Commissioning Controls Site Manager, Data Centers
About The Position
Fluidstack is seeking a Commissioning Controls Site Manager for its Data Centers. The company's mission is to make humanity more free by deploying frontier compute infrastructure for AI faster than anyone else. This role is crucial for delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute by rethinking every layer of the stack, from acquiring power to operating data centers. The ideal candidate will be passionate about this problem space and possess extreme ownership, velocity, a first-principles approach, and a love for the game. The commissioning team is focused on establishing a commissioning program for large-scale data centers, developing plans for new modular designs, and driving automated commissioning. This role will own controls commissioning delivery across BMS, EPMS, PLC, and SCADA (Ignition preferred) for Fluidstack's 2026 greenfield program, managing L1 through L5 phases in parallel across multiple sites. The manager will chair weekly site big room meetings as the Owner's Representative, directing contractors, designers, OEMs, and commissioning authorities. They will also build and deploy FPT and IST test scripts, own commissioning documentation, the controls budget, and change orders, and lead controls handover to operations while mentoring project engineers.
Requirements
- Led controls commissioning end to end on 50 MW+ data center or comparable mission-critical builds, covering UPS/EPMS monitoring, chilled water, and HVAC systems.
- Ability to read controls architecture and L1 through L5 documentation well enough to direct the work and hold vendors and commissioning authorities accountable, not to program it yourself.
- Run point as Owner's Representative, chairing big-room meetings and driving GCs, OEMs, and commissioning authorities to a shared schedule.
- Habitually track budgets, change orders, RFIs, and submittals, and catch schedule and cost risk before it turns into a change order fight.
- Written FPT and IST test scripts yourself and reviewed them with commissioning agents to confirm systems meet design intent.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, automation, or a related field.
- PMP, CCP, NICET IV, PE license, or ISA CCST.
- ASHRAE or BCxA commissioning guideline experience.
- Hands-on pre-functional testing and mechanical or electrical adjustment work.
- Schedule-compressed delivery via prefabrication, skids, or modular deployment on 20 to 200+ MW programs.
- Prior hyperscale or colocation commissioning experience.
Responsibilities
- Own controls commissioning delivery across BMS, EPMS, PLC, and SCADA (Ignition preferred) for Fluidstack's 2026 greenfield program, running L1 through L5 phases in parallel across multiple sites.
- Chair the weekly site big room as Owner's Representative, directing general contractors, designers, OEMs, and commissioning authorities from design-assist and factory witness testing through IST and turnover.
- Build and deploy FPT and IST test scripts with commissioning agents, verifying every controls system meets design intent before turnover.
- Own commissioning documentation, the controls budget, and change orders, tracking issues, punch lists, and final reports to closeout.
- Lead controls handover to operations and mentor project engineers across sites, standing up the commissioning playbooks and standards other engineers execute against on every site after.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package (cash + equity).
- Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.
- Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
