Senior ELV/ICT Commissioning Lead – Data Center

James L. Williams Middle East

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 661,000 - 881,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

James L Williams Middle East is seeking an experienced Lead Project Commissioning Engineer – ELV to join our Commissioning team and lead ELV/ICT commissioning across mission-critical Data Centre projects.

This role is responsible for leading ELV/ICT commissioning from equipment and installation readiness through L4 Functional Performance Testing and L5 Integrated Systems Testing (IST), ensuring critical systems are fully integrated, reliable, and compliant with project requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunications/ICT or related field.
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Minimum 12 years ELV/ICT systems experience in construction, testing, integration, and commissioning.
Minimum 5 years in mission-critical/Data Centre commissioning.
Senior/Lead ELV Cx Engineer or equivalent experience.
Experience with large colocation or hyperscale Data Centres and complex integration.
Experience from L1/L2 readiness to L5/IST.
Strong knowledge of ELV/ICT systems, networks, security, life-safety interfaces, redundancy.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day ELV/ICT commissioning per plans, schedules, and client requirements.
Develop, review, approve commissioning plans, test records, IST scenarios.
Lead FAT, SAT, pre-functional checks, start-up, configuration validation, IST with OEMs and subcontractors.
Commission and validate Structured Cabling, ICT Infrastructure, Network Interfaces, Access Control, CCTV/VMS, Fire/Life-Safety interfaces, and BMS/EPMS/DCIM integrations.
Plan and execute normal, abnormal, and failure scenarios including network/power disturbances.
Validate cross-system cause-and-effect, system dependencies, resilience, and end-to-end testing.
Coordinate fire alarm interfaces and life-safety functions with IT/Network teams.
Manage ELV integration with BMS, EPMS, DCIM, leak detection, and environmental monitoring.
Verify communications protocols including BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, OPC and vendor gateways.
Coordinate with Clients, Consultants/CxA, Design, Construction, IT/Network, Cybersecurity, Security, Facilities, Operations, OEMs, sub-contractors.
Chair commissioning meetings and mentor Commissioning Engineers and Technicians.