VP, Data Centre Commissioning & Governance

Clear Engineering Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 115,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Engineering Recruitment Ltd is seeking a VP of Commissioning on the client side for a leading data centre developer. This role owns commissioning strategy, governance and delivery across a growing portfolio.

The successful candidate will operate at a senior executive level, guiding design, construction, operations and leadership teams to establish standards, oversee activities from design to handover, and build a scalable commissioning function across multiple projects and locations.

Qualifications

• Extensive commissioning experience in large-scale data centre environments.
• Significant experience in client-side / owner / developer environments or senior leadership with major contractor or commissioning firm.
• Experience leading commissioning across multiple large-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical and integrated systems commissioning.
• Experience developing commissioning strategies, standards and governance frameworks.
• Proven senior stakeholder and executive-level communication skills.
• Experience managing and developing large, geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Able to challenge project teams while maintaining relationships.
• Understanding of operational readiness, IST and handover in mission-critical environments.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall commissioning strategy across the company’s data centre portfolio.
• Establish and maintain commissioning standards, processes, governance and best practice.
• Provide senior leadership and oversight across all commissioning activities from design through to operational handover.
• Lead and develop commissioning teams across multiple projects and locations.
• Work with Design, Construction, Engineering, Operations and Project Delivery leadership.
• Provide technical oversight of commissioning programmes, methodologies and execution.
• Ensure commissioning activities align with project requirements and milestones.
• Review and challenge commissioning plans, procedures, schedules and methodologies.
• Oversee commissioning partners, contractors and consultants.
• Establish reporting, KPI frameworks and commissioning governance across the portfolio.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies early.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement.
• Ensure transition from construction to operations for commissioning.
• Support teams during critical commissioning and testing phases.
• Represent commissioning at senior leadership meetings.
• Shape long-term commissioning capability as portfolio grows.

Skills

Hyperscale DC experience

Client-side leadership

Commissioning strategy

Stakeholder management

Governance frameworks

Team leadership

Job description

Clear Engineering Recruitment Ltd is seeking a VP of Commissioning on the client side for a leading data centre developer. This role owns commissioning strategy, governance and delivery across a growing portfolio.

The successful candidate will operate at a senior executive level, guiding design, construction, operations and leadership teams to establish standards, oversee activities from design to handover, and build a scalable commissioning function across multiple projects and locations.