Data Centre Commissioning Manager

CDC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CDC Data Centres, Australia's leading operator of sovereign, secure data centre facilities, is seeking a Commissioning Manager to guide commissioning programs and governance across multiple projects.

The role requires collaboration with customers, contractors, independent commissioning agents and consultants to deliver reliable, compliant handovers and operational readiness for complex data centre environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as a commissioning manager.
• Proven record on similar scale projects.
• Attention to detail and risk recognition.
• Knowledge of stakeholder requirements and construction channels (ACONEX, PROCORE, BIM).
• Australian citizen with NV1 security clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Work within and champion the CDC governance framework, supporting commissioning activities across data centre projects.
• Develop and implement project-specific commissioning plans and programs with the Development team.
• Provide commissioning expertise from design review to handover and operational readiness.
• Contribute to standards, documentation and processes for commissioning.
• Collaborate with CDC stakeholders to improve deliverables of commissioning processes.
• Keep abreast of industry standards for commissioning strategies to adopt.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure plan meets needs and note requirements.
• Ensure CDC's testing standards are maintained throughout the process.
• Arrange vendor training for CDC personnel operating facilities.
• Collaborate with Construction Manager and Facilities/Operations on handover.

Skills

Commissioning management

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

Tools

ACONEX

PROCORE

BIM

Job description

CDC Data Centres, Australia's leading operator of sovereign, secure data centre facilities, is seeking a Commissioning Manager to guide commissioning programs and governance across multiple projects.

The role requires collaboration with customers, contractors, independent commissioning agents and consultants to deliver reliable, compliant handovers and operational readiness for complex data centre environments.