Commissioning Senior Manager

Equinix; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Equinix is seeking a skilled professional for the role of Commissioning Manager in Frankfurt, Germany. The role involves planning and coordinating large-scale data center commissioning efforts, ensuring compliance with standards, and maintaining effective communication with customers and vendors. Candidates should possess proven data center commissioning and leadership experience, alongside a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. This is an opportunity to work within a dynamic and innovative environment at Equinix, contributing to impactful projects.

Qualifikationen

• Proven years of data center commissioning experience preferred.
• Proven years leadership experience in a mission-critical environment preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Aufgaben

• Creates and implements multi-facility, standards-based commissioning plans.
• Issues customer-facing reports and interacts with key customers.
• Responsible for all internal and external progress reporting for commissioning.

Kenntnisse

Data center commissioning experience

Leadership in mission-critical environment

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future. A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Description

Responsible for the planning and coordinating of the commissioning for large-scale greenfield data centers and retrofit live data centers.

Responsibilities

• Project Management
  • Creates and implements multi-facility, standards-based commissioning plans and schedules
  • Provides input and suggestions on new and existing Critical Environment Programs
  • Communicates effectively with both business operations and construction managers
  • Responsible for regional, short- to medium-term pipeline management to inform resource planning
  • Liaises with internal construction managers and external general contractors on the planning and execution of all commissioning activities
  • Maintains commissioning logs, equipment checklist, and other tools to track commissioning projects
  • Responsible to the construction project manager for input into the project budget for all commissioning activities
  • Develops electrical and mechanical Functional Performance Test procedures and Factory Acceptance Test Procedures
• Customer Interface
  • Issues customer-facing reports
  • Interacts with and presents to key customers on progress against commissioning plans and achievement of Ready for Sales (RFS) dates
  • Acts as point of contact for customer escalations throughout the commissioning process
• Process Management
  • Follows all commissioning processes and escalates any potential improvements to senior management
  • Develops standardized schedules and commissioning scopes based on specific customer contract requirements
• Reporting
  • Responsible for all internal and external progress reporting for all projects during the commissioning phase, in coordination with construction project manager
  • Prepares commissioning test procedures and reports
  • Writes comprehensive reports that include recommendations for optimizing building operations, functional checklists, list of deficiencies, equipment operation and maintenance manuals
  • Responsible for collating historical data regarding specific equipment startup and testing challenges and reporting back to all Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment vendors
  • Provides input into data analytics/metrics reporting
• Vendor Management
  • Undertakes quarterly business reviews with vendors to review performance and ways to improve interaction
  • Responsible for production of project-specific commissioning RFPs and responding to bid clarifications
  • Responsible for leveling and recommending commissioning consultant award
  • Leads and manages external resources
  • Schedules and directs periodic commissioning meetings
  • Determines vendor KPIs and conducts lessons learned reviews

Qualifications

• Proven years of data center commissioning experience preferred
• Proven years leadership experience in a mission-critical environment preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering preferred

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