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Join the Team That Powers Critical Infrastructure
Your Blueprint for a Rewarding Career
At DataQuestCX, you'll be part of an elite team ensuring that the world's most critical infrastructure performs flawlessly from day one. We specialize in comprehensive commissioning services for data centers, hospitals, airports, and other mission-critical facilities where failure isn't an option. From hyperscale cloud providers to semiconductor manufacturers, our clients trust us to validate their complex systems through rigorous testing from L0 through L6 stages. If you're passionate about precision engineering and want to work on projects where your expertise directly impacts global digital infrastructure, this is where technical excellence meets real-world impact.
Build Your Career in High-Stakes Engineering
Working at DataQuestCX means mastering the full spectrum of commissioning services—from factory acceptance testing and systems integration to thermographic inspections and load bank testing. You'll develop expertise in cutting-edge technologies while working alongside industry specialists who understand that in our field, thoroughness and attention to detail are non-negotiable. Our team provides both advisory services and hands-on technical solutions, ensuring that power, cooling, and monitoring systems operate in perfect harmony under real-world conditions. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll find opportunities to grow while contributing to projects that keep the digital world running 24/7.
Current Opportunities
Senior Mechanical Commissioning Lead - Data Centers
- Job Benefits
• Healthcare Benefits – Dental and Optics
• 401 K
• Travel Accommodations (Flights, Hotel, Per Diem) Included
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Commissioning Lead to support mission-critical and data center projects throughout North America. This role leads commissioning, startup, TAB verification, functional performance testing, and documentation for critical mechanical infrastructure. The successful candidate will work closely with owners, contractors, TAB agencies, and project teams to ensure systems are installed, tested, and operated in accordance with project requirements..
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate commissioning, startup, TAB verification, and functional performance testing activities for mission-critical mechanical systems including:
- Computer Room Air Handlers/Air Conditioners (CRAHs and CRACs)
- Chilled Water Systems
- Cooling Towers (Dry, and Wet or Adiabatic Coolers)
- Air or Water-Cooled Chillers
- Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Exhaust Fans
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Pumps, Hydronic Distribution Systems, and Associated Controls
- Create and review commissioning TAB scripts for the various L3-L4 of commissioning.
- Execute or witness Functional Performance Testing (FPT), Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and Level 3 through Level 5 commissioning activities
- Plan project-specific schedules for the commissioning of mechanical systems.
- Collect, compile, and deliver commissioning reports.
- Conduct reviews to verify compliance with project requirements and/or regulations.
- Review and evaluate Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) reports.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field (or equivalent technical experience).
- 5-10 years of experience in commissioning, startup, TAB, or testing of HVAC and mechanical systems, preferably within data center, mission-critical, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or industrial facilities
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, HVAC general arrangements, 3D Navisworks models, and mechanical equipment schedules
- Ability and willingness to travel throughout North America (up to 75-100% depending on project requirements)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface directly with clients.
- Detail-oriented with strong technical writing and documentation skills and understanding of compliance requirements.
- NEBB or TABB Certifications are considered an asset
Preferred Experience
- Experience commissioning hyperscale or colocation data centers.
- Experience with Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 commissioning activities.
- Experience executing Functional Performance Testing (FPT) and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
- Familiarity with ASHRAE, Uptime Institute, CSA, and industry commissioning best practices.
- Experience using Bluebeam, Navisworks, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Commissioning Lead – Critical Power Systems
Location: Various
Job Type: Salary Full Time or Casual Hourly
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Electrical Commissioning Lead to join our team. This role is integral to ensuring the successful installation, start-up, testing, and documentation of critical power systems in data centers and large-scale infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in electrical systems and a proven ability to coordinate with clients, contractors, and project teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Witness and validate installation, start-up, and testing of critical power equipment, including but not limited to:
- Dynamic Load bank testing for Generators
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
- Low- and Medium-Voltage Switchgear
- Transfer Switches (Both Automatic and Manual)
- Programable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and their interaction with SCADA, BAS and DCIM systems
- Electrical continuity tests on Bus Ducts
- Create and review commissioning scripts for the various L0-L6 of commissioning.
- Collaborate with clients to align expectations.
- Plan project-specific schedules for the commissioning of electrical systems.
- Collect, compile, and deliver commissioning reports.
- Conduct reviews to verify compliance with project requirements and/or regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent technical experience).
- 3–5 years of experience in commissioning or testing of electrical power systems (data center or critical facility experience preferred).
- Strong understanding of electrical distribution and critical power infrastructure.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings such as wiring diagrams.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface directly with clients.
- Detail-oriented with strong technical writing and documentation skills.
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Commissioning Scripts and Close Out Packages
System Energization and Dynamic Load Bank Testing
Factory Acceptance Testing
Systems Integration
Thermographic Inspection
WHITE PAPER
Closing the Skills Gap in Data Center Commissioning
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✓ Detailed cost exposure tables by facility size
✓ Stakeholder-specific action plans with timelines
✓ Industry 4.0 vs. 5.0 commissioning comparison matrix
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