Lead Mechanical Cx Engineer — Data Center, Atlanta (On-Site)

fsttechnicalservices; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly per diem

Job summary

FST Technical Services is seeking a Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer for a major data center project in Atlanta, GA. This on-site leadership role guides the mechanical Cx team through L1–L5, ensuring documentation, testing, turnover, and client satisfaction.

The candidate will manage engineers and field staff, coordinate with GC/CM, vendors, and controls teams, and drive planning, startup, and FPT activities to achieve on-time project delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mechanical commissioning, engineering, construction, or mission-critical facilities experience, with 10+ years preferred.
• Significant direct data center commissioning experience is required.
• Demonstrated ownership of commissioning documentation, system turnover, issue management, and client deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mechanical Commissioning program through L1–L5 for a large-scale data center construction project.
• Manage and provide technical leadership to Mechanical Commissioning Engineers and field personnel.
• Assign work, establish priorities, monitor progress, and ensure the mechanical Cx team meets project milestones and client expectations.
• Serve as a primary mechanical commissioning interface with the client, GC/CM, MEP contractors, design engineers, controls teams, equipment vendors, and other commissioning disciplines.
• Represent the mechanical Cx team during client meetings, commissioning meetings, coordination meetings, schedule reviews, and project-status discussions.
• Lead mechanical commissioning planning, system readiness, startup coordination, functional testing, issue resolution, and turnover.

Skills

Leadership

Cx Leadership

Mechanical Commissioning

Data Center

Client Interface

Team Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE, CxA, CCP, BCxP (preferred)

Tools

CxAlloy

Facility Grid

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud/BIM 360

Bluebeam

Job description

FST Technical Services is seeking a Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer for a major data center project in Atlanta, GA. This on-site leadership role guides the mechanical Cx team through L1–L5, ensuring documentation, testing, turnover, and client satisfaction.

The candidate will manage engineers and field staff, coordinate with GC/CM, vendors, and controls teams, and drive planning, startup, and FPT activities to achieve on-time project delivery.