Commissioning Coordinator - Data Center

Decima International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking a Commissioning Coordinator to support major mission-critical and data center projects in KSA. You will assist the Commissioning Manager by coordinating readiness, tracking L1–L5 activities, and maintaining documentation, schedules, and status reports.

The role requires strong organizational, coordination, and reporting skills, experience with MEP systems, and effective collaboration with contractors, consultants, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electromechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience supporting commissioning in construction, mission-critical, industrial, or data center projects.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems and turnover processes.
• Familiar with commissioning planning, testing, and handover.
• Knowledge of L1–L5 commissioning processes and related documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Commissioning Management Plan implementation and upkeep.
• Coordinate commissioning activities among contractors, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Maintain schedules, trackers, dashboards, and progress reports.
• Track readiness against milestones and stage-gate requirements.
• Coordinate L1–L5 commissioning, FPTesting, and IST activities.
• Schedule tests, witness requirements, vendor attendance, and resources.
• Maintain test scripts, procedures, and records.
• Monitor issues, punch items, and corrective actions through closure.
• Assist in readiness assessments with required docs, systems, and personnel.
• Coordinate with teams to resolve gaps and document turnover packages.

Skills

Coordination

Documentation

Attention to detail

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Test planning

Testing support

Progress tracking

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering

Tools

ECMS

Commissioning Tracking

Document Control

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as a partnership , create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.

Role Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically capable Commissioning Coordinator to support commissioning activities for major mission-critical and data center projects in KSA.

The role will support the Commissioning Manager in coordinating commissioning readiness, tracking L1–L5 commissioning activities , maintaining commissioning documentation, monitoring open issues and corrective actions, and coordinating contractors, consultants, vendors, and project stakeholders through testing, turnover, and handover.

The ideal candidate will have practical knowledge of mission-critical MEP systems, commissioning processes, testing documentation, and project handover, with strong organizational, coordination, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the Project Commissioning Management Plan.

• Coordinate commissioning activities across contractors, consultants, vendors, and project stakeholders.

• Maintain and update commissioning schedules, trackers, dashboards, and progress reports.

• Track commissioning readiness against project milestones and stage-gate requirements.

• Support coordination of L1–L5 commissioning activities , Functional Performance Testing, and Integrated Systems Testing.

• Coordinate test schedules, witnessing requirements, vendor attendance, and required project resources.

• Maintain commissioning test scripts, procedures, method statements, inspection records, and supporting documentation.

• Track commissioning submissions, approvals, comments, and outstanding documentation.

• Monitor commissioning issues, punch items, deficiencies, and corrective actions through closure.

• Support readiness assessments by ensuring required documentation, systems, personnel, and prerequisites are available.

• Coordinate with contractors and vendors to resolve outstanding commissioning actions and documentation gaps.

• Assist in maintaining commissioning issue logs, action registers, and risk trackers.

• Verify that commissioning test records, certificates, reports, and turnover packages are properly compiled and submitted.

• Coordinate system turnover and handover documentation with construction, commissioning, document control, and operations teams.

• Support preparation of commissioning progress reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, and management updates.

• Organize commissioning meetings and follow up on assigned actions and deadlines.

• Escalate significant commissioning delays, constraints, risks, and readiness gaps to the Commissioning Manager.

• Support final project acceptance and operational readiness activities.

• Maintain accurate records within electronic commissioning management and document control systems.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering , or a related engineering discipline.

• Relevant experience supporting commissioning activities on construction, mission-critical, industrial, or data center projects.

• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical, controls, and mission-critical MEP systems.

• Familiarity with commissioning planning, testing, documentation, and handover processes.

• Understanding of L1–L5 commissioning processes.

• Exposure to Functional Performance Testing and Integrated Systems Testing.

• Experience maintaining commissioning trackers, issue logs, action registers, and testing documentation.

• Good understanding of turnover documentation, test records, certificates, and handover packages.

• Strong coordination and organizational skills.

• Ability to follow multiple commissioning activities and priorities simultaneously.

• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to coordinate effectively with contractors, consultants, vendors, engineers, and project management teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience on data center or mission-critical projects.

• Exposure to hyperscale data center commissioning environments.

• Familiarity with ASHRAE commissioning guidelines.

• Familiarity with CSA, BSRIA, or other recognized commissioning standards and frameworks.

• Commissioning-related certification such as CxA, ACG, BCxP , or equivalent is advantageous.

• Experience using electronic commissioning management systems.

• Experience with electronic document control and turnover platforms.

• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary MEP commissioning activities.

• Previous experience working within a PMC, consultant, or client-side project management environment is advantageous.

Productivity Tools

• Electronic Commissioning Management Systems

• Commissioning Tracking Tools

• Document Control and Turnover Platforms

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft PowerPoint

Key Competencies

• Commissioning Coordination

• L1–L5 Commissioning Tracking

• MEP Systems Understanding

• Testing & Documentation Coordination

• Issue and Action Tracking

• Turnover & Handover Coordination

• Stakeholder Coordination

• Progress Reporting

• Attention to Detail

• Organization & Prioritization

• Communication & Follow-Up

• Problem Solving

Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status or characteristic protected by applicable law.

Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.