Fluidstack

Cx, QA, & Field Engineer, Site Manager

Austin, TX. Posted 16 days ago

The role

The Owner's Commissioning Site Manager directs general contractors, designers, commissioning agents, and vendors through Level 1 to Level 5 commissioning. This person oversees chilled water, HVAC, electrical, BMS, and EPMS systems across multiple sites.

What you will do

  • Direct general contractors, designers, commissioning agents, and vendors through Level 1 to Level 5 commissioning.
  • Witness and verify pre-functional and functional testing in the field.
  • Review commissioning plans, method of procedure documents, test scripts, and vendor startup reports.
  • Own the commissioning schedule and issues log for each site.
  • Troubleshoot startup and performance issues on mechanical plant, electrical distribution, and controls.
  • Isolate root causes to design, installation, controls, or equipment and drive fixes.
  • Keep issues log, test records, and turnover package current for facilities teams.
  • Brief GCs, designers, and owners in writing to lead to decisions.

Required qualifications

  • Served as the Owner's commissioning lead on a hyperscale or mission critical data center build.
  • Personally witnessed and signed off Level 1 to Level 5 testing on mechanical plant including chillers, cooling towers, pumps, and HVAC control sequences.
  • Personally witnessed and signed off Level 1 to Level 5 testing on electrical side including generators, transformers, switchgear, UPS, and EPMS.
  • Test to NETA specifications and run commissioning to ASHRAE or BCxA guidelines.
  • Diagnosed startup failures under schedule pressure and driven the fix through the responsible party.
  • Keep issues log, test records, and turnover package current.
  • Work in non-climate-controlled environments including active construction areas and outdoor spaces.
  • Lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds on your own.
  • Sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods.
  • Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Climb stairs and ladders and move around equipment and uneven surfaces.

Nice to have

  • BSc or MSc in mechanical or electrical engineering
  • BCxA or ASHRAE commissioning certification (CxA, CBCP, or similar)
  • Commissioning of first-of-a-kind modular data centers
  • Level 4 and Level 5 test automation
  • Water treatment and fuel oil system commissioning at campus scale

About the company

Fluidstack acquires power, designs and builds data centers, and operates them to deliver compute infrastructure for AI. They focus on speed and scale to build civilization-scale infrastructure.