Senior Commissioning Project Manager

Role Description

The Senior Commissioning Project Manager must be a proven results-oriented individual with a professional track record in providing profitable professional services coupled with a high level of client satisfaction. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. This position will combine strong leadership, personal communication abilities, and technical skills to commission Hyperscale, Enterprise, and Collocation Data Centers.

• Collaborate closely with a team of Veolia field engineers to safely prepare for and perform field activities, complete related documentation, record commissioning results, and log any issues.
• Understand client project expectations and ensure Veolia execution meets requirements.
• Act as the Veolia Safety Representative for the project duration, ensuring Veolia staff focus on safety.
• Work with larger project teams to meet schedules, coordinate daily field activities and required resources, and generate daily, weekly, and status reports.
• Act as Point of Contact for Veolia for all client project directives, requests, and feedback.
• Work with client site and regional representatives to set and meet project expectations, including prerequisites, field processes, documentation, schedules, and budgets.
• Set project assignments and schedules for Veolia project engineers.
• Assist with field commissioning activities as necessary.
• In some instances, be a technical subject matter expert for complex mission-critical projects.
• Develop methods and procedures for electrical, mechanical, controls, and fire life safety systems for mission-critical projects.
• Lead client meetings for scheduling, daily coordination, progress discussions, issue resolution, and other key project topics.
• Track Veolia team hours and efforts above the contracted or expected levels for future change orders.
• Draft proposals for client project requests and change orders.
• Assist with Veolia departmental budgets, KPI’s, and financial planning.
• Assist in development of the Veolia team, including interviews and feedback, onboarding, instruction, and training.
• Supervise direct report team members when assigned, and provide employee reviews per company direction.
• Any other related tasks.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 5 or more years of complex mission-critical commissioning project management experience, or relevant and applicable industry experience.
• OR Minimum of 10 years of complex mission-critical commissioning project management experience, or relevant and applicable industry experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Organized, detail-oriented, analytical, proactive, problem solver.
• Good communication and relationship skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and manage project engineers on day-to-day tasks.
• Knowledge & experience with ASHRAE commissioning guidelines.
• Thorough understanding of data center MEP equipment, assemblies, and systems, including BMS and EPMS.
• Electrical: Familiarity with Medium Voltage switchgear, Main Switchboards up to 5000A, Backup Generation, Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPSs), Automatic Transfer systems, plus other applicable power transfer equipment ranging from 600V A.C/D.C and lower.
• Mechanical: Familiarity with HVAC equipment, Chiller Plants, Evaporative Cooling, CRAHs, CRACs, Pumping systems, and Variable Frequency Drives.
• Team player and a “client-first” mentality.
• Contribute to engineering teams in the delivery of mechanical/electrical systems commissioning.
• Can review contract documents and equipment submittals, perform construction inspections and observations, develop or review functional test plans and execute tests for a wide variety of data center systems.
• Demonstrate superior time management and ability to work under the pressures of schedule demands.
• Ability to be resourceful, work with engineering teams, and quickly find solutions to complex problems.
• Able to think technically about mission-critical systems and verbalize for a less technical audience.
• Able to drive project expectations to conclusion while being fiscally conscious of project budgets.
• Be a role model of composure for direct reports under difficult project conditions and client expectations.
• Be a mentor for direct reports and subject matter expert for direct report growth.
• If needed, be able to interview and participate in the selection of candidates to fill direct report positions.

Benefits

• Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering, and more.
• Employees are also entitled to participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.