Mechanical Commissioning Engineer - DATA CENTER - APAC

CAI; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commissioning services company in Malaysia is seeking a Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to lead all mechanical aspects of commissioning projects. This role involves coordinating contractors, ensuring safety, and managing project timelines. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of OSHA safety requirements. Extensive travel is required (75%).

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical commissioning and testing activities at clients' sites.
• Act as a technical expert and advisor throughout the commissioning process.
• Fulfill the role of on-site technical lead and gather necessary information.
• Participate in meetings and provide technical opinions.
• Ensure all certifications and documentation are in place for commissioning.
• Review and analyze design documents and approve necessary documents.
• Support engineering and commissioning deliverables development.
• Create and review test scripts and Inspection Test Plans (ITPs).
• Initiate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) or Factory Witness Tests (FWT).
• Monitor work progress and communicate updates regularly.
• Create regular technical reports on project status.
• Communicate issues or risks with project managers.
• Track potential job changes and their impacts.
• Collaborate with project managers to quantify scope variations.

Skills

Written communication skills

Oral communication skills

Ability to read mechanical P&ID

Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements

Knowledge of mission-critical design concepts

Power quality analysis

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About CAI

CAI was established in 1996, it has grown year over year to more than 750 people worldwide. We provide commissioning, qualification, validation, start-up, project management and consulting services related to operational readiness to FDA regulated and other mission critical industries.

• We act with integrity
• We serve each other
• We serve society
• We work for our future.

We strongly believe that one person’s success is everyone’s success; we work diligently to accomplish team goals. We place Team Before Self, demonstrate Respect for Others, and possess a can‑do attitude. That is how we have grown exponentially.

The role

The Mechanical Commissioning Engineer provides direction for all mechanical aspects of assigned commissioning projects from initial engagement through turnover to the client. He/she will be expected to execute against the project schedule through the coordination of contractors and/or vendors to complete the desired mechanical system testing while ensuring the safety of themselves and other project personnel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and steer all mechanical commissioning and testing activities for all contracted testing and commissioning work related to mechanical systems at the client’s site according to the agreed Scope of Works.
• Act as technical expert and advisor for the client, advising on feasibility, practicality, and any cost, resource impact of solution, methods, and work procedures at all stages of the commissioning process.
• Fulfill the role of on‑site technical lead and coordinate obtaining the correct information from equipment vendors, clients, contactors, and site owners to make decisions and lead.
• Participate and contribute to meetings with the client, consultants, and other contractors to provide expert technical opinion. Work with all commissioning stakeholders to sign off and commit to a common and agreed commissioning deliverables scope and outline items.
• Ensuring all relevant certifications and required documentation have been provided by construction contractors, equipment/system vendors, to be approved and used as reference for commissioning documentation development.
• Review, check, analyze, and provide an opinion on design documents such as BoD, OPR, mechanical drawings, schematics, diagrams, and installation drawings, as well as approve documents meeting the commissioning requirements of the client.
• Support engineering and commissioning deliverables development, working together with team members.
• Develop, create, review, and achieve approval of test scripts, Inspection Test Plans (ITPs).
• Develop, create, review, achieve approval, and initiate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) or Factory Witness Tests (FWT) according to the needs of the client.
• Ensure delivery quality is consistent with testing and commissioning requirement from client and the tested outcome is consistent with the client’s desired specification and performance requirements.
• Enforce and work to the client’s project timelines and supervise mechanical commissioning activities according to the client’s commissioning schedule and timeline.
• Manage the progress of work through task completion progress tracking and regular work completion status updates. Pro‑actively and regularly update, provide feedback and communicate on work progress with internal teams, Project Manager and client team on work progress.
• Create and develop regular technical reports regarding commissioning project status.
• Using expert knowledge to identify and create an informed opinion, clearly and transparently communicate to the Project Manager, Client Manager on issues, opportunities, challenges or risks to project schedule and resourcing during any stage of work.
• Track potential changes during job progression and have competency in understanding identifying scope variation (potential scope and requirement changes) and how it affects commissioning schedule, budgeting and initially defined commissioning targets.
• Collaborate closely with Project Manager when quantifying any scope variation including any price, budget or resource change and to assist in developing mitigation or contingency plans.

Critical Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of OSHA (or equivalent) safety requirements.
• Good written and spoken communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical P&IDs.
• Knowledge of mission‑critical design concepts.
• Knowledge of power quality analysis.

Working Environment

• Extensive travel (75%)
• Construction environment

CAI is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.