Senior MEP Commissioning Lead — Data Center, Amsterdam

Dome Consulting Ltd; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dome Group is seeking an experienced MEP Commissioning Manager for a major data centre project in Amsterdam. You will own the commissioning process from inception through construction, testing, IST and final handover, coordinating with the client, consultants, contractors and FM teams.

The role focuses on managing the full commissioning lifecycle, ensuring procedures, test scripts and documentation are developed and executed to meet project requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Commissioning Manager, MEP Commissioning Manager or Commissioning Engineer within the building services or construction sector.
• Strong experience managing the full commissioning lifecycle, rather than solely acting as a witnessing agent.
• Strong technical understanding of MEP and building services systems.
• Previous data centre or mission-critical experience is highly desirable.
• Experience delivering technically complex projects such as data centres, commercial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, industrial or manufacturing facilities.
• Good understanding of commissioning, testing, QA/QC, documentation and project handover processes.
• Experience coordinating contractors, subcontractors, specialist vendors and multiple project stakeholders.
• Experience with L3–L5 commissioning and Integrated Systems Testing.
• Strong planning, programming, reporting, communication and IT skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities and operate within a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the MEP commissioning process from inception through to completion and final handover.
• Develop and maintain the overall commissioning strategy, programme and project deliverables.
• Develop commissioning procedures, testing plans, schedules and associated documentation.
• Provide strategic and tactical commissioning support to the client and wider project team.
• Coordinate MEP contractors, subcontractors, consultants, specialist vendors and client representatives.
• Work closely with FM teams to ensure systems are prepared for operational handover.
• Review QA/QC and commissioning documentation, providing technical input where required.
• Review commissioning procedures, RAMS and method statements prior to commissioning activities.
• Ensure plant and systems are installed, inspected, tested and commissioned in accordance with project requirements.
• Lead and coordinate Level 3–5 testing and commissioning activities.
• Manage functional performance testing and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) across critical systems.
• Coordinate testing of mechanical, electrical, controls, life-safety and other critical infrastructure systems.
• Author, review and manage functional test scripts, commissioning checklists and test documentation.
• Manage commissioning meetings, lookaheads, progress reviews and stakeholder coordination.
• Coordinate testing and witnessing activities between contractors, vendors, consultants and the client.
• Identify commissioning defects, risks, constraints and outstanding actions and drive them through to resolution.
• Review commissioning data against design parameters and implement mitigation or recovery plans where required.
• Monitor commissioning progress and provide clear reporting on programme, risks, issues and upcoming activities.
• Manage commissioning closeout, handover documentation, training and final system sign-offs.

Skills

MEP commissioning

Project lifecycle

Stakeholder coordination

Site management

Job description

Dome Group is seeking an experienced MEP Commissioning Manager for a major data centre project in Amsterdam. You will own the commissioning process from inception through construction, testing, IST and final handover, coordinating with the client, consultants, contractors and FM teams.

The role focuses on managing the full commissioning lifecycle, ensuring procedures, test scripts and documentation are developed and executed to meet project requirements.