Senior Electrical Commissioning Leader, Data Centers - Melbourne

STACK Infrastructure APAC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure Melbourne is seeking a Senior Electrical Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning of mission-critical equipment for our data centre projects. You will provide technical leadership, manage commissioning activities, coordinate STACK staff and CxA consultants, and work with Operations to ensure handover readiness and documented testing.

This role requires 3–5 years in electrical commissioning, strong knowledge of LV/MV, FATs/SATs, and proven ability to interpret diagrams

Qualifications

• Degree or trade qualification in electrical engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years' experience in electrical commissioning in mission-critical environments.
• Experience with LV/MV switchboards, UPS, generators, PDUs, ATS/STS.
• Experience with FATs, SATs, functional testing and defect close-out.
• Ability to read single-line diagrams and test procedures.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the planning and execution of commissioning activities, ensuring systems are delivered safely, in accordance with STACK standards and ready for operational handover.
• Manage commissioning activities for assigned projects, including relevant design, contractual, programme and commercial interfaces, in consultation with STACK management.
• Lead and coordinate STACK commissioning personnel allocated to assigned projects.
• Manage and oversee Commissioning Agent (CxA) consultants for assigned projects, ensuring scope, deliverables, quality and programme obligations are achieved.
• Support the preparation of CxA RFP documentation and participate in the procurement, evaluation and appointment of CxA consultants.
• Work with the GC, CxA and STACK stakeholders to review commissioning programmes, identify risks and constraints, and recommend recovery or mitigation actions where required.
• Support the development, review and approval of equipment, system, Level 4 and Level 5 test scripts, including integrated systems testing and load-bank testing activities.
• Review CxA documentation and reports, including design reviews, load-bank plans, IST intent and methodology, interim reports and final commissioning reports.
• Conduct commissioning-focused design reviews with STACK Engineering to confirm that systems are testable, safe, operable, maintainable and capable of meeting the required operational outcome.
• Liaise with Operations to understand handover requirements and ensure operational readiness, documentation, training and outstanding defects are appropriately managed.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Project coordination

Commissioning

Test planning

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Trade qualification

Tools

Bluebeam

Project-management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

STACK Infrastructure Melbourne is seeking a Senior Electrical Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning of mission-critical equipment for our data centre projects. You will provide technical leadership, manage commissioning activities, coordinate STACK staff and CxA consultants, and work with Operations to ensure handover readiness and documented testing.

This role requires 3–5 years in electrical commissioning, strong knowledge of LV/MV, FATs/SATs, and proven ability to interpret diagrams