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Lead Commissioning Agent (CxA)
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What they do
A Maintenance Planner improves workforce productivity and work quality of a maintenance organization by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning, scheduling, and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment access. Reports to Maintenance Manager and maintains liaison between Operations and Maintenance. Through supervision of the Maintenance Administrator, the planner is also responsible for maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.
$82,244 / year median in Massachusetts
+8% projected growth
Job Description
- Serve as commissioning authority (CxA) on new-construction, renovation, and retro-commissioning projects — HVAC, controls/BAS, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and building envelope.
- Develop commissioning plans, design reviews, pre-functional and functional performance tests, issues logs, and final Cx reports.
- Lead on-site functional testing in occupied hospitals and federal facilities where continuity of operations matters.
- Coordinate directly with our in-house MEP, structural, and architectural teams and with VA/DoD/GSA project staff.
- Help run the group — scheduling, QA, client relationships, and building out the commissioning team. What you bring
- Active commissioning certification — CxA (BCxP, CCP, or QCxP also considered), with a record of leading Cx projects.
- Building-systems commissioning experience — healthcare, federal, institutional, or commercial.
- Strong command of MEP systems, controls sequences, and functional testing.
- PE is a plus; (our work is nationwide).
- Comfort leading testing in occupied, mission-critical facilities. Why Alares
- Lead, don't just execute — help run the group with a real path to principal and equity.
- Variety — VA, DoD, GSA, and private healthcare, not a single-client shop.
- Stability — 20 years in business, grown from 18 to 55 people in two years.
- Flexibility — hybrid or remote for the right candidate; two offices (MA and FL).