Commissioning Lead – Data Centre

EFOR (formerly Process Engineering Specialists); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Process Engineering Specialists in Singapore is seeking a Commissioning Lead to join on a permanent basis to deliver commissioning for life sciences projects. You will lead end-to-end activities, coordinating with construction, design, vendors and client stakeholders to ensure milestones are met and operational readiness is achieved.

As a Commissioning Lead, you will drive safety, quality and documentation standards, oversee testing of critical systems and manage handover to live operations.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end commissioning activities for mission-critical projects across M&E, ELV and BMS systems.
• Coordinate commissioning planning, execution, scheduling and system turnover to operations.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, test scripts and IST protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commissioning activities for mission-critical data centre projects, including Mechanical, Electrical, ELV and BMS systems.
• Manage commissioning planning, execution, scheduling, documentation and system turnover to operations/client teams.
• Coordinate with construction, design, vendors, contractors and client stakeholders to ensure commissioning milestones are achieved.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, test scripts, method statements and integrated systems testing (IST) protocols.
• Drive compliance with project specifications, safety standards, quality requirements and operational readiness expectations.
• Oversee functional testing of UPS, generators, CRAC/CRAH units, chillers, switchgear, fire systems and control systems.
• Identify technical issues, manage troubleshooting activities and ensure timely resolution during commissioning phases.
• Track commissioning progress, risks and reporting metrics, providing regular updates to project leadership and clients.
• Ensure all commissioning documentation, punch lists, red‑line markups and turnover packages are completed accurately.
• Support site acceptance testing (SAT), client witnessing activities and final handover for live operational environments.

Job description

Process Engineering Specialists is an international services company providing Project Management, Construction Management, Commissioning & Qualification and Automation services to our clients in the pharmaceutical, nutritional and related sectors.

With offices across Europe, Asia and US, our core focus is on consistently delivering high quality outcomes for our multinational clients.

This focus, and our people's experience in delivering consistent quality results for our clients over the past 20 years has been key to our success to date.

We are currently looking for a Commissioning Lead to join us on a permanent basis to help us deliver various projects in the Life Sciences Industry.

What we’re looking for:

• Lead end-to-end commissioning activities for mission‑critical data centre projects, including Mechanical, Electrical, ELV and BMS systems.
• Manage commissioning planning, execution, scheduling, documentation and system turnover to operations/client teams.
• Coordinate with construction, design, vendors, contractors and client stakeholders to ensure commissioning milestones are achieved.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, test scripts, method statements and integrated systems testing (IST) protocols.
• Drive compliance with project specifications, safety standards, quality requirements and operational readiness expectations.
• Oversee functional testing of UPS, generators, CRAC/CRAH units, chillers, switchgear, fire systems and control systems.
• Identify technical issues, manage troubleshooting activities and ensure timely resolution during commissioning phases.
• Track commissioning progress, risks and reporting metrics, providing regular updates to project leadership and clients.
• Ensure all commissioning documentation, punch lists, red‑line markups and turnover packages are completed accurately.
• Support site acceptance testing (SAT), client witnessing activities and final handover for live operational environments.

PES International operates as an equal opportunity employer. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other factors with no bearing to employment skills and we confirm that we are happy to accept applications from persons of any background for this role.