Senior MEP Commissioning Site Lead, Data Center

Metric DCX; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking an experienced MEP Commissioning Site Lead for a large-scale data center development in Phoenix, AZ. You will own commissioning activities from construction through to testing and handover, coordinating with contractors, engineering teams, and tenant representatives.

The role requires delivering facilities to the highest standards, maintaining schedules, and driving operational readiness on-site.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in MEP commissioning within mission-critical environments, ideally hyperscale or large-scale data center developments.
• Experience with overseeing commissioning across construction through handover.
• Technical knowledge of power distribution, UPS, generators, cooling systems and controls.
• Ability to manage general contractors, subcontractors and third-party commissioning agents.
• Familiarity with commissioning levels, functional performance testing and IST.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee MEP commissioning activities across large-scale, mission-critical data center developments.
• Represent the developer throughout the commissioning process, ensuring contractors and commissioning agents meet project requirements.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical and critical infrastructure testing, including IST.
• Monitor commissioning schedules, identify delays and resolve technical or delivery challenges.
• Work with general contractors, engineering teams, commissioning providers and tenant representatives.
• Ensure all commissioning activities comply with project specs, quality standards and operational requirements.
• Oversee commissioning documentation, testing procedures, issue tracking and final handover deliverables.
• Support the transition from construction through to operational readiness.
• Provide regular progress updates to project leadership, noting risks and milestones.
• Help establish commissioning processes and delivery standards as the business grows.

Skills

MEP commissioning

Site lead

Data center

Stakeholder management

IST testing

Job description

Metric DCX is seeking an experienced MEP Commissioning Site Lead for a large-scale data center development in Phoenix, AZ. You will own commissioning activities from construction through to testing and handover, coordinating with contractors, engineering teams, and tenant representatives.

The role requires delivering facilities to the highest standards, maintaining schedules, and driving operational readiness on-site.