MEP Commissioning Project Manager

This is a full-time exempt (40+ hours/week), on-site and no-travel role across three newly constructed secure federal facility buildings.

Summary
• Lead and manage MEP commissioning activities for three ground-up facility buildings through project closeout.
• Serve as the primary commissioning liaison among the owner, contractors, subcontractors, design consultants, facility personnel, and government stakeholders.
• Ensure mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and life safety systems perform in accordance with project requirements.
• Drive commissioning schedules, testing, documentation, deficiency resolution, and facility turnover activities.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), federal and state building codes, and applicable government requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning activities with construction, quality control, and facility operations teams.
• Support successful facility readiness, final inspections, occupancy milestones, and project closeout.
• Maintain a strong focus on quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and system performance.

Responsibilities
• Develop, maintain, and execute commissioning plans, schedules, testing protocols, and contractor readiness reviews.
• Lead commissioning of HVAC systems, chillers, boilers, air handling units, exhaust systems, controls, pumps, energy management systems, and associated mechanical equipment.
• Manage testing and commissioning of electrical distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, generators, lighting controls, grounding systems, emergency power, and life safety systems.
• Oversee commissioning of domestic water, sanitary, storm drainage, fuel, specialty piping, fire suppression, and fire alarm systems.
• Verify installation, startup, testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB), functional performance, and code compliance; identify and drive resolution of deficiencies.
• Conduct commissioning meetings, coordinate witness testing, and provide progress reporting to project leadership and government stakeholders.
• Review commissioning-related submittals, startup reports, TAB reports, training documentation, corrective actions, and turnover records.
• Support quality control, final inspections, punch-list completion, risk mitigation, and completion of all commissioning documentation before facility turnover.

Ideal Candidate
• 7+ years of experience in MEP commissioning, construction management, or building systems engineering.
• Proven experience managing commissioning activities for large-scale, ground-up construction projects.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and life safety systems.
• Ability to manage commissioning schedules, deficiencies, corrective actions, documentation, and project closeout requirements.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state building codes, OSHA safety requirements, and project specifications.
• Strong coordination and communication skills for working with government personnel, owners, contractors, design engineers, and specialty subcontractors.
• United States citizenship and ability to successfully complete a 10-year security background check, drug test, and required secure-facility base-access screening.
• Ability to work on an active construction site within a secure federal facility and comply with applicable security protocols.

Nice to Have
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Experience commissioning federal, military, government, or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience working with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and government facility requirements.
• Experience managing commissioning through final inspection, facility turnover, and project closeout.

Compensation & Benefits
• Hourly or salary range: $105
-Per diem is paid monthly at $7,900.
• Medical Coverage: Two United Healthcare plans (PPO and HDHP with HSA), with employer contributions toward premiums; coverage begins the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment
• Dental & Vision: United Healthcare dental with 100% preventive care coverage and vision benefits for exams, frames, lenses, or contacts
• Wellbeing Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling plus additional wellness and care navigation resources
• Retirement & Savings: 401(k) eligible after 30 days with automatic 6% enrollment (opt-out available), 1% annual increases up to 10%, plus HSA with up to $480 employer contribution
• Voluntary Benefits: Employee-paid accident insurance and critical illness coverage for major health events (e.g., cancer, heart attack)

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