Senior Manager - MEP Commissioning

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 85 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 11 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

The Senior MEP Manager Commissioning will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of MEP startup and commissioning activities across complex construction and renovation projects. They will ensure all building systems are designed, installed, tested, and verified to perform according to the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) and contract specifications. They'll serve as a key liaison between project stakeholders, driving operational readiness, system performance, and quality assurance from preconstruction through turnover. Will provide strategic oversight, technical expertise, and leadership to ensure successful delivery of commissioning objectives across multiple projects and teams.

• Lead and manage end-to-end commissioning activities for multiple large-scale new construction and retrofit projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and operational readiness.
• Develop and implement comprehensive commissioning strategies, integrating system startup, testing, and turnover milestones into overall project schedules.
• Establish and enforce project-specific commissioning protocols, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, regulatory standards, and quality benchmarks from design phase to project close-out.
• Integrate commission readiness early in project planning to reduce last minute issues
• Collaborate closely with architects, engineers, trade partners, commissioning teams and Shawmut’s construction team to ensure systems are installed and commissioned in accordance with design intent and performance expectations.
• Oversee coordination with site-based Quality Control (QC) and MEP teams to ensure all commissioning documentation, checklists, and test scripts are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Lead commissioning meetings and represent the project team in discussions with internal and external stakeholders, providing updates on schedule, quality, and readiness.
• Ensure readiness for energization and system startup by verifying completion of critical QC checkpoints and availability of required documentation and resources.
• Direct the execution of functional tests and verification procedures to confirm system performance and operational compliance.
• Support the development of commissioning plans for MEP systems, including testing protocols, inspection requirements, factory startup coordination, and owner training.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of project specifications, drawings, submittals, and applicable building codes to ensure commissioning activities align with design and regulatory standards.
• Facilitate pre-installation meetings with trade partners and vendors to communicate commissioning scope, expectations, and protocols.
• Monitor and resolve commissioning-related deficiencies through proactive punch list management and coordination with project teams.
• Help manage comprehensive owner training, O&M documentation and operational readiness to ensure clients and effectively manage their building from day one.
• Help implement pre-turn-over audits and punch list resolution strategy to enhance efficiency
• Continuous improvement: develop a tracking system startup success and owner satisfaction to measure improvement.
• Evaluate third-party inspection and testing results, ensuring timely resolution of issues and documentation of corrective actions.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to commissioning staff, interns, and assistants, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in MEP commissioning, construction management, or building systems engineering, with a proven track record of leading complex projects.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline required. Master’s degree or advanced certifications preferred.
• Certifications: LEED AP, CxA, or equivalent commissioning credentials highly desirable. OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong knowledge of BIM, commissioning software, and building automation systems.

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristics.