Senior Data Center Commissioning Lead

Metric DCX; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem travel package

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking a Lead Commissioning Engineer to own and drive systems testing for data center projects. You will lead cross-discipline commissioning activities, author MOPs, and coordinate FAT/SAT, IST and field work across electrical, mechanical, and controls teams.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of hands-on commissioning in mission-critical facilities, strong knowledge of electrical distribution and standby power, and experience with BMS/EPMS platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities.
• Experience with Level 3-5 functional and integrated testing across disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent field experience; engineering judgment prioritized.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cx execution on data center projects as technical lead.
• Develop and execute MOPs for multi-discipline tests (electrical, mechanical, controls).
• Lead FAT and SAT on switchgear, generators, UPS, PDUs, cooling systems.
• Perform functional performance testing on BMS/EPMS control sequences.
• Coordinate IST and field work across trades to validate the facility as a system.
• Review electrical one-lines, schematics, and controls lists for accuracy.
• Drive closure of commissioning issues with contractors and vendors.
• Mentor field commissioning engineers and technicians; uphold procedure discipline.

Skills

Electrical distribution

BMS/EPMS platforms

Testing/commissioning

Problem solving

Field leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Electrical schematics software

Job description

Location: [Texas] | Type: Full-Time | Travel: [50%]

We're looking for a Lead Commissioning Engineer who doesn't just run test scripts, but someone who understands the systems well enough to know when something's about to go wrong before it does. If you've stood in an electrical room during a full-load transfer test with your hand near the e-stop and total confidence in the sequence you wrote, this is your role.

What You'll Own

• Serve as technical lead on Cx execution for one or more data center projects as the go-to engineer when a system isn't behaving the way the sequence of operations says it should.
• Develop and execute Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for Level 3–5 functional and integrated testing across electrical, mechanical, and controls systems.
• Lead factory witness tests (FAT) and site acceptance tests (SAT) on switchgear, generators, UPS, PDUs, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, and cooling towers.
• Perform detailed functional performance testing (FPT) on BMS/EPMS control sequences.
• Run integrated systems tests (IST), coordinating live trade work across electrical, mechanical, fire/life safety, and controls to validate the facility as one system, not a collection of parts
• Review and mark up electrical one-lines, mechanical schematics, and controls points lists.
• Manage and drive closure of the commissioning issues log, working directly with contractors and vendors to fix root causes, not symptoms.
• Mentor and technically direct field commissioning engineers and technicians, setting the standard for procedure discipline and documentation quality.
• Support the Commissioning Project Manager with schedule input, technical risk assessments, and readiness reporting to ownership.

What You Bring

• 4+ years of hands-on commissioning engineering experience on mission-critical facilities; hyperscale or colocation data center experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical command of electrical distribution and standby power systems (medium/low voltage switchgear, generators, UPS, ATS/STS) OR mechanical cooling systems (chillers, CRAH/CRAC, cooling towers, CHW/CW piping).
• Working fluency in BMS/EPMS platforms and the ability to read and challenge a sequence of operations, not just execute it.
• Solid grounding in ASHRAE Guideline 0/1.1, NETA, NFPA 70/70E/110 and how they apply on a live construction site.
• Demonstrated experience authoring technically rigorous MOPs and test scripts that a field technician can execute without guessing.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline preferred; equivalent field experience will absolutely be considered.
• CxA, BCxP, CCP, or NETA certification is a plus but we're hiring for engineering judgment first.
• Comfortable owning a problem in the field, communicating it clearly, and staying until it's actually resolved.

Why This Role

• Get hands-on with the infrastructure behind the cloud.
• Work under commissioning leadership that values technical depth over checkbox culture
• Build toward Commissioning Project Manager, this is a growth seat, not a ceiling
• Competitive salary, per diem/travel package, and benefits built around real job-site life