Senior Commissiong Manager

Stack Infrastructure; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure in Melbourne seeks a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning of mission-critical equipment for projects in Melbourne. You will oversee Cx teams, manage design reviews, and ensure alignment with STACK standards and safety requirements.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 3+ years in commissioning, and strong data centre experience. Travel up to 25% may be required; the position offers a dynamic, growth-focused environment within STACK's expanding portfolio.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical/electrical or engineering field or equivalent years' experience.
• 2 years leadership experience in commissioning execution or leading a Cx business with financial responsibility.
• 3+ years commissioning experience in regulated industry or facility engineering/management.
• Experience in Data Centre Construction/Commissioning or Data Centre Operations.
• Experience using ACxMS for commissioning management.
• Ability to read and interpret MEP designs and schematics.
• Knowledge of mission critical design concepts.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Bluebeam and MS Project.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Willingness to travel 0–25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for commissioning to STACK standards.
• Manage projects and Cx teams for current and future projects with financial oversight.
• Streamline commissioning processes without compromising quality.
• Create CxA RFP proposal documentation.
• Procurement of CxA Consultants and manage this process.
• Manage STACK internal commissioning staff on projects.
• Oversee CxA Consultants on projects under management.
• Conduct design reviews with Engineering per needs.
• Review CxA reports, IST plans and reports.
• Ensure safe work practices on customer sites.

Skills

Leadership in commissioning

MEP drawings reading

Mission-critical design

Data centre operations

ACxMS experience

MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Bluebeam

Project management

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical or engineering

Tools

ACxMS

Bluebeam

MS Project

Job description

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) is an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. We provide digital infrastructure that enables the world’s most innovative companies to scale, with facilities that meet or exceed the highest industry standards for availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

As a well-established data center business across APAC, the Americas, and Europe, STACK has successfully built several data centers in Melbourne and continues to expand its project portfolio with the goal of becoming a market leader in the hyperscale data center market.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data, Data runs on STACK.

Summary:

The Senior Commissioning Manager will work as part of the STACK Data Centre Melbourne team and be responsible for the management of commissioning of mission critical equipment, start-up, and testing for projects in Melbourne.

Key responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the execution of commissioning to meet STACK standards
• Manage projects and Cx teams in progress and for future projects as directed, including all commissioning related design, contractual and financial aspects in consultation with STACK management
• Look for opportunities to streamline the commissioning process without compromising on the quality required
• Creation of CxA RFP proposal documentation as instructed
• Participate in the procurement of CxA Consultants for projects including managing this process
• Management of STACK internal commissioning staff assigned to your project
• Overall management of CxA Consultants relating to specific projects under management
• Conduct design review process with Engineering team as needed
• Review all reports issued by CxA, including design reviews, Load-bank plans, IST intent, IST method statement, and IST interim and final reports
• Ensure safe work practices are followed by all participants on the commissioning team at the customer site

About you

• BS in a mechanical/electrical or engineering field or equivalent years' experience
• 2 years leadership responsible for commissioning execution by region or leading a Cx business with responsibility for financial performance of projects
• 3 years or more of experience in performing commissioning in a regulated industry, or facility engineering / facility management
• Experience in Data Centre Construction / Commissioning or Data Centre Operations
• Experience in use of Automated Commissioning Management System (ACxMS) systems for the management of commissioning
• Ability to read and interpret MEP designs and schematics
• Knowledge of mission critical design concepts
• Experience in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Bluebeam, and Project software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Travel may be required (0-25%)

Equal Opportunity Employer

STACK provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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