Senior Data Centre Commissioning Engineer – Paris

Aston Carter; Île-de-France; On-site; EUR 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking an experienced Senior Commissioning Engineer for a major data centre project in the Paris area. The role sits between construction, commissioning and operations, reviewing commissioning activities and supporting handover into operations.

This position requires hands-on commissioning knowledge and the ability to assess technical work, identify issues, and challenge deliverables when needed.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of commissioning experience in complex engineering, infrastructure or industrial environments.
• Data centre experience highly relevant; nuclear or oil & gas backgrounds also of interest.
• Experience reviewing commissioning procedures, testing activities and deliverables.
• Ability to identify issues, risks and deficiencies and to challenge deliverables.
• Strong reporting and communication skills for clear stakeholder updates.

Responsibilities

• Review commissioning activities, test procedures, scripts and associated technical documentation.
• Witness commissioning and testing activities in the field.
• Review findings and assess readiness for operational handover.
• Identify commissioning gaps, technical risks, deficiencies and non-conformities.
• Challenge contractors and other stakeholders when deliverables do not meet standards.
• Review technical documentation, design packs, drawings, schematics and as-built docs.
• Support QA/QC reviews of turnover packages, O&M manuals and commissioning records.
• Track technical issues and corrective actions through to resolution.
• Clearly report findings, concerns and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Work across site-based commissioning activities and office-based reviews and reporting.

Skills

Commissioning

Data centre

Field testing

Documentation review

Reporting

Stakeholder comms

Quality assurance

Job description

Aston Carter is seeking an experienced Senior Commissioning Engineer for a major data centre project in the Paris area. The role sits between construction, commissioning and operations, reviewing commissioning activities and supporting handover into operations.

This position requires hands-on commissioning knowledge and the ability to assess technical work, identify issues, and challenge deliverables when needed.