Senior Data Center Commissioning Lead

Glumac; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Merit-based rewards

Flexible work-life balance

Collaborative team atmosphere

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, seeks a Data Center Commissioning Authority to join our world-class commissioning team in Austin or San Antonio, TX. You will lead commissioning activities for data center systems from design through turnover, coordinating with owners, engineers, and contractors to ensure performance and reliability.

In this role you will develop commissioning documentation, manage issue resolution, and mentor junior staff while traveling 50-70% to project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering or related field; equivalent industry experience may be considered.
• 8+ years in related industry with 2+ years in data center commissioning, operations, construction, testing, or QA.
• Ability to travel approximately 50-70% to project sites; strong communication and relationship-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities from design review through final acceptance and turnover.
• Develop and execute commissioning plans, pre-functional checklists, tests, and reports.
• Conduct field observations and functional testing of MEP systems and critical power.
• Verify installation, startup, operation, sequencing, redundancy, and resiliency of systems.
• Lead commissioning meetings and coordinate among owners, design teams, contractors, vendors, and operators.
• Manage schedules, tasks, resources, and deliverables; document issues and corrective actions.
• Mentor commissioning agents and assist with project management and QA/QC as needed.

Skills

8+ years experience

Data center know-how

Leadership / mentoring

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering/related field

Job description

Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, seeks a Data Center Commissioning Authority to join our world-class commissioning team in Austin or San Antonio, TX. You will lead commissioning activities for data center systems from design through turnover, coordinating with owners, engineers, and contractors to ensure performance and reliability.

In this role you will develop commissioning documentation, manage issue resolution, and mentor junior staff while traveling 50-70% to project sites.