Data Centre Commissioning Lead — Strategy & Europe Travel

Aldwych Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager for data centre projects based in London, with occasional European travel. You will shape commissioning strategies, work across design, construction, operations and external teams, and ensure robust testing and handover processes so live environments operate reliably.

Role involves leading complex systems commissioning, coordinating FAT/SAT/IST activities and managing dependencies and risks across multi-site portfolios.

Qualifications

• Strong commissioning experience in data centres or other mission-critical environments.
• Experience overseeing complex systems commissioning and integrated testing.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing commissioning strategies across data centre projects.
• Providing commissioning input during design and pre-construction to ensure maintainability.
• Reviewing commissioning programmes, milestones and resources.
• Overseeing commissioning activities through to final integrated systems testing; leading FAT, SAT and IST.

Skills

Data centres experience

Mission-critical environments

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

FAT/SAT/IST processes

Job description

Aldwych Consulting is seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager for data centre projects based in London, with occasional European travel. You will shape commissioning strategies, work across design, construction, operations and external teams, and ensure robust testing and handover processes so live environments operate reliably.

Role involves leading complex systems commissioning, coordinating FAT/SAT/IST activities and managing dependencies and risks across multi-site portfolios.