Posted 4 days ago
Commissioning Agent (Mechanical)
@ Salas O'Brien
Ontario
Overview
Salas O'Brien is hiring a full-time Commissioning Agent (Mechanical) in Toronto, Ontario, on its VSC Group commissioning team. The role combines off-site development of functional performance test procedures with on-site physical verification and deficiency tracking for clients. Frequent travel within Ontario is required.
Responsibilities:
- Develop detailed functional performance test procedures
- Complete onsite commissioning and identify deficiencies
- Chair commissioning meetings and take minutes
- Represent VSC Group at site meetings and answer contractor questions
- Work with cloud-based commissioning technology and software
Requirements summary:
- Mechanical Engineering degree or Technologist/Technician diploma in a related field
- 2+ years of MEP construction, commissioning and project management experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office including Word, Excel and Project
- Valid Ontario driver's licence and reliable transportation
- Secret or Top Secret personnel security clearance
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-02
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: frequent |
| Work setting | Office, Construction site, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Technology, Engineering Technology |
| Security clearance | Secret |
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Salas O'Brien
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Full company description
Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact™, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and we have appeared for over a decade on the Inc. 5000 list of North America’s fastest-growing private companies.
- LinkedIn followers
- 58,289
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,142
- Reported office locations
- 8825 Research Dr, Irvine, California 92618, US
- Other recorded names
- M/E Engineering
- Salas O'Brien
- Specialties
- Architecture and Interiors
- Commissioning
- Fire Protection
- LEED and Cost Estimating
- Energy Efficiency
- Alternative Energy: Fuel Cells
- Wind
- Solar and Geothermal
- Technology Design
- Structural Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Acoustics
- Lighting Design
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- and Security
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Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact™, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Architecture and InteriorsCommissioningFire ProtectionLEED and Cost EstimatingEnergy EfficiencyAlternative Energy: Fuel CellsWindSolar and GeothermalTechnology DesignStructural Engineering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 18 |
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Commissioning Agent (Mechanical)
At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.
Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
About Us:
Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.
We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.
Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.
Job Summary:
Working on our commissioning team (VSC Group) as a Commissioning Agent, you will be providing commissioning services to our clients which includes both off-site development work and on-site physical verification services. This is an exciting career for someone who is passionate about quality and doing things right and is seeking an opportunity that offers both hands-on field work and office technical development work.
In this role, you will:
- Work with the latest cloud-based commissioning technology and software.
- Develop detailed functional performance test procedures.
- Attend commissioning and related meetings which chairing meetings and taking minutes.
- Complete onsite commissioning including completing commissioning forms and identifying deficiencies.
- Represent VSC Group at commissioning site meetings to present progress status, identify items that are required to be completed by contractors, and answer contractor and client/owner representative questions
You will be a great fit if you have/are:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Respond thoughtfully and effectively to sensitive situations.
- Able to meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
Required Skills/abilities:
- Completion of a Mechanical Engineering degree / Technologist or Technician diploma/degree in a related field.
- 2+ years of equivalent MEP construction, commissioning and project management experience.
- Computer literacy with MS Office including Word, Excel, and Project.
- Ability to work within a team environment.
- Analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Willing to travel both in and out of Ontario (not outside Canada).
- Valid Ontario Driver's license and reliable transportation. Travel throughout Ontario to perform commissioning services will be required.
- Personnel security clearance is required at Secret (Level II) or Top Secret (Level III)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Travel: Frequent travel is required.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.
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