Senior Electrical Commissioning Leader – Data Centre Projects

Clear Engineering Recruitment; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Engineering Recruitment is supporting a leading global organisation in the mission-critical data centre sector to hire a Senior Electrical Commissioning Manager in Ireland. This senior role drives electrical commissioning excellence across large-scale, global projects.

You will lead global commissioning activities, develop standardised strategies from planning to handover, and act as SME for electrical systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical commissioning within complex infrastructure environments.
• Data centres or mission-critical facilities experience is highly desirable.
• Proven experience leading commissioning teams in a matrix or multi-stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support global electrical commissioning activities across multiple live projects.
• Develop and implement standardised electrical commissioning strategies from planning through to handover (L0–L6).
• Act as a subject matter expert across electrical systems within mission-critical environments.
• Ensure alignment of electrical design intent with operational performance requirements.
• Oversee commissioning of critical electrical systems including HV/LV distribution, transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS, STS, ATS, busbar systems and associated infrastructure.
• Drive commissioning planning, scheduling, sequencing, and tag management.
• Lead technical validation workshops and system completion planning sessions.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety systems including PTW, SSOW, and LOTO.
• Manage OFCI / CFCI vendor and contractor interfaces across complex delivery environments.
• Develop and review commissioning documentation, test scripts, method statements, and procedures.
• Oversee equipment energisation, pre-functional checks, functional testing, performance testing, and integrated systems testing.
• Manage punch lists, defect resolution, and structured close-out processes.
• Support QA/QC teams to ensure quality-led commissioning delivery and minimal rework.
• Drive data-led decision making using completion and commissioning tracking systems.
• Identify and mitigate risks across electrical commissioning execution and system handover.
• Provide leadership to commissioning teams and underperforming stakeholders where required.

Skills

Leadership/People management

Project management

Electrical systems

HV/LV distribution

Data centre experience

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Clear Engineering Recruitment is supporting a leading global organisation in the mission-critical data centre sector to hire a Senior Electrical Commissioning Manager in Ireland. This senior role drives electrical commissioning excellence across large-scale, global projects.

You will lead global commissioning activities, develop standardised strategies from planning to handover, and act as SME for electrical systems.