Remote Mechanical Commissioning Lead for Data Centers

Strategic-Mission-Critical; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer contribution

Life insurance

Job summary

Strategic Mission Critical seeks a Mechanical Commissioning Advisor for field-based commissioning leadership of data center projects. Expect 60–70% travel to active sites as the on-site technical representative supporting the Owner through commissioning, IST, and turnover.

You will coordinate testing readiness, monitor critical mechanical systems, and drive issues to resolution while ensuring safety and alignment with project requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data center commissioning experience.
• Experience coordinating commissioning execution across Owners, GCs, and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of critical mechanical infrastructure and testing processes.
• Experience with L1–L5 commissioning and IST.
• Ability to work independently in an active data center environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as on-site technical advisor to Owner for commissioning from construction to turnover.
• Coordinate testing readiness with Owner, GC, CxA, and contractors.
• Monitor commissioning across chillers, cooling towers, pumps, CRAH/CRAC, AHUs, BAS/BMS.
• Support L1–L5 commissioning activities: startup, testing, and verification.
• Identify risks and deficiencies and drive resolution and closeout.

Skills

Data center commissioning

Field leadership

Testing IST

Cross-team coordination

Issue identification

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

PE / EIT certifications a plus

Tools

CxAlloy

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

Strategic Mission Critical seeks a Mechanical Commissioning Advisor for field-based commissioning leadership of data center projects. Expect 60–70% travel to active sites as the on-site technical representative supporting the Owner through commissioning, IST, and turnover.

You will coordinate testing readiness, monitor critical mechanical systems, and drive issues to resolution while ensuring safety and alignment with project requirements.