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Commissioning Agent
OTHER•Houston
About this role
Overview
Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity
At Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI), we bring together expertise and innovation to solve the most complex challenges. Since 1978, we’ve supported mission-driven organizations in designing systems and environments that advance society and improve lives. Today, with more than 900 professionals across 22 offices, we help shape the future of healthcare, science and technology, energy, education, and other vital sectors.
From elevating patient care in Mayo Clinic’s world-class hospitals to enabling discovery in high-containment laboratories for U.S. agencies and driving environmental progress with Microsoft’s renowned Thermal Energy Center, our work enriches the human experience, safeguards the environment, and pushes the boundaries of possibility.
AEI consistently earns national recognition from leading industry publications, including Building Design+Construction, Engineering News-Record, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, with distinctions such as being named the #1 Laboratory Engineering Firm in the nation and receiving multiple Best of the Best Project awards, underscoring the lasting legacy of our work.
At AEI, you’ll join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future.
As a Commissioning Agent in our Houston office, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all.
Why We Need You:
In this role, you will be responsible for resolving commissioning challenges and completing tasks assigned, including developing and implementing commissioning process delivery plans from information set forth in Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), plans and specification construction documents, as well as information gathered from users, project partners, field surveys, and code research
Expertise of our most successful Commissioning Agent:
- Technical or Associate Degree in HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, or architectural design; or construction engineering from an accredited technical institution or college; or commensurate design or construction experience.
- General understanding of building systems across disciplines including fire protection, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing/piping.
- Knowledge of and ability to interpret codes, guidelines and standards related to commissioning, design and construction.
- Experience in computer operation and ability to learn Cx Alloy, Excel, and bluebeam for the purpose accessing and interpreting design requirements.
- Valid driver’s license and state required vehicle insurance.
Effective skills/certifications to help you flourish:
- Commissioning certification with a nationally recognized professional body.
- Ability to combine personal judgment with a wide variety of data and information to implement commissioning criteria.
- Ability to work well in a team environment, including carrying out appropriate follow-through with others, giving and receiving constructive feedback.
- Communicates well with clients, project partners and with individuals at all levels in the organization.
- Ability to apply safety training to specific construction situations and avoid unsafe work environments.
- Ability to understand and safely use test and measurement equipment and common tools.
- Experience in diagnosing and solving construction and operational problems.
- Strong spoken and written communications skills.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Effective working individually and within team environments.
- Ability to travel up to 50% - Travel may include multi-week field assignments and periodic long-term assignments may be required
When you work here, you can expect:
- A flexible, collaborative environment where your well-being matters—because your best work happens when you’re supported.
- Real opportunities to grow—through mentorship, professional development programs, and exposure to high-impact projects across disciplines.
- To collaborate with inspiring teammates who challenge the status quo, foster innovation, and pave the way for future leaders.
- A benefits package that offers health, dental, vision, and retirement, a performance-based year-end bonus, and thoughtful perks tailored to your needs—whether that's a flexible work environment, wellness resources, or community-focused initiatives, we’ll continue to invest in.
If this dynamic environment and the chance to contribute to transformative projects resonate with your ambitions, we would love to connect with you. Join us and make an impact!
Apply online at https://aeieng.com/about/careers/
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AEI is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.
What you'll do
- As a Commissioning Agent, you will resolve commissioning challenges and develop commissioning process delivery plans based on project requirements and specifications. You will work closely with clients and project partners to ensure energy-efficient building solutions.
About Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) provides engineering leadership and whole-mission solutions for complex building, energy, and utility projects. For nearly 50 years, we have supported mission-driven organizations in designing spaces that heal, inspire, and foster discovery. From world-class hospitals and research laboratories to sustainable campuses and advanced energy systems, our work shapes some of the nation's most innovative environments.
With more than 900 professionals across 22 offices nationwide, AEI combines technical excellence, forward-thinking design, and collaboration to address the challenges that matter the most. At the heart of AEI's work is a shared purpose: to design leading-edge, sustainable systems that elevate the human experience, safeguard the environment, and unlock new possibilities.
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What does a Commissioning Agent do at Affiliated Engineers, Inc.?
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