Commissioning Manager

Eaton Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Competitive salary with bonus scheme

Inclusive working environment

Outstanding training and development

Job summary

Eaton is hiring a Commissioning Manager to plan, coordinate, and oversee offsite and onsite commissioning for complex MV/LV electrical systems, with a focus on data center applications. You will drive testing, validation, and handover outcomes, aligning with project schedules and customer expectations.

Join a role that coordinates across internal teams, factories, and clients to ensure safe, efficient commissioning and adherence to standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience electrical project delivery, commissioning coordination, or systems integration roles.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating commissioning on complex, multi-system projects (e.g., data centres, utilities, infrastructure).
• Experience working with prefabricated/modular or integrated solutions is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of MV/LV systems, UPS, switchgear, protection systems, and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop commissioning strategies, plans, and schedules for prefabricated and integrated solutions.
• Define commissioning scope, roles, responsibilities, and deliverables across all stakeholders.
• Establish commissioning frameworks covering FAT, SAT, and IST.
• Facilitate commissioning meetings, progress reviews, and issue resolution forums.
• Coordinate commissioning of prefabricated/modular systems from factory through to site integration.
• Oversee execution of commissioning activities performed by internal teams, OEM specialists, or subcontractors.
• Ensure proper sequencing and readiness for testing activities without directly performing tests.
• Monitor progress, quality, and adherence to commissioning plans and schedules.

Skills

Electrical project delivery

Commissioning coordination

Systems integration

MV/LV knowledge

Prefabricated/modular solutions

Job description

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. Our Power Distribution Systems & Services Division (PDSS) offers power management solutions predominantly in renewable, mining, industrial, utility, commercial, data centres, mission critical infrastructure, residential, construction, transport networks and healthcare segments. Our custom engineered products and services are designed with a mission of achieving unparalleled safety while helping our customers on their mission to reduce their consumption and enter the carbon neutral world.

As part of our growth initiative, we are looking to hire a Commissioning Manager to plan, coordinate, and oversee offsite and onsite commissioning activities for complex medium voltage and low voltage electrical systems. This will include multi-product prefabricated solutions and loose product packages with a primary focus on data center applications.

This role will act as the central coordination and governance point across internal teams, factories, subcontractors, and customers to ensure all systems are commissioned safely, efficiently, and in line with project requirements.

Key Duties

• Ensures seamless integration between factory-tested modules and on-site systems, driving successful testing, validation, and handover outcomes while maintaining alignment with project schedules, technical standards, and customer expectations within the project budget
• Develop commissioning strategies, plans, and schedules for prefabricated and integrated solutions.
• Define commissioning scope, roles, responsibilities, and deliverables across all stakeholders.
• Establish commissioning frameworks covering FAT, SAT, and integrated system testing (IST).
• Facilitate commissioning meetings, progress reviews, and issue resolution forums.
• Liaise with client representatives and independent commissioning agents (CxA) to ensure alignment.
• Coordinate commissioning of prefabricated/modular systems from factory through to site integration.
• Ensure factory-tested modules are validated, documented, and seamlessly integrated on-site.
• Oversee execution of commissioning activities performed by internal teams, OEM specialists, or subcontractors.
• Ensure proper sequencing and readiness for testing activities without directly performing tests.
• Monitor progress, quality, and adherence to commissioning plans and schedules.
• Ensure commissioning activities comply with specifications, standards, and contractual requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience electrical project delivery, commissioning coordination, or systems integration roles.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating commissioning on complex, multi-system projects (e.g., data centres, utilities, infrastructure).
• Experience working with prefabricated/modular or integrated solutions is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of MV/LV systems, UPS, switchgear, protection systems, and control systems.
• Familiarity with commissioning processes (FAT, SAT, IST), without necessarily being hands-on.

What we offer

• Free on-site parking
• Competitive salary with access to bonus scheme
• Inclusive working environment
• Outstanding training and development programs for both professional and personal development

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes encourage diversity by utilising a balanced selection criteria regardless of the applicants age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other status protected or required by law. Eaton prides itself in truly representing the people within our communities.