Commissioning Manager

Winthrop Technologies Ltd.; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary packages

Long-term career progression

Professional development support

Join market-leading data centre group

Job summary

Winthrop Technologies Ltd. seeks a Senior Commissioning (Cx) Manager to lead commissioning engineers and manage the M&E commissioning programme on major data centre projects.

The role coordinates with client stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams to ensure milestones, risk management, and quality compliance are achieved. Applicants should hold a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree with 5+ years in commissioning leadership, and demonstrate strong project management and multi-contractor

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of commissioning leadership in data centre projects.
• Strong client and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Experience with multi-contractor site environments and EHS basics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and supervise Commissioning Engineers across the project.
• Define commissioning work scopes and deliver per strategy and programme.
• Monitor progress against milestones and address risks proactively.
• Communicate schedules and priorities to internal teams, vendors, clients.
• Interface with client stakeholders for commissioning activities.
• Coordinate FATs and FWTs for CFCI and OFCI packages.
• Manage the M&E Commissioning Programme, sequencing and reporting.
• Ensure documentation, test scripts, and sign-off records are maintained.

Skills

Commissioning leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

5+ years commissioning leadership experience

Job description

Winthrop Technologies is Europe’s only dedicated data centre delivery partner, offering full turnkey solutions from design through to construction and commissioning. Headquartered in Dublin, we deliver projects across Europe and have become the most trusted name in our sector.

We are pleased to announce that we are currently seeking a Senior Commissioning (Cx) Manager to join our team. This position will play a key role in the successful delivery of commissioning activities across major data centre projects.

Reports to: Commissioning Lead

The Cx Manager will act as the point of contact and will co-ordinate and liaise with a number of stakeholders both external and internal, and as such should have a good balance of technical and project management experience and skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and supervise Commissioning Engineers across the project.


• Define commissioning work scopes and manage delivery in line with the agreed commissioning strategy and programme.


• Monitor progress against commissioning milestones and deadlines, proactively identifying and addressing risks.


• Communicate commissioning schedules, milestones, and priorities to internal teams, vendors, and client stakeholders.


• Act as a key interface with client stakeholders for commissioning activities.


• Facilitate and participate in detailed design reviews for both CFCI and OFCI work packages.


• Ensure all design, system, and process queries are documented and formally raised with system designers and client teams for review and approval.


• Manage the overall M&E Commissioning Programme, including milestone tracking, sequencing, and reporting.


• Ensure full compliance with contract documents, specifications, commissioning procedures, and project standards.


• Plan, manage, and coordinate Vendor FATs and FWTs, including attendance where required.


• Manage commissioning activities and scope for both CFCI and OFCI vendors.


• Maintain clear and effective communication with all commissioning stakeholders.


• Attend and contribute to daily and weekly commissioning meetings (internal, vendor, and client-facing).


• Prepare, update, and submit commissioning progress and technical reports to the line manager.


• Coordinate closely with the Project QA/QC Department to ensure quality objectives are achieved.


• Manage the preparation, submission, review, and approval of commissioning documentation, including test scripts, compliance statements, and sign-off records.


• Ensure commissioning documentation is reviewed and approved to achieve the required commissioning level and final handover.

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Commissioning leadership role within data centre or mission-critical projects.


• Mechanical or Electrical bias acceptable, with strong working knowledge of both disciplines.


• Proven ability to build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships in a multi-contractor site environment.


• Strong understanding of EHS requirements associated with Mechanical and Electrical commissioning activities.

• Work with a market leader in the Data centre Construction industry


• Be part of a forward-thinking team delivering critical infrastructure in a high-growth sector


• Long-term career progression opportunities and professional development support.


• Competitive salary packages

Winthrop Technologies Ltd. are an equal opportunities employer