Design and Construction Commissioning Lead

You will lead end-to-end commissioning for AI data centre projects. You will plan and manage testing, documentation, turnover, risk, change, compliance, and stakeholder coordination; oversee critical MEP equipment testing; resolve technical issues; report progress; mentor project teams; and travel to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commissioning for mechanical, electrical, ELV, and BMS systems
• Manage commissioning planning, execution, scheduling, documentation, and system turnover
• Coordinate commissioning milestones with construction, design, vendors, contractors, and clients
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, test scripts, method statements, and IST protocols
• Ensure compliance with specifications, safety standards, quality requirements, and operational-readiness expectations
• Oversee functional testing of critical MEP infrastructure equipment
• Identify and resolve technical issues during commissioning
• Track commissioning progress, risks, and reporting metrics
• Complete commissioning documentation, punch lists, markups, and turnover packages
• Support site acceptance testing, client witnessing, and final handover
• Manage risk, issue, and change processes and project risk registers
• Review construction, QA/QC, commissioning, issue, and metric status
• Coach project teams and develop commissioning procedures
• Provide commissioning training and technical support
• Travel to sites for reviews, safety audits, progress evaluations, and startup

Requirements

• Data centre commissioning experience
• Construction QA/QC knowledge
• Project management knowledge
• Data centre operations and maintenance knowledge
• Knowledge of UPS systems, switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling systems, and critical mechanical systems
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in a relevant engineering, building services, technology, or computer science field
• At least 8 years of data centre facility construction and commissioning experience
• Project and document-platform proficiency, including Aconex, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or SharePoint
• Experience developing commissioning test scripts and method statements
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to travel approximately 30% to 40% of the time