commissioning manager

HR Partners; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Partners in Melbourne is seeking a Commissioning Manager to lead a Field Testing team at the Northern Suburbs depot. You will oversee scheduling, resource allocation, and on-call rosters, while ensuring safety-focused operations and reliable testing outcomes.

The role involves developing pre-commissioning and commissioning tests, maintaining documentation, and reviewing cost estimates and schedules to support efficient project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading field teams in testing or commissioning projects.
• Strong understanding of testing procedures, HSE practices and documentation.
• Ability to review cost estimates and create commissioning schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Field Testing team, schedule works and allocate resources.
• Oversee on-site commissioning activities and ensure safe, efficient execution.
• Develop and maintain pre-commissioning and commissioning documentation (ITP library) and review cost estimates.

Job description

Role: Commissioning Manager
Location: Northern Suburbs, Melbourne (3047)
Industry: Energy, Infrastructure, Electrical Engineering

I am partnering with a well known EPC to hire a Commissioning Manager based out of the Northern Suburbs depot. This position will have about 20 HV testers reporting into leads and then into this role (Commissioning Manager).

About The Role:
The Commissioning Manager is responsible for directly managing and leading the Field Testing team by overseeing the scheduling of works, allocating resources, approving timesheets, managing the on-call roster, providing technical advice, promoting a safety-first and team culture and ensuring the Testing Team has all required tools, resources and processes in place to perform their works safely and efficiently.

This includes being responsible for developing documentation for all pre-commissioning and commissioning tests in a consistent manner via a maintained ITP library. Reviewing and approving cost estimates for commissioning activities, commissioning schedules, ITPs and ITP Registers, staging and cut-over plans etc.
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