Senior Manager, Learning Strategy
The Home Depot
Commissioning Construction Manager – Heavy Travel
DLB Associates
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $99,750 - $131,250 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Act as the owner’s and/or contractors “eyes and ears” on site, ensuring all commissioning activities align with the client’s quality control specifications, commissioning plan, and programmatic expectations.
- Lead proactive risk identification and escalation pathways, emphasizing early detection and resolution of commissioning issues to maintain project momentum and readiness.
- Facilitate cross-functional communication among the owner, design team, contractors, equipment manufacturers and vendors, commissioning agents, and trade partners to ensure consistent interpretation and execution of the client’s commissioning standards.
- Support contract administration and regulatory compliance, coordinating with legal and project management teams to resolve disputes or clarify scope where commissioning deviations are involved.
- Oversee and coordinate all commissioning activities, including pre-functional checklists, functional performance tests, integrated systems testing, and final acceptance.
- Ensure field-level activities—including inspections, documentation, issue tracking, and test witnessing—are conducted in accordance with the client’s commissioning plan of record and QAQC program.
- Enforce health, safety and environmental requirements and site safety policies, including LOTO, in coordination with contractors and client teams during commissioning activities.
- Ensure all commissioning documentation, punch lists, and test results are complete and accurate before turnover to operations.
- Validate that all systems are fully commissioned, operational, and meet owner requirements.
- Drive early issue resolution to prevent delays in project closeout and operational handoff.
- Review commissioning plans, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs; verify contractor commissioning requirements are flowed down to vendors; assist in maintaining the field document control system (drawings, tests, inspections, vendor data, as-builts).
- Ensure all commissioning records are maintained and accessible for future reference.
- Use common tools (Procore, BIM 360/ACC, Bluebeam, MS Project/P6, Excel/PowerPoint/Teams) for traceability and dashboarding.
- Provide weekly commissioning updates to keep the client informed of progress. Report status to stakeholders, facilitate root-cause analysis for non-conformances, track dispositions through closure, and generate metrics to communicate overall site commissioning compliance.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of commissioning processes for electrical, mechanical, and controls systems in mission-critical environments.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams); exceptional organization and file management.
- Ability to leverage AI, data analytics and emerging technologies to streamline commissioning workflows and drive innovation.
- Clear, concise communication (technical and non-technical) with the ability to represent the owner directly with contractors and clients.
- Demonstrated ability to manage schedule inputs and enforce commissioning standards across multiple stakeholders.
- Candidate must be willing to work on remote projects for an extended period of time.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related discipline OR Two years hands‑on install/testing/validation/troubleshooting of mechanical, controls, and/or electrical infrastructure plus a minimum of 5 additional years of related experience.
- Ability to achieve NFPA 70E and/or OSHA training as required; strict adherence to HSE/LOTO policies.
Benefits
- Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option)
- Health reimbursement account (HRA), flex spending accounts (FSA)
- Dental and vision plans
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26
- 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option
- PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year
- Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
- Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage
- Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance
- Paid parental leave after one year of employment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
commissioning processeselectrical systemsmechanical systemscontrols systemsdata analyticsemerging technologiesinstallingtestingvalidationtroubleshooting
Soft skills
clear communicationconcise communicationorganizationfile managementrisk identificationissue resolutioncross-functional communicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingleadership
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringNFPA 70EOSHA training
