Project Engineer, Commissioning - Data Center Facilities

Ramboll Group A/S; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking a Project Engineer, Commissioning - Data Center Facilities in the United States. This full-time role requires travel and on-site work to commission mechanical systems within data centers, coordinating with clients, contractors, and vendors across multiple facilities.

Responsibilities include developing commissioning plans, witnessing tests, and documenting QC processes. The role emphasizes collaboration with Ramboll's Data Center Facilities team to deliver reliable, efficient,

Qualifications

• Experience with commissioning mechanical systems in data center environments.
• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary commissioning projects.
• Familiarity with factory witness tests and QC processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a commissioning agent of mechanical systems, directing and documenting testing on-site.
• Manage cooling, heating, plumbing, fire protection, and BMS systems across diverse facilities.
• Develop site-specific commissioning plans and review design criteria, drawings and submittals.
• Attend factory witness tests and generate detailed deficiency reports.
• Lead commissioning meetings and maintain comprehensive commissioning logs and reports.
• Coordinate with clients, vendors, contractors, and internal teams to ensure project success.

Job description

Project Engineer, Commissioning - Data Center Facilities

Full‑time

Travel is required for this role.

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll in the Americas.

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation‑owned people company, founded in Denmark, we believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. Our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act and being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. Ramboll in the Americas has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design.

Job Description

Ramboll's Data Center Facilities team (formerly EYP Mission Critical Facilities) is a pioneer and leader in Data Center Strategy, Planning, Design, Integration, Commissioning and Testing with experience working in thousands of data centers in the U.S. and across the globe. We provide a broad set of services for enterprise, institutional, web‑scale, service provider and colocation companies.

Our team of consultants assist clients in understanding how to bring data closer to their own customers, bringing all components of IT and the facility together, and enable rapid deployment of a solution that achieves critical objectives.

We believe we are strongly positioned to create flexible environments that can easily adapt to changes and disruptions – while eliminating risks and creating efficiencies.

This career‑growth minded opportunity offers exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a commissioning agent of Mechanical systems directing and documenting testing on‑site.
• Mechanical systems including cooling, heating systems, plumbing, fire, fuel oil, and BMS systems in a variety of environments.
• Manage projects and plans, provide and gather specifications, and execute assignments in a multidisciplinary engineering commissioning role for large facility projects.
• Review design criteria, specifications, drawings, equipment submittals, and other documentation pertinent to commissioning.
• The Commissioning agent adheres to a thorough quality management / QC process and procedures that validate and document our client’s systems.
• Identify and assemble required documentation, drawings, and data from clients, vendors, and contractors.
• Develop site‑specific commission plans.
• Develop and/or review factory witness test procedures for major equipment.
• Attend factory witness tests and provide a detailed report identifying deficiencies.
• Schedule and lead commissioning meetings while ensuring proper documentation.
• Develop and administer functional tests for various building Mechanical systems, of various systems Mechanical systems including cooling, heating systems, plumbing, fire, fuel oil, and BMS systems.
• Complete documentation in real time using cloud data collection or hard copy forms when required.
• Develop and maintain commissioning logs, equipment checklist, and other tools to track commissioning projects, write comprehensive final commissioning report.
• Help lead and manage any external resources; schedule and direct periodic commissioning meetings; attend construction and coordination meetings if required for the project.
• Interface with clients, contractors, equipment vendors and owners’ agents as needed; execute project assignments; interface with project contractors, vendors, and testing technicians; interact with all facets of the company: engineering, design, etc.
• Submit progress reports and commissioning meeting notes to the project and facility manager.
• Respond to customer inquiries in a manner that exceeds the customer’s expectations.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $86,000 - $135,000 annually and does not include bonuses, overtime or other forms of compensation or benefits. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.