Data Center Commissioning Technician

Saige Partners•Marion, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Center Commissioning Technician is a hands-on technical resource supporting client commissioning projects in data center environments. The role helps verify, test, and document mission-critical systems, working with multidisciplinary engineers, technicians, contractors, and client teams to ensure systems are installed and operating according to design specifications. This is a contract position and is not eligible for C2C or W2 referral candidates. The work involves field testing and validation at active data center and construction sites, including travel to client locations. The technician carries out assigned onsite tasks under project leadership and learns operational workflows and interactions across mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines.

Requirements

Comfort using testing equipment such as multimeters and basic instrumentation tools.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation and organized reporting.
Ability to adapt to changing schedules, test plans, and site priorities while maintaining quality and safety standards.
Effective communication and ability to work well with cross-functional technical teams.
Strong self-management skills, including planning, prioritization, and evaluating progress.
Ability to safely perform physical tasks associated with field testing and commissioning activities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in industrial maintenance, assembly line service, controls technician roles, or controls/automation engineering.
Initiative in learning new technologies, tools, and system methodologies.

Responsibilities

Assist in commissioning activities to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of data center systems.
Perform I/O checkout and point-to-point verification to validate device operation and signal integrity.
Support functional testing, including start/stop operations, sequence verification, alarms, interlocks, and fail-safe functionality.
Conduct or verify instrumentation calibration checks for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
Compare analog gauges with digital readings and expected ranges.
Support flow tests and performance verification activities and document results.
Review drawings, equipment submittals, and test scripts to understand operational intent and acceptance criteria.
Document testing results, discrepancies, observations, and corrective actions using commissioning forms or project tools.
Identify issues, deficiencies, or conflicts; escalate them appropriately and assist with troubleshooting and retesting after corrections.
Collaborate with commissioning leads, project managers, engineers, contractors, and client teams.
Execute assigned onsite tasks under the direction of project leadership.
Travel to client locations and perform physical fieldwork related to testing and validation of mission-critical systems.
Learn data center operational workflows and system interactions across mechanical, electrical, and control disciplines.