Commissioning Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Do you thrive on leading projects from kickoff through final turnover? As a Commissioning Project Manager at Summer Consultants, you'll steer the entire commissioning lifecycle — helping win the work, driving design coordination, managing construction and field testing, and delivering successful turnover. You’ll be the go-to leader in meetings, schedules, communication, and troubleshooting, partnering with clients, contractors, design teams, and commissioning staff at every step.

We’ve been commissioning projects since before we called it “commissioning,” and our workload continues to grow. Our CxAs are busy in the field and in the office, and we’re ready to bring on someone who can manage the process, support the technical work, and keep everything moving smoothly. If you like being the connective tissue that holds a commissioning project together and want to help shape a growing practice, let’s talk.

This position will report to the Vice President in charge of lab and controls design projects and commissioning.

What Summer Consultants Can Do for You

• Give you exposure to a wide range of project types, clients, and building systems.
• Provide opportunities to develop client facing business development skills.
• Offer a fun, small firm environment where your ideas matter and your work has impact.
• Provide flexibility and support as you grow in this role.

What You Can Do for Summer Consultants

• Lead commissioning projects from proposal through design, construction, testing, and closeout.
• Maintain strong communication with project teams, contractors, and clients, including running regular Cx meetings.
• Support the CxA with documentation, including writing the Commissioning Plan, developing checklists, preparing Functional      Performance Tests (FPTs), and helping assemble the final Commissioning Report.
• Serve as first line field backup by assisting with or running FPTs when needed.
• Participate in business development—including client conversations and preparing commissioning fee proposals. 

What You Should Bring With You

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural      Engineering with an HVAC focus.
• Professional Engineer license
• Minimum 5 years of building systems commissioning experience.
• Certification by one of the following organizations:
  • ACG Certified Cx Authority (CxA)
  • NEBB qualified Systems Commissioning Administrator (SCA)
  • ICB/TABB Certified Commissioning Supervisor
  • BCA Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP)
  • AEE Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP)
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Building Commissioning Professional (BCxP)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project-coordination skills.
• Comfort working both in the office and in the field.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with Facility Grid is a plus.
• Curiosity, initiative, and an interest in growing into a bigger role over time.
• Ability to spend extended periods on construction sites, including standing for several hours and climbing stairs (4–5 stories).
• Site Access Requirements: Due to government contract requirements and mandated access restrictions, sole U.S. citizenship is a strict requirement of this role. Dual citizenship is not acceptable. 

Company Benefits

• 100% Company paid individual health insurance, with 50% of family premiums paid.
• Dental and vision insurance available. 
• 401(k) with guaranteed 3% contribution plus up to 2% employer match. 
• Fully paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life and AD&D coverage
• Eleven (11) paid holidays and twenty-two (22) days of PTO per year.
• Education Assistance Program. 
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid work options.