Mechanical Commissioning ManagerTemplate

Batchelor & Kimball•Haskell, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in Conyers, Georgia, Batchelor & Kimball takes pride in partnering with our clients to deliver excellent results from engineering and construction to operations and maintenance. We offer design/build and turnkey construction services, including teaming with selected subcontractors for electrical and general construction. If you are looking to grow your career and thrive in a team environment, then we invite you to apply for this position. There’s not a lot of BS here, and not a lot of turnover. Good people work at Batchelor & Kimball. We’re good at our jobs, and good to each other. We have high expectations because the work is challenging, but we know the most valuable thing about the work is the people who do it. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d like to meet you! We are seeking a Mechanical Commissioning Manager in Haskell, TX to manage the end-to-end Commissioning processes and delivery of new or retrofit of an existing facility to satisfy contract requirements and verify facility operations in alignment with the owners’ project requirements. The successful candidate will manage, plan, coordinate, and develop site-specific Commissioning activities as an integrated part of the Quality Control plan. They will develop Commissioning Schedules that align with the overall project schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in either Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management. Or job experience of minimum of 10 years in similar roles.
Minimum of 5 years of Commissioning experience that bridges both field and engineering responsibilities associated with Commissioning process. Specific Data Center/Mission Critical Experience preferred.
Well-rounded knowledge of Mechanical systems and construction processes means and methods, and materials their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances.
ASHRAE Commissioning certification, desired and/or in-depth understanding of ASHRAE Commissioning process as it relates to Commissioning activities associated with Mechanical Systems, including data center defined commissioning Levels 1 through 5
Experience with Building Management Systems, including Environmental controls.
Ability to interpret contract documents, owner project requirements, drawings, specifications, system schematics, sequence of operations, MEP scopes of work and project schedule

Nice To Haves

Specific Data Center/Mission Critical Experience preferred.
ASHRAE Commissioning certification, desired

Responsibilities

Manage site-specific end-to-end Commissioning activities during Level 1 through Level 5 for delivery of new or retrofit of existing facility.
Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with architects, engineers, trade partners, and operations teams to streamline and improve project delivery and to ensure fully compliant project.
Implement policies and procedures necessary to support project schedule, contractual obligations, and deliver fully compliant project.
Coordinate with Mechanical Quality Control (QC) and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) teams for MEP scope to assure checklists, engineering documents, and commissioning activities are successfully completed and follow approved test scripts and commissioning plan.
Comprehensive understanding of major milestones, client/General Contractor (GC) contractual and trade partner/GC obligations, and commissioning plans created by client’s third-party Commissioning Agent.
Manage Commissioning plan per contractual turnovers to client.
Define and manage on-site resource requirements for sub-tier trade partners, equipment vendors, commissioning agent, and project staff to achieve project schedule.
Create, manage iterations, and integrate Start-up and Commissioning schedules into project schedule, incorporating time for required testing, cleaning, and site inspections by Commissioning Agent. Commissioning schedule should include thorough and sequenced plan of Level 3 through Level 5 activities and minimize overlap of Level 4 activities.
Collaborate with Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment vendors for efficient installations and provide feedback to client and QC Managers.
Manage equipment vendors adherence to QC plan and provide appropriate resources, field documentation, and checklists prior to start-up (Energization). Establish checkpoints to ensure documentation and installation quality prior to moving to next phase of Commissioning.
Participate in Start-up and Commissioning meetings to communicate Cx Plan and schedule updates.
Contribute to development of project specific Cx Plan.
Contribute to development and population of online equipment databases to ensure consistency in inspection test checklists, equipment details, and naming conventions.
Develop comprehensive understanding of project-specific contract documents (including contract, plans, specifications and applicable codes).
Support Pre-installation meetings with sub-tier trade partners and vendors and communicate expectations of contract and scope.
Establish and manage punch list prevention plan and related Commissioning deficiencies with project team.
Participate and/or facilitate Quality and Commissioning related onboarding of new project staff, trade partners, and vendors.
Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.