Data Center Commissioning Technician

Saige Partners LLC; Marion (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Saige Partners in Marion, IA seeks a Data Center Commissioning Technician for hands-on testing and documentation of mission-critical systems. This contract role requires collaboration with engineers, technicians, and client teams on-site at data center facilities.

You will verify installations, perform I/O checkouts, and support calibration and flow tests. The ideal candidate brings experience in industrial maintenance or controls, is proficient with testing tools, and demonstrates precise

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial maintenance, assembly line service, controls technician roles, or controls/automation engineering preferred.
• Comfortable using testing equipment such as multimeters and basic instrumentation tools.
• Strong attention to detail with commitment to accurate documentation and organized reporting.
• Ability to adapt to evolving schedules, test plans, and site priorities while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Demonstrated initiative in learning new technologies, tools, and system methodologies.
• Effective communicator who works well with cross‑functional technical teams.
• Strong self-management skills including planning, prioritization, and progress evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning & Testing: Assist in executing commissioning activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of data center systems.
• Commissioning & Testing: Perform I/O checkout and point‑to‑point verification to validate device operation and signal integrity.
• Commissioning & Testing: Support functional testing including start/stop operations, sequence verification, alarms, interlocks, and fail‑safe functionality.
• Commissioning & Testing: Conduct or verify calibration checks for instrumentation such as pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
• Commissioning & Testing: Perform analog gauge comparisons against digital readings and expected ranges.
• Commissioning & Testing: Support flow tests and performance verification activities; document results.
• Technical Support & Documentation: Review drawings, equipment submittals, and test scripts to understand operational intent and acceptance criteria.
• Technical Support & Documentation: Accurately document testing results, discrepancies, observations, and corrective actions using commissioning forms or project tools.
• Technical Support & Documentation: Identify issues, deficiencies, or conflicts and elevate appropriately; assist with troubleshooting and retesting after corrections.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Work closely with commissioning leads, project managers, engineers, contractors, and client teams.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Execute assigned onsite tasks under direction of project leadership.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Travel to client locations and perform physical fieldwork related to testing and validation of mission‑critical systems.
• Collaboration & Field Execution: Learn and understand data center operational workflows and system interactions across mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Controls technician

Tools

Multimeters

Instrumentation tools

Job description

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Position: Data Center Commissioning Technician (Marion, IA)

Job Overview:

The Data Center Commissioning Technician is a key member of the commissioning team, serving as a hands‑on technical resource supporting client projects. This role assists in verifying, testing, and documenting mission‑critical systems within data center environments. The technician collaborates with multi-disciplinary engineers, technicians, contractors, and client teams to ensure systems are installed, operational, and performing according to design specifications.

This is a contract position and is not eligible for C2C or W2 referral candidates.

Responsibilities:

• Commissioning & Testing Assist in executing commissioning activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of data center systems.
• Commissioning & Testing Perform I/O checkout and point‑to‑point verification to validate device operation and signal integrity.
• Commissioning & Testing Support functional testing including start/stop operations, sequence verification, alarms, interlocks, and fail‑safe functionality.
• Commissioning & Testing Conduct or verify calibration checks for instrumentation such as pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
• Commissioning & Testing Perform analog gauge comparisons against digital readings and expected ranges.
• Commissioning & Testing Support flow tests and performance verification activities; document results.
• Technical Support & Documentation Review drawings, equipment submittals, and test scripts to understand operational intent and acceptance criteria.
• Technical Support & Documentation Accurately document testing results, discrepancies, observations, and corrective actions using commissioning forms or project tools.
• Technical Support & Documentation Identify issues, deficiencies, or conflicts and elevate appropriately; assist with troubleshooting and retesting after corrections.
• Collaboration & Field Execution Work closely with commissioning leads, project managers, engineers, contractors, and client teams.
• Collaboration & Field Execution Execute assigned onsite tasks under direction of project leadership.
• Collaboration & Field Execution Travel to client locations and perform physical fieldwork related to testing and validation of mission‑critical systems.
• Collaboration & Field Execution Learn and understand data center operational workflows and system interactions across mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines.

Qualifications:

• Experience in industrial maintenance, assembly line service, controls technician roles, or controls/automation engineering preferred.
• Comfortable using testing equipment such as multimeters and basic instrumentation tools.
• Strong attention to detail with commitment to accurate documentation and organized reporting.
• Ability to adapt to evolving schedules, test plans, and site priorities while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Demonstrated initiative in learning new technologies, tools, and system methodologies.
• Effective communicator who works well with cross‑functional technical teams.
• Strong self‑management skills including planning, prioritization, and progress evaluation.

Work Environment:

• Hands‑on technical work performed in active data center and construction environments.
• Requires travel to client sites.
• Must be able to safely perform physical tasks associated with field testing and commissioning activities.

Company Culture:

Saige Partners, one of the fastest growing technology and talent companies in the Midwest, believes in people with a passion to help them succeed. We are in the business of helping professionals Build Careers, Not Jobs. Saige Partners believes employees are the most valuable asset to building a thriving and successful company culture, which is why we offer a benefit package and convenient weekly payment solutions that helps our employees stay healthy and maintain a positive work/life balance.

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