Commissioning Project Manager

The Commissioning Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of L5's commissioning services for one or more assigned projects. This role owns L5's commissioning scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety, and ensures that work is planned and executed in accordance with L5's scope of work and project specifications. The CxPM serves as the primary L5 commissioning point of contact for the client, design team, general and subcontractors, vendors, sub-consultants, and L5 internal teams from project award through commissioning and closeout.  This is a highly cross-functional role, partnering closely with our clients to deliver projects on time, on budget, and without incident.

Project Planning & Execution 

• Participate in the development of L5 commissioning services proposals in response to RFPs and requests for qualifications / pricing.  

• Assess L5 team staffing and location / travel requirements to effectively execute assigned project(s).  

• Support the hiring, onboarding, and training and provide day-to-day direction and oversight to the L5 commissioning team members assigned to the project(s).  

• Own the project commissioning lifecycle from award through closeout, including scope definition, work breakdown and resource planning, commissioning schedule development, and budget management. 

• Lead the development of project specific Commission Plan(s) and facilitate review and acceptance by project stakeholders.  

• Manage commissioning focused reviews of design packages, specifications, OPRs, BODs and submittals and development and submission of commissioning related RFIs as required to clarify project requirements. 

• Lead the planning of the sequence of commissioning activities in collaboration with internal team, client, contractors, vendors and Engineers of Record (EOR). 

• Ownership of the commissioning process for critical power and cooling infrastructure and BMS / EPMS monitoring and control platforms.  

• Serves as the day-to-day client interface, providing clients with clear and proactive communication on commissioning progress, risks, challenges and changes. 

• Lead project commissioning meetings, manage project commissioning status reporting, and regularly update client and other project stakeholders on commissioning status, schedule and budget. 

• Coordinate closely with internal and external project stakeholders to ensure pre-startup, functional and integrated systems testing are planned and executed effectively and efficiently. 

• Manage project commissioning closeout, including aggregation of commissioning reports, systems manuals, as-built documentation and support the transition to Operations program as applicable on assigned project(s).   

Safety, Quality & Risk Management 

• Enforce a zero-incident safety culture, including electrical safety, lockout/tagout, work permitting, and site access requirements. 

• Ensure that all assigned L5 team members have completed all required safety training.  

• Identify, document, and mitigate risks to schedule, cost, quality and safety, and escalate issues early with clear recommendations. 

• Hold the project team accountable to project specifications, quality standards, client requirements, and code and regulatory compliance.

• ossess a strong working knowledge of the commissioning guidelines and principles contained in ASHRAE Guideline 0.  

• Batchelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. 

• Possess, or be in pursuit of, a recognized industry commissioning certification.  

• 5+ years of continuous data center commissioning experience in US and / or Canada.  

• Deep working knowledge of critical power and cooling infrastructure design and operation, and the methods and procedures used to test and commission same.   

• Experience leading commissioning teams on data center projects > 25MW in capacity utilizing liquid cooling infrastructure strongly desired. 

• Strong command of scheduling, cost control, contract administration, and change management. 

• Strong understanding of construction safety standards, including OSHA requirements and NFPA 70E. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead internal team members as well as subcontractors, vendors, and consultants. 

• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines under pressure. 

• Strong proficiency with project management and scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore) and Microsoft Office/Excel. 

• Strong proficiency with commissioning management platforms (e.g. Cx Alloy, BIM360, ACC, Facility Grid).  

• Willingness to travel up to 50% in support of project execution. 

• PE and / or PMP certifications are an asset for this role but not specifically required. 

• Experience working as a third-party consultant for hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center clients preferred. 

• Hold US or Canadian citizenship.

L5 Mission Critical is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.