Senior Commissioning Agent

Job Description

Who We Are

WSP USA, an award winning and innovative multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, seeks a Senior Commissioning Agent for our Houston, TX office.

At WSP USA, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We're looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Our Commissioning professionals support high-quality, high-profile projects across national and international markets with a focus on building systems performance, operational efficiency, and project delivery excellence. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and executing building commissioning services including new building commissioning, retro-commissioning, recommissioning, and ongoing commissioning activities. Responsibilities will also include energy auditing, building performance evaluations, functional performance testing, sustainability certification support, and measurement and verification (M&V) activities across a variety of complex facility types.

WSP USA offers strong long-term growth opportunities, with many of our senior leaders advancing from technical and operational roles within the organization. This position provides the opportunity to work closely with senior commissioning leadership in the Houston office while supporting project delivery, client relationships, and business development initiatives within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

The Opportunity

Provides leadership and technical support for building commissioning activities across complex new and existing construction projects within commercial, healthcare, higher education, mission critical, and institutional facilities. Supports all phases of the commissioning process including project planning, design reviews, functional performance testing, issue resolution, documentation management, and project closeout while ensuring quality, client satisfaction, and successful project delivery. Contributes to business development initiatives, client relationship management, and the continued growth of the Houston Commissioning team.

Job Description

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We're looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate


Your Impact

• Lead and execute building commissioning activities for new and existing construction projects in accordance with ASHRAE guidelines and industry standards.
• Support project delivery from design through occupancy by performing engineering design reviews, inspections, functional performance testing, and system verification activities.
• Conduct project management throughout the entire project life cycle to ensure successful delivery.
• Coordinate inspections, issue tracking, testing procedures, commissioning plans, reports, and project documentation across multiple phases of construction.
• Support commissioning activities involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, fire alarm, security, controls, renewable energy, and specialty building systems.
• Coordinate closely with owners, contractors, design teams, vendors, and project stakeholders to ensure successful project execution and client satisfaction.
• Prepare technical reports, lead meetings, manage schedules, and maintain strong communication across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support business development initiatives, proposal efforts, client relationship management, and departmental growth opportunities.
• Maintain a high standard of client satisfaction through proactive communication, timely project delivery, issue resolution, and continuous service improvement.
• Maintain strong quality control practices and support ongoing professional development within the commissioning industry.
• Ability to travel (10%) is required to support project and client needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant commissioning or building systems experience.
• Strong knowledge of building commissioning principles, ASHRAE guidelines, and building system performance.
• Technical understanding of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, controls, and related building systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional licensure and/or commissioning-related certifications preferred, for example BCxP, CxA, CBCP, or CEM.
• LEED accreditation and total facilities commissioning experience highly desirable.

WSP Benefits:


WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.


Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $97,000 - $128,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About Us

About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.


At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?


WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.


The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.


NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:


WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.