Hyperscale Data Center Commissioning Lead

Legacy Professional Services; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Professional Services is seeking a Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning activities for hyperscale data center projects from construction through testing and turnover. You will coordinate with project leadership, MEP teams, vendors, and client representatives to ensure systems are installed, tested, documented, and ready for reliable operation.

The role requires deep knowledge of MEP systems, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to drive issues to resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Seven+ years of commissioning, MEP construction, engineering, construction management, or mission-critical project delivery experience.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, and critical infrastructure systems.
• Experience coordinating equipment startup, pre-functional inspections, functional performance testing, and system commissioning.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, sequences of operation, and test procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate commissioning activities for hyperscale data center projects from construction completion through final system acceptance and turnover.
• Develop, implement, and maintain commissioning plans, schedules, procedures, checklists, and documentation per project requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning across mechanical, electrical, controls, life safety, and other critical building systems.
• Work with construction, QA/QC, subcontractors, vendors, and commissioning teams to verify systems are complete and ready for testing.
• Manage system readiness, pre-functional inspections, startup activities, functional testing, and IST/IST testing.
• Coordinate commissioning schedules with overall project schedule, sequencing, energization plans, and turnover milestones.
• Lead readiness meetings and communicate status, constraints, priorities, and upcoming testing to stakeholders.
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, control narratives, test procedures, and other technical documentation.
• Coordinate equipment startup and testing with manufacturers, vendors, and client representatives.
• Identify, document, track, and drive resolution of deficiencies and turnover items.
• Verify commissioning documentation is complete and maintained per owner requirements.
• Coordinate with QA/QC to ensure installation quality before commissioning enters.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of equipment and system performance issues.
• Lead or support IST to verify systems operate together under various conditions.
• Track progress, deficiencies, and turnover milestones with regular reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Commissioning planning

Coordination

Problem-solving

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Legacy Professional Services is seeking a Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning activities for hyperscale data center projects from construction through testing and turnover. You will coordinate with project leadership, MEP teams, vendors, and client representatives to ensure systems are installed, tested, documented, and ready for reliable operation.

The role requires deep knowledge of MEP systems, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to drive issues to resolution