MECHANICAL COMMISSIONING MANAGER in EC1

Energy Jobline ZR; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 512,000 - 626,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Travel & Company Benefits

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Mechanical Commissioning Manager to join its global technical operations team. Based in London with hybrid working arrangement, you will lead commissioning strategy and governance across multiple data centre projects, coordinating CxA and contractors, and ensuring operational readiness from design through handover.

The role requires significant data centre commissioning experience, strong MEP background, and willingness to travel internationally.

Qualifications

• Significant data centre commissioning experience.
• Strong mechanical building services/MEP background.
• Experience across colocation and hyperscale data centres.
• Knowledge of commissioning processes from pre-construction through handover.
• Proven FAT, SAT and IST experience.
• Experience reviewing data centre designs from a commissioning perspective.
• Strong understanding of ASHRAE and international standards.
• Experience with BMS/Controls and critical mechanical systems.
• Experience with commissioning programmes, ITPs, test documentation and handover.
• Willingness to undertake international travel.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning strategy, standards and governance across multiple data centre projects.
• Manage integrated commissioning programmes from design review through handover.
• Provide technical oversight across mechanical building services and critical infrastructure.
• Lead commissioning input during pre-construction, tender and design stages.
• Review designs for commissionability, maintainability and operational-readiness.
• Coordinate CxA, commissioning contractors, vendors and specialist teams.
• Lead and witness FAT, SAT and IST activities.
• Oversee L1–L5 commissioning and L6 checklists.
• Manage commissioning documentation, test scripts and dossiers.
• Drive defect and punch-list close-out through client acceptance.
• Collaborate with Construction, Design, Project Management, Commercial and Operations teams.

Skills

Data centre commissioning

MEP background

Colocation and hyperscale

ASHRAE standards

BMS/Controls

Stakeholder management

International travel

Driving licence

Job description

Job DescriptionMECHANICAL COMMISSIONING MANAGER Location: London – Liverpool Street / Hybrid Salary: Up to £110,000 basic Bonus: 20% Benefits: Pension, Healthcare, Travel & Company Benefits Travel: International travel required – no fixed rotation Sector: Data Centres / Mission Critical We are currently recruiting for a Commissioning Manager – Mechanical Bias to join a major Data Centre Developer / Operator within its Global Technical Operations team. This is a central, multi-site commissioning position supporting data centre projects from design and pre-construction through construction, commissioning, handover and live operations. The role will have responsibility for commissioning strategy, technical governance, programme delivery, design assurance, contractor/vendor management, testing, acceptance and operational readiness across a growing data centre portfolio.

THE ROLE

• Lead commissioning strategy, standards and governance across multiple data centre projects.
• Manage integrated commissioning programmes from design review through to handover.
• Provide technical oversight across mechanical building services and critical infrastructure.
• Lead commissioning input during pre-construction, tender and design stages.
• Review designs from a commissionability, maintainability and operational-readiness perspective.
• Manage and coordinate CxA, commissioning contractors, vendors and specialist commissioning teams.
• Lead and witness FAT, SAT and IST activities.
• Oversee L1–L5 commissioning and L6 checklists.
• Manage commissioning documentation, test scripts, test records and commissioning dossiers.
• Drive defect, snag and punch-list close-out through to client acceptance.
• Work closely with Construction, Design, Project Management, Commercial and Operations teams.
• Support live data centre commissioning and asset lifecycle works.
• Ensure operational readiness, O&M documentation and training requirements are completed.
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned and standardisation of commissioning processes.
• Provide technical input into resilience, availability and fault-tolerance initiatives.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Significant Data Centre Commissioning experience.
• Strong Mechanical Building Services / MEP background.
• Experience across Colocation and Hyperscale Data Centres.
• Strong knowledge of commissioning processes from pre-construction through handover.
• Proven L1–L5 Commissioning / L6 experience.
• Strong FAT, SAT and IST experience.
• Experience managing CxA, contractors and vendors.
• Experience reviewing data centre designs from a commissionability perspective.
• Strong understanding of ASHRAE and relevant international design standards.
• Experience with BMS / Controls and critical mechanical systems.
• Experience with commissioning programmes, ITPs, test documentation and handover.
• Experience working within a matrix organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Willingness to undertake international travel.
• Full driving licence