Commissioning Manager

About the role

The Commissioning Manager provides cost management services, including invoice validation, cost forecasting and reporting, change management, close‑out administration, procurement management, earned value, and value engineering. They should be able to identify opportunities within a project that add value and help successfully achieve the client’s desired project outcome. The Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor is responsible for supporting senior members of staff and delivering comprehensive cost management services throughout the project lifecycle. This role ensures effective financial control, value optimization, and alignment with client objectives from project inception through closeout. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive, proactive approach to the role and be committed to delivering customer service excellence and strong commercial results.

Responsibilities

• Review project scope, design documentation, and technical deliverables to ensure alignment with owner requirements, project objectives, and industry standards; provide detailed recommendations for risk mitigation and performance optimization.
• Oversee the development and implementation of commissioning specifications, plans, checklists, and testing protocols for collection, control, and related building systems.
• Represent owner interests during site visits, commissioning activities, and inspections by monitoring progress, validating quality, and providing technical guidance to project stakeholders.
• Coordinate and oversee functional performance testing activities, ensuring commissioning plans, schedules, and execution strategies meet project milestones and operational goals.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including issue logs, lessons learned, meeting minutes, field observations, commissioning reports, and project closeout deliverables.
• Facilitate communication among owners, designers, contractors, and commissioning teams to support construction coordination, resolve technical issues, and drive project success.
• Partner with project teams and leadership to verify project scope, performance criteria, and operational requirements while fostering collaborative relationships across all stakeholders.
• Lead planning, oversight, and verification of system testing programs, including NETA, SCADA, controls, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, life safety, and operational readiness testing; chair stakeholder meetings, monitor project performance, and ensure successful system turnover and occupancy readiness.

Requirements

Physical requirements and working conditions: indoor office environment; may require work on site when necessary. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks: ability to work on a computer and ability to answer and speak on a telephone.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, electrical or mechanical engineering, or a relevant field.
• Minimum 12 years of construction or commissioning related experience.
• Minimum 10 years direct experience in commissioning MEP systems in a hyperscale data center or mission critical projects.
• Experience managing project teams, managing end‑to‑end commissioning for a minimum of three mission