Commissioning Project Manager

Job Title: Commissioning Project Manager

Job Description

The Commissioning Project Manager leads commissioning activities for large, technically advanced data center projects, coordinating scope, schedules, and documentation across vendors, field teams, and trade partners. This role oversees the full commissioning lifecycle, ensuring that complex electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems are delivered on time, to specification, and with high quality. The position offers the opportunity to manage entire project teams on hyperscale data center campuses and play a key role in delivering infrastructure that supports cloud computing, AI, and next-generation technology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Review the projects commissioning (Cx) scope and coordinate all Cx activities to ensure alignment with project objectives and requirements.

• Coordinate and manage all commissioning team members, providing clear direction, oversight, and support throughout the project lifecycle.

• Coordinate and manage OFCI (Owner Furnished, Contractor Installed) equipment delivery schedules with vendors, field teams, and trade partners to maintain overall project timelines.

• Collaborate with OFCI vendors to obtain and manage all required information and documentation, including submittals, BIM models, L2/L3 prerequisites, and closeout documentation.

• Create, maintain, and own a detailed commissioning schedule (L2/L3), updating it daily based on field progress, blockers, and changing project conditions.

• Oversee subcontractor teams and project execution to ensure commissioning activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with design specifications.

• Lead commissioning efforts across L1L5 Cx activities, ensuring each level of testing and validation is performed and documented properly.

• Provide leadership on large, active data center campuses, serving as a key point of contact for commissioning-related issues and decisions.

• Coordinate continuously with all trades in a fast-paced, schedule-driven environment to resolve conflicts, remove obstacles, and maintain progress.

• Engage regularly with owners, architects, engineers, municipal officials, and project leadership to communicate status, address concerns, and support decision-making.

• Ensure overall site performance in commissioning-related areas, including safety, quality, and adherence to schedule.

• Support project closeout by ensuring all commissioning documentation, reports, and prerequisites are completed, organized, and delivered.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience in commissioning within construction or data center environments, including hands-on involvement with L1L5 Cx activities.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate complex schedules, multiple stakeholders, and concurrent workstreams.

• Experience in construction management, particularly on large-scale, mission-critical or data center projects.

• Ability to manage and coordinate commissioning team members, subcontractors, and trade partners in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in creating, maintaining, and updating detailed commissioning schedules (L2/L3) based on field progress and evolving project conditions.

• Knowledge of BIM 360 and the ability to work with BIM models and related documentation.

• Strong communication and coordination skills for working with vendors, owners, architects, engineers, municipal officials, and internal project leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to oversee OFCI equipment delivery schedules and associated documentation requirements.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working on hyperscale data center campuses with complex electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems.

• Experience in mission-critical or high-availability facility construction and commissioning.

• Leadership experience in overseeing entire project teams rather than limited scopes, with high visibility and responsibility for site performance.

• Familiarity with schedule-driven, large-scale construction environments requiring constant cross-trade coordination.

• Interest in contributing to infrastructure that supports cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and next-generation technology platforms.

• Ability and willingness to travel and temporarily relocate depending on project assignment.

• Commitment to collaboration, employee development, innovation, and empowering field leadership.

Work Environment

This role operates in a leadership capacity on large, active data center campuses featuring advanced electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems. The work environment is fast-paced and highly schedule-driven, requiring continuous coordination across all trades and close collaboration with vendors, owners, architects, engineers, municipal officials, and project leadership. You will work within a nationally recognized design-build setting, using tools such as BIM 360 and engaging with complex commissioning schedules and documentation. The position offers long-term project stability, opportunities to lead increasingly larger projects, and a strong culture centered on collaboration, innovation, employee development, and field leadership empowerment. Travel and temporary relocation may be required based on project location and assignment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lubbock, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.58 - $86.06/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lubbock, TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 27, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lubbock,TX.

About Actalent

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