Head of Commissioning - Data Centre Strategy & Delivery

Clear.; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 203,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Clear. is seeking a VP of Commissioning to own commissioning strategy, governance and delivery across its expanding data centre portfolio.

You will lead the development of standards and oversee activities from design to handover, ensuring safety, efficiency and top technical quality. In this client-side leadership role you will oversee teams across multiple projects and locations, collaborate with design, construction, engineering and operations leadership, and travel internationally as required

Qualifications

• Extensive commissioning experience in hyperscale, colocation or large-scale data centre environments.

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 closely 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, programme milestones and operational readiness.
• Review and challenge commissioning plans, procedures, schedules and methodologies.
• Oversee the appointment and performance of commissioning partners, contractors and specialist consultants.
• Establish consistent reporting, KPI frameworks and commissioning governance across the portfolio.
• Identify commissioning risks and implement mitigation strategies at an early stage.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across projects.
• Ensure effective transition from construction and commissioning into operational teams.
• Support project teams during critical commissioning and integrated systems testing phases.
• Represent commissioning at senior leadership and executive-level meetings.
• Help shape the organisation's long-term commissioning capability as the portfolio continues to expand.

Skills

Hyperscale data centres experience

Client-side / owner environment

Senior leadership

Stakeholder management

Team leadership across locations

Job description

Clear. is seeking a VP of Commissioning to own commissioning strategy, governance and delivery across its expanding data centre portfolio.

You will lead the development of standards and oversee activities from design to handover, ensuring safety, efficiency and top technical quality. In this client-side leadership role you will oversee teams across multiple projects and locations, collaborate with design, construction, engineering and operations leadership, and travel internationally as required