Regional Commissioning Manager (m/f/d)

NTT Global Data Centers; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT Global Data Centers is seeking a Regional Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning across multiple data center projects in a defined region. You will guide design, construction, operations, and vendors to ensure safe, on-time, within-budget delivery and handover readiness for critical facilities from Level 1 to Level 5.

You will develop strategies, standardise processes, manage site-based teams, and drive governance and reporting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commissioning experience in mission-critical or data center environments.
• Proven track record managing complex commissioning programmes from L1 through L5.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems within critical environments.
• Experience leading Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Experience with hyperscale operators.

Responsibilities

• Implement commissioning strategies, standards, and best practices.
• Lead site-based Commissioning teams and Commissioning Agents.
• Establish governance processes and reporting structures across projects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and lessons learned across regional programmes.
• Develop commissioning schedules integrated within the master project schedule.
• Monitor commissioning progress using KPIs and milestones.
• Coordinate handover activities with Operations and Facilities Management teams.
• Interface with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and operations teams.
• Present commissioning status updates to senior leadership and clients.

Skills

Commissioning leadership

IST experience

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Multidisciplinary teams

Project governance

Scheduling & planning

Risk management

Vendor management

Regional leadership

Tools

Commissioning software

Handover platforms

Job description

The Regional Commissioning Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing all commissioning activities across multiple data center projects within a defined region. This role ensures the successful delivery of mission-critical facilities from Level 1 through Level 5 commissioning , guaranteeing operational readiness, quality, safety, and reliability of all systems before client handover.

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to project commissioning teams, manage stakeholders across design, construction, operations, and vendors, and drive standardisation of commissioning processes while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contractual and operational requirements.

• Implement commissioning strategies, standards, and best practices.
• Provide leadership and direction to site-based Commissioning teams and Commissioning Agents.
• Establish governance processes and reporting structures across all projects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and lessons learned across regional programmes.
• Develop commissioning schedules integrated within the master project schedule.
• Monitor commissioning progress using commissioning KPIs and milestones.
• Identify commissioning risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead commissioning readiness reviews and status meetings.
• Ensure all commissioning activities align with programme delivery objectives.
• Support recovery plans to mitigate schedule delays.
• Interface with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and operations teams.
• Present commissioning status updates to senior leadership and clients.
• Manage third-party Commissioning Agents and specialist testing vendors.
• Coordinate handover activities with Operations and Facilities Management teams.
• Build strong working relationships across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Champion a strong safety culture across all commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with regional health and safety regulations.
• Conduct commissioning risk assessments and method statement reviews.
• Verify safe systems of work are implemented during testing activities.
• Ensure all commissioning documentation meets quality and compliance requirements.
• Oversee development and maintenance of Commissioning Plans, Commissioning Schedules, Method Statements, Commissioning Scripts, Commissioning Tracking Registers, Tag Management Reports, Issue Logs, System Turnover Packages, and Final Commissioning Reports.
• Drive timely closure of commissioning issues and tracking of actions through project completion.

Requirements

• 10+ years of commissioning experience within mission-critical or data center environments.
• Proven track record managing complex commissioning programmes from L1 through L5.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems within critical environments.
• Experience leading Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Experience managing multidisciplinary commissioning teams.
• Regional or programme-level leadership experience.
• Experience managing projects exceeding £100M in value.
• Experience with hyperscale operators
• Familiarity with commissioning management software and digital handover platforms.

Who we are

As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business - large and small - has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.