Shawmut-posted 2 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Boston, MA
5,001-10,000 employees

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 85 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 11 offices nationwide.

  • Lead and manage end-to-end commissioning activities for multiple large-scale new construction and retrofit projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and operational readiness.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive commissioning strategies, integrating system startup, testing, and turnover milestones into overall project schedules.
  • Establish and enforce project-specific commissioning protocols, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, regulatory standards, and quality benchmarks from design phase to project close-out.
  • Integrate commission readiness early in project planning to reduce last minute issues.
  • Collaborate closely with architects, engineers, trade partners, commissioning teams and Shawmut’s construction team to ensure systems are installed and commissioned in accordance with design intent and performance expectations.
  • Oversee coordination with site-based Quality Control (QC) and MEP teams to ensure all commissioning documentation, checklists, and test scripts are completed accurately and on schedule.
  • Lead commissioning meetings and represent the project team in discussions with internal and external stakeholders, providing updates on schedule, quality, and readiness.
  • Ensure readiness for energization and system startup by verifying completion of critical QC checkpoints and availability of required documentation and resources.
  • Direct the execution of functional tests and verification procedures to confirm system performance and operational compliance.
  • Support the development of commissioning plans for MEP systems, including testing protocols, inspection requirements, factory startup coordination, and owner training.
  • Maintain thorough knowledge of project specifications, drawings, submittals, and applicable building codes to ensure commissioning activities align with design and regulatory standards.
  • Facilitate pre-installation meetings with trade partners and vendors to communicate commissioning scope, expectations, and protocols.
  • Monitor and resolve commissioning-related deficiencies through proactive punch list management and coordination with project teams.
  • Help manage comprehensive owner training, O&M documentation and operational readiness to ensure clients can effectively manage their building from day one.
  • Help implement pre-turn-over audits and punch list resolution strategy to enhance efficiency.
  • Continuous improvement: develop a tracking system startup success and owner satisfaction to measure improvement.
  • Evaluate third-party inspection and testing results, ensuring timely resolution of issues and documentation of corrective actions.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to commissioning staff, interns, and assistants, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in MEP commissioning, construction management, or building systems engineering, with a proven track record of leading complex projects.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline required.
  • Master’s degree or advanced certifications preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of BIM, commissioning software, and building automation systems.
  • LEED AP, CxA, or equivalent commissioning credentials highly desirable.
  • OSHA 30 certification preferred.
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
  • 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
  • Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
  • Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.
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