Data Center Commissioning Manager

LotusWorks is an Engineering Services provider specializing in managing Commissioning, Construction Services, Calibration, Operations & Maintenance scopes of work within global manufacturing facilities. LotusWorks operates globally across EMEA and North America partnering with the world's leading manufacturers across the Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical & Biologics, Medical Device and Data Center sectors. Our team of Engineering and Technical professionals is immersed in cutting-edge technologies and innovations. LotusWorks is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, integral to our people-first approach. 

LotusWorks is seeking an experienced and safety-focused Senior Data Center Commissioning Manager to lead the end-to-end commissioning program for a major data center project in Grafton, Wisconsin. This role will be responsible for planning, executing, documenting, and turning over the commissioning program while ensuring MEP, controls, electrical, and life-safety systems perform in accordance with the Basis of Design (BOD), Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), and project requirements. The Senior Data Center Commissioning Manager will own the end-to-end commissioning program for the facility — planning, execution, documentation, and turnover — and is the single point of accountability that the MEP, controls, and life-safety systems perform to the Basis of Design and OPR before the operations team accepts them.

Responsibilities:

Planning and pre-construction

• Develop and maintain the Cx Plan, Cx specification (Div 01 91 13 / 25 08 00 etc.), and Level 1–5 definitions
• Review OPR/BOD, design drawings, sequences of operations, and submittals for commissionability and testability
• Build the integrated Cx schedule and tie it to the CM's master schedule; define Cx milestones and gating criteria
• Define the Cx budget, staffing model, and test equipment/instrumentation needs
• Establish the issues log, document control, and Cx software workflow (CxAlloy, BlueRithm, Facility Grid, etc.)

Execution

• Direct Cx engineers and field technicians; assign systems and coordinate with contractors' startup teams
• Author or approve pre-functional checklists, functional performance tests, and IST scripts, including failure scenarios (utility loss, generator/UPS transfers, chiller failover, controls loss)
• Witness L2–L3 (factory/site startup, QA/QC), run L4 functional testing, and lead L5 integrated systems testing under load
• Manage load bank strategy, method of procedure (MOP) reviews, and energized-work safety controls
• Chair Cx meetings; drive issue resolution and re-test; escalate schedule or quality risks to the owner and CM
• Coordinate with the BMS/EPMS integrator on point-to-point, trending, alarms, and graphics verification

Quality and documentation