead, coach, and mentor commissioning agents; support professional development.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Leadership

Documentation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering, construction, building science

Equivalent industry experience considered

Job description

Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, seeks a Data Center Commissioning Authority to lead commissioning from design through turnover for mission-critical data centers. You will oversee field testing, develop documentation, manage issue resolution, and verify performance of mechanical, electrical, controls, and critical power systems.

Ideal candidates will guide agents in fast-paced environments, collaborate with owners, engineers, contractors, and operators, and travel to project sites as needed.