Commissioning Mechanical Engineer

TekWissen LLC

Chicago, IL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$58.74–$62.09
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Support, Certified Compensation Professional, Cloud Computing, Commissioning, Commissioning - Engineering, Communication Skills, Community Support, Concurrency, Concurrent Programming Language Family, Corrective Action, Customer Support/Service, Diversity, Documentation Plan, Environmental Regulations, Functional Testing, Graphics, Identify Issues, Maintain Compliance, Maintenance Services, Materials Analysis, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Testing, Mentoring, Network Operations Center, OSHA, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Development, Project/Program Management, Property Management, Record Keeping, Safety Compliance, Standards Development, Streaming Technology, System Integration (SI), System Test, Technical Analysis, Technical Leadership, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Scripts, Training Program, Training/Teaching Materials, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Workforce Management, Writing Skills, eCommerce
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
6 days ago
Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global technology leader that is transforming the way people shop, consume content, and interact with digital services. With a strong presence across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, the company is known for its customer-centric approach, innovation-driven culture, and large-scale global impact. It continues to invest in building products and services that improve everyday life while supporting businesses, communities, and economies worldwide.
Position:Commissioning Mechanical Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL 60608
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description:
  • This contract position supports the Client's Commissioning (ACx) team at ORD59.
  • The primary responsibility of this role is to instruct and certify commissioning vendors to successfully commission mechanical data center systems through the execution of functional testing scripts.
  • The secondary responsibility is to assist the Learning and Development Program Manager with the maintenance, growth, and delivery of the accelerated vendor training program.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Instruct commissioning vendors on the proper execution of functional testing scripts for mechanical data center systems, including CRAC/CRAH units, chillers, cooling towers, pumping systems, air handling units (AHUs), Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAHs), and associated mechanical infrastructure
  • Instruct and evaluate vendors on Building Management System (BMS) operation, programming, and commissioning, including point-to-point verification, sequence of operations validation, and BMS graphics review
  • Evaluate vendor technicians against defined competency standards and issue certifications upon successful demonstration of required skills
  • Conduct hands-on field training sessions and evaluations to ensure vendors can safely and accurately perform pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing
  • Identify gaps in vendor knowledge or performance and implement corrective action plans
  • Maintain accurate records of vendor certifications, training completions, and evaluation outcomes
  • Audit vendor commissioning activities onsite to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental requirements
Secondary Responsibilities:
  • Assist the Learning and Development Program Manager with ongoing maintenance and growth of the accelerated vendor training program
  • Support the development, implementation, and delivery of commissioning training products, including instructional materials, assessments, and hands-on exercises
  • Provide subject matter expertise to inform curriculum updates and ensure training content reflects current mechanical systems, BMS platforms, procedures, and Client's standards
Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience commissioning mechanical systems in data center or mission-critical facility environments
  • Demonstrated experience executing functional testing scripts for mechanical data center equipment (chillers, cooling towers, AHUs, CRAHs, pumping systems, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with Building Management Systems (BMS), including programming, point mapping, sequence of operations validation, and troubleshooting
  • Strong working knowledge of data center cooling infrastructure and mechanical systems design
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, sequences of operations, and specifications
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to convey technical concepts clearly to varied audiences
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior experience in a formal instruction, training, or mentorship role within a mechanical or commissioning environment
  • Experience with BMS platforms such as Siemens Desigo, Johnson Controls Metasys, Schneider EcoStruxure, or equivalent
  • Familiarity with commissioning documentation (test plans, scripts, completion reports)
  • OSHA 30 certification or equivalent
  • Experience supporting large-scale commissioning programs with multiple concurrent vendors
  • Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), or equivalent credential preferred
  • Ability to evaluate technical competency and provide constructive, professional feedback
Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills:
  • Data center mechanical systems
  • Hands-on experience with Building Management Systems (BMS), including programming, point mapping, sequence of operations validation, and troubleshooting
  • Communication
Nice to haves:
  • Prior experience in a formal instruction, training, or mentorship role within a mechanical or commissioning environment
  • Experience with BMS platforms such as Siemens Desigo, Johnson Controls Metasys, Schneider EcoStruxure, or equivalent
  • Familiarity with commissioning documentation (test plans, scripts, completion reports)
  • OSHA 30 certification or equivalent
  • Experience supporting large-scale commissioning programs with multiple concurrent vendors
  • Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), or equivalent credential preferred
Leadership Principles:
  • Learn and be curious
  • Ownership
  • Invent and simplify
  • Insist on the highest standards
Years of Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience commissioning mechanical systems in data center or mission-critical facility environment.
Disqualifies:
  • No experience in commissioning or installing data centers
  • No experience in critical operations; facilities where reliable is important
  • No critical infostructure background
Degree/ Certification Requirements:
  • Bachelor s degree in Mechanical engineering
What background does someone have that is successful in this role:
  • Demonstrated experience executing functional testing scripts for mechanical data center equipment (chillers, cooling towers, AHUs, CRAHs, pumping systems, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with Building Management Systems (BMS), including programming, point mapping, sequence of operations validation, and troubleshooting
  • Strong working knowledge of data center cooling infrastructure and mechanical systems design
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, sequences of operations, and specifications
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to convey technical concepts clearly to varied audiences
  • Ability to evaluate technical competency and provide constructive, professional feedback
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/