Commissioning Engineer

Vertiv Co; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Melbourne is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to be part of the Project Engineering team. The role involves the commissioning of critical electrical and mechanical equipment while ensuring compliance with safety standards. You'll work closely with customers and internal teams to ensure successful project execution and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has a Tertiary Qualification in Electrical Engineering and over 5 years of experience in data centre commissioning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data centre commissioning.
• Understanding of BMS integration with alarm and control systems.
• Experience with UPS and HVAC systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commissioning scripts/tests.
• Coordinate commissioning/start-up with Service operations.
• Engage with customers to ensure a positive experience.

Skills

Customer focus

Good verbal communication

Good written communication

Education

Tertiary Qualification in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary/Objectives of Incumbent: The Commissioning engineer will work as a part of the Project Engineering team in Australia/New Zealand and be responsible for the commissioning of mission critical electrical and mechanical equipment, safe electrical practices, facility/project handover, and issue resolution. The role will be responsible for developing and executing commissioning scripts/tests to demonstrate to the customer that the equipment is correctly installed and set to work, support enhanced design reviews and consult to the business as required.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Commissioning

• Development of electrical, mechanical and total system test scripts.
• Attend and oversee pre‑customer testing.
• Attend and be an active participant of customer equipment FWT/FAT/SAT.
• Liaise with customer commissioning teams/agents as required.
• Coordinate with Service operations on the scheduling of commissioning/start‑up.
• Execute Test scripts in conjunction with Projects and Service teams.
• Prepare and submit test results reports and documentation to the customer’s expectations.
• Conduct facility walk throughs and punch list reviews in conjunction with the Project Management team.

Documentation And Customer Management

• Provide test and documentation that equipment is installed and tested correctly and set to the function properly for the customer.
• QA/QC of equipment installation, start‑up, and testing.
• Engage with customers to ensure a positive experience, goals achievement and schedule adherence.
• Provide daily reports for commissioning status for internal stakeholders and customers as required.

Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with project engineering, project management and service operations to constructively feedback areas of improvement in process using internal VOS (Vertiv Operating System) tools.
• Assist the business to develop greater levels of professionalism around commissioning best practices by developing and mentoring graduates and junior engineers.

WHS, Environment & Quality

• Comply with all Work, Health & Safety, Environment and Quality obligations.
• Actively promote safety in the workplace.

Employees reporting to Incumbent

Nil

Main Contacts Within Company

• Project Engineering, Project management, Service operations, sales Operations, IMS team and Vertiv factories.

Main Contacts Outside The Company

• Customers, customer commissioning agents, their builders and contractors.

Education/Qualification

• Tertiary Qualification in Electrical Engineering.

Specialist Knowledge

• Have extensive experience with UPS and HVAC systems.
• Ability to test dry contact alarms with thorough understanding of alarm and control integration.
• Understanding of BMS integration of 3 rd party products through dry contacts and IP monitoring.

Practical Experience

• 5+ Years or more experience in data centre commissioning.

Personal Characteristics

• Needs to be customer focused.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Be able to be part of a high performing team and understand what that means.