Regional Data Center Commissioning Lead

NTT Global Data Centers EMEA UK Ltd.; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT Global Data Centers is seeking a Regional Commissioning Manager to lead and oversee commissioning across multiple data centre projects, from L1 to L5, ensuring readiness, quality and safety before handover.

You will provide strategic leadership, manage stakeholders across design, construction, operations, and vendors, and drive standardisation of commissioning processes while delivering projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Essential 10+ years of commissioning experience within mission-critical or data centre environments.
• Experience delivering large-scale hyperscale or enterprise data centres.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities across multiple concurrent data centre projects.
• 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 CX Scripts Commissioning Tracker Registers Tag Management Reports Issue Logs System Turnover Packages Final Commissioning Reports.
• Drive timely closure of commissioning issues and tracking of actions through project completion.

Job description

NTT Global Data Centers is seeking a Regional Commissioning Manager to lead and oversee commissioning across multiple data centre projects, from L1 to L5, ensuring readiness, quality and safety before handover.

You will provide strategic leadership, manage stakeholders across design, construction, operations, and vendors, and drive standardisation of commissioning processes while delivering projects on time and within budget.