QA/QC Commissioning Manager

Position: QA/QC Commissioning Manager

Location: Excelsior, MN

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Primarily onsite/in-office 4 days per week, with 1 remote day permitted

Position Overview

This role will serve as the onsite commissioning representative, overseeing and verifying commissioning activities for critical facility systems. The position is responsible for ensuring systems are properly tested, documented, resolved, and ready for operational turnover.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite representative during commissioning activities.
• Witness and verify commissioning scripts and functional performance testing.
• Ensure testing follows approved procedures, specifications, and client requirements.
• Monitor commissioning schedules and progress against turnover milestones.
• Coordinate with commissioning agents, contractors, equipment vendors, BMS providers, and project teams.
• Track deficiencies, punch-list items, corrective actions, and issue closure.
• Review Cx Alloy issues and validate supporting documentation before closure.
• Witness integrated systems testing (IST), failure testing, and emergency operating scenarios.
• Verify electrical, mechanical, controls, and life-safety systems are properly commissioned.
• Review BMS alarms, priorities, descriptions, alarm points, and functionality.
• Coordinate review of PLC logic, sequences of operation, and cause-and-effect matrices.
• Monitor contractor compliance with commissioning requirements and identify testing gaps.
• Prepare daily and weekly commissioning status reports.
• Escalate issues that may affect schedule, reliability, or operational readiness.
• Participate in owner, contractor, and commissioning meetings and provide technical recommendations.
• Support construction-to-operations turnover.
• Verify final commissioning reports and turnover documentation are complete and accurate.
• Communicate lessons learned and recurring issues across project phases.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of mission-critical/data center commissioning experience.
• Experience with large-scale hyperscale facilities such as Meta, Microsoft, Google, AWS, or similar.
• Successfully completed at least 3 data center projects through IST and turnover.
• Strong commissioning experience across both electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience with:
• Electrical distribution systems
• Medium-voltage systems
• UPS systems
• Generators
• Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)
• PLC controls
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Mechanical cooling systems
• Integrated systems testing
• Experience with Cx Alloy or similar commissioning platforms.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines, control diagrams, PLC logic, cause-and-effect matrices, design drawings, and specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field.
• Certifications such as CxA, CCP, LEED AP, PMP, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of mission-critical/data center commissioning experience.
• Owner’s representative experience on hyperscale or large mission-critical projects.
• Experience leading or coordinating IST, failure testing, and Level 4/Level 5 commissioning.
• Advanced BMS/EPMS, alarm validation, PLC logic, and sequence-of-operations experience.
• Advanced experience with Cx Alloy or similar commissioning management platforms.
• Familiarity with client turnover, closeout documentation, and operational readiness processes.
• Experience driving lessons learned across multiple project phases.

Compensation & Benefits

• $170,000–$220,000 annual salary, based on experience
• Bonus
• Commission opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement benefits
• PTO and paid holidays

If this opportunity aligns with your background, I’d be happy to share additional details and discuss the position with you.

Please let me know your availability for a brief 5–10 minute call.

Best regards,