Senior Commissioning Authority
DLR Group
Senior Commissioning Authority
DLR Group
Employee-owned architecture and engineering firm
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
Our Smart Buildings team has an opening for a Senior Commissioning Authority to join our growing team in the following cities:
About the Smart Buildings team at DLR Group
DLR Group’s approach is unique because we start every project with a focus on building performance outcomes and use this as a guide to inform our integrated design process. The Commissioning process is central to our approach, ensuring quality and consistency throughout design and construction.
Our certified Commissioning Authorities, Energy Management experts and Professional Engineers combine design phase expertise with hands-on functional testing and advanced operational performance analytics. This ensures projects are delivered at peak performance on Day One of operations, and are equipped for long-term efficiency and success.
We focus the Commissioning process to be the formal framework for delivering low-carbon, high-performance designs that elevate the human experience and deliver real value for building owners by prioritizing operational efficiency, occupant health and resilience.
Position Summary
In this position, you will be the Project Manager for multiple high-profile, national and international Commissioning projects across DLR Group’s core sectors including Workplace, Federal, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Justice & Civic, Mixed-Use and more. You will manage a commissioning team and work with these integrated design teams of Architects, Engineers and specialty designers, providing commissioning expertise
As a Senior Commissioning Authority, you will manage multiple projects at a time, perform thorough design and construction reviews, conduct commissioning meetings, and oversee functional testing. Expect to be traveling approximately 10–30% of your time in a typical month. In this role there is potential for rapid growth opportunities as we expand our Smart Buildings team.
The successful candidate will:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
Pay Range 100800 - 177320 USD
DLR Group is an integrated design firm providing architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning services for sectors including healthcare, education, workplace, and civic infrastructure. Its offerings extend to specialty services such as landscape architecture, lighting design, acoustics, and audiovisual systems. What sets DLR Group apart is its 100% employee-ownership model, aligning every team member's incentives with client outcomes. The goal is to elevate the human experience through design that strengthens resilient communities.
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