Data Center Commissioning Lead: MEP & Critical Power

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Merit-based rewards

Flexibility and work-life balance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, is seeking 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 issues, and verify performance of data center mechanical, electrical, controls, and critical power systems.

This hybrid role requires 50-70% travel to project sites, strong leadership, and collaboration with owners, engineers, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering, construction, building science, or related field (equivalent experience may be considered).
• 8+ years of related industry experience, including 2+ years in data center commissioning, operations, construction, testing, or quality assurance.
• Strong technical knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems, controls, instrumentation, and critical power systems.
• Experience managing commissioning schedules, project tasks, resources, and deliverables.
• Strong written, verbal, client-facing, and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to work on active job sites for extended periods, climb ladders or stairs, and lift loads over 20 pounds.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50-70% to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities for data center projects from design review through final acceptance and turnover.
• Develop and execute commissioning plans, pre-functional checklists, functional performance tests, test scripts, and reports.
• Conduct field observations and functional testing of data center MEP systems, controls, instrumentation, and critical power infrastructure.
• 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 potential risks; document issues, solutions, and corrective actions.
• Maintain issue-resolution logs and comprehensive commissioning reports and closeout documentation.
• Lead, coach, and mentor commissioning agents and support their professional development.

Skills

Data center commissioning experience

Project management

Technical knowledge of MEP systems

Strong communication

Travel readiness

Leadership and mentoring

Client-facing skills

Education

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

Tools

Commissioning software

Field testing documentation tools

Job description

Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, is seeking 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 issues, and verify performance of data center mechanical, electrical, controls, and critical power systems.

This hybrid role requires 50-70% travel to project sites, strong leadership, and collaboration with owners, engineers, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable, and