Commissioning Program & Data Engineer

Bird Construction

$80K — $100K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in project controls, data analysis, or commissioning program support in large infrastructure projects
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Understanding of commissioning concepts and ability to translate them into schedules
  • Experience with scheduling tools like Primavera or MSP, and reporting tools such as Excel or Power BI
  • Background in engineering, construction management, or technical discipline preferred
  • Strong communication skills for creating executive-friendly reports
  • Experience in data center or mission-critical environments is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain the commissioning plan and matrix, tracking system responsibilities and statuses
  • Track execution of tests and milestones, ensuring reported progress aligns with actual results
  • Maintain structured issue logs for commissioning and OFCI, assigning owners and tracking issue closure
  • Build and maintain dashboards and reports for leadership, highlighting critical path items and risks
  • Capture and analyze commissioning data to inform future project improvements
  • Document commissioning artifacts, including test scripts and lessons learned
  • Collaborate closely with Cx leads to ensure data reflects field conditions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on large-scale construction and infrastructure projects
  • Collaborative environment with technical teams
  • Focus on data-driven decision making
  • Exposure to advanced commissioning technologies and practices
  • Potential for growth in project management and program oversight roles
Full Job Description
Commissioning Program & Data Engineer

The Commissioning Program & Data Engineer is responsible for turning the commissioning and OFCI effort into a controlled, data driven program. This role maintains the commissioning plan and L level matrix, tracks test execution and defects, and produces meaningful status and analytics that give leadership and owners a clear view of readiness and risk while capturing data to improve future projects.

What You Will Be Working On

Own the commissioning plan and matrix: systems, levels (L1–L3, track L4 & L5), responsibilities, and status.

Track execution of tests and commissioning milestones, ensuring that reported progress reflects actual test results and readiness, not just scheduled activities.

Maintain structured issue logs for commissioning and OFCI, assigning owners, deadlines, and tracking closure.

Build and maintain Cx dashboards and reports for internal leadership and the owner, highlighting critical path items, blockers, and residual risks.

Capture and analyze commissioning data: durations, failure rates, retest counts, vendor performance, to inform continuous improvement and future project planning.

Support documentation of commissioning artifacts: test scripts, reports, turnover packages, lessons learned.

Work closely with all Cx leads (OFCI, Fab, Electrical, Mechanical, Controls) to ensure data and status reflect reality in the field and fab.

What We Are Looking For

Strong analytical and organizational skills, with experience in project controls, data analysis, or program management, ideally in construction or commissioning.

Ability to understand commissioning concepts (L‑levels, pre‑functional vs functional vs IST) and translate them into practical schedules and status metrics.

Comfortable working with technical teams and translating field reality into clean, actionable data and reports.

High attention to detail and a bias toward fact‑based reporting rather than optimistic narratives.

Strong communication skills for creating concise, executive‑friendly views of complex information.

5+ years in project controls, data analysis, commissioning program support, or similar roles on large construction or infrastructure projects.

Understanding of scheduling tools (Primavera/MSP), Cx platforms, and reporting/BI tools (Excel, Power BI, similar).

Background in engineering, construction management, or a technical discipline is preferred.

Prior exposure to data centre or mission‑critical environments is a plus.

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