Data Center Commissioning Lead - Start-up & Handover

Kiewit; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kiewit Industrial District seeks a Commissioning Manager to lead end-to-end commissioning for complex industrial projects, overseeing pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover. You will coordinate across QC, MEP, trades and operations to meet safety, quality and schedule goals.

Ideal candidates have extensive field experience, deep understanding of L0-L5 processes, and the ability to balance technical and managerial decision-making across multiple projects with frequent travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of construction management or commissioning experience.
• Strong understanding of L0-L5 commissioning process.
• Ability to travel up to 100%.

Responsibilities

• Manage site-specific end-to-end Commissioning activities during Level 1 through Level 5 for delivery of new or retrofit of existing facility.
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with architects, engineers, trade partners and operations teams to streamline and improve project delivery and to ensure fully compliant project.
• Implement policies and procedures necessary to support project schedule, contractual obligations and deliver fully compliant project.
• Coordinate with project site Quality Control (QC) and Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) teams for MEP scope to assure checklists, engineering documents and commissioning activities are successfully completed and follow approved test scripts and commissioning plan.
• Comprehensive understanding of major milestones, client/General Contractor (GC) contractual and trade partner/GC obligations, and commissioning plans created by client’s third-party Commissioning Agent.
• Manage Commissioning and QC plan per contractual turnovers to client.
• Define and manage on-site resource requirements for trade partners, equipment vendors, commissioning agent and project staff to achieve project schedule.
• Create, manage iterations and integrate Start-up and Commissioning schedules into project schedule, incorporating time for required testing, cleaning and site inspections by Commissioning Agent. Commissioning schedule should include thorough and sequenced plan of Level 3 through Level 5 activities and minimize overlap of Level 4 activities.
• Collaborate with Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment vendors for efficient installations and provide feedback to client and QC Managers.
• Manage equipment vendors adherence to QC plan and provide appropriate resources, field documentation and checklists prior to start-up (Energization). Establish checkpoints to ensure documentation and installation quality prior to moving to next phase of Commissioning.
• Facilitate Start-up and Commissioning meetings to communicate QC Plan and schedule updates.

Skills

Construction management

Commissioning experience

Leadership

Travel flexibility

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or related discipline

Job description

Kiewit Industrial District seeks a Commissioning Manager to lead end-to-end commissioning for complex industrial projects, overseeing pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover. You will coordinate across QC, MEP, trades and operations to meet safety, quality and schedule goals.

Ideal candidates have extensive field experience, deep understanding of L0-L5 processes, and the ability to balance technical and managerial decision-making across multiple projects with frequent travel.