Testing & Commissioning Manager

Randstad Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Singapore seeks a seasoned professional to lead testing strategy and roadmaps for mission-critical facilities. You will draft validation procedures, manage procurement for commissioning agents, and oversee FAT/SAT, IST, and handovers to operations.

The role requires 8+ years in technical delivery of complex facilities, strong life-safety and power distribution knowledge, and readiness to travel to project sites across regions. PMP/ASHRAE credentials are preferred.

Qualifications

• Education & industry background required: Bachelor/Master/PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Building Services or related field with 8+ years of technical delivery experience.
• 5+ years in building, commissioning, or managing mission-critical facilities.
• Proven capability drafting commissioning scripts, sequences of operation, and integrated test procedures.
• Data center life-safety, power distribution (HV/MV/LV, UPS, backup gen), and precision thermal topologies.
• Proficiency with project management and documentation toolsets (MS Office, Visio, scheduling software).
• Willingness to travel to project sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Establish testing strategy and roadmaps aligned with milestones, budgets, and quality benchmarks.
• Draft validation procedures, test scripts, and pass/fail thresholds for complex electrical/thermal topologies.
• Lead procurement for commissioning agents and testing contractors with vendor governance.
• Oversee FAT/SAT, pre-functional checks, component verification, and IST to meet owner requirements.
• Coordinate handover with construction teams and lead turnover to site operations including trainings.
• Drive root-cause analyses of field anomalies and close punch-list items before final sign-off.
• Lead technical reviews and report schedule adherence, RFS targets, scope variances, and field risks.
• Extract lessons to update regional standards and reduce future commissioning costs.

Skills

Commissioning scripts

Data center life-safety

Power distribution

Documentation tools

Travel readiness

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Building Services Engineering (Bachelor/Master/PhD)

Mission-critical facilities experience

ASHRAE BCxP / ACG CxA / BCA CCP

OSHA 30-Hour / NFPA 70E

PMP

Tools

MS Office

Visio

Scheduling software

Job description

Testing Strategy & Roadmaps: Establish standardized testing frameworks and site-specific commissioning schedules, ensuring all activity aligns with project milestones, allocated budgets, and hyperscale quality benchmarks.

Technical Scripting & Protocol Governance: Draft and sign off on rigorous validation procedures, test scripts, and pass/fail thresholds tailored to complex electrical and thermal topologies.

Procurement & Vendor Leadership: Manage technical scoping, RFP creation, and procurement for third-party commissioning agents (CxA) and specialist testing contractors; govern partner performance via regular delivery audits and scorecards.

Field Execution & Milestone Verification: Oversee factory and site testing phases (FAT/SAT), pre-functional checks, individual component verification, and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) to validate compliance with owner project requirements.

Cross-Phase Handover: Partner closely with construction managers to verify mechanical/electrical completion before energization, and lead the final turnover to site operations teams (including operations walkthroughs and systems training).

Defect & Punch-List Resolution: Drive root-cause assessments of field anomalies, enforce strict QA/QC compliance, and shepherd punch-list issues through to resolution prior to final sign-off.

Stakeholder Reporting: Lead technical review sessions and provide transparent reporting to leadership on schedule adherence, Ready for Service (RFS) targets, scope variance, and field risks.

Continuous Feedback: Extract operational lessons from completed builds to update regional design standards, enhance testing efficiency, and lower total commissioning costs on future projects.

Job Description

• Testing Strategy & Roadmaps: Establish standardized testing frameworks and site-specific commissioning schedules, ensuring all activity aligns with project milestones, allocated budgets, and hyperscale quality benchmarks.

• Technical Scripting & Protocol Governance: Draft and sign off on rigorous validation procedures, test scripts, and pass/fail thresholds tailored to complex electrical and thermal topologies.

• Procurement & Vendor Leadership: Manage technical scoping, RFP creation, and procurement for third-party commissioning agents (CxA) and specialist testing contractors; govern partner performance via regular delivery audits and scorecards.

• Field Execution & Milestone Verification: Oversee factory and site testing phases (FAT/SAT), pre-functional checks, individual component verification, and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) to validate compliance with owner project requirements.

• Cross-Phase Handover: Partner closely with construction managers to verify mechanical/electrical completion before energization, and lead the final turnover to site operations teams (including operations walkthroughs and systems training).

• Defect & Punch-List Resolution: Drive root-cause assessments of field anomalies, enforce strict QA/QC compliance, and shepherd punch-list issues through to resolution prior to final sign-off.

• Stakeholder Reporting: Lead technical review sessions and provide transparent reporting to leadership on schedule adherence, Ready for Service (RFS) targets, scope variance, and field risks.

• Continuous Feedback: Extract operational lessons from completed builds to update regional design standards, enhance testing efficiency, and lower total commissioning costs on future projects.

Qualifications

• Education & Industry Background:

  • Bachelor's/Master's/Ph.D. degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline with 8+ years of technical project delivery experience; OR

• Mission-Critical Experience:

  • Minimum of 5 years dedicated to building, commissioning, or technically managing mission-critical facilities (data centers, semiconductor fabs, or critical energy plants).

• Core Technical Competencies:

  • Proven capability drafting complex commissioning scripts, sequences of operation, and integrated test procedures.

  • Practical understanding of data center life-safety, power distribution (HV/MV/LV, UPS, backup generation), and precision thermal topologies.

  • Proficiency with project management and documentation toolsets (MS Office suite, Visio, scheduling software).

• Mobility & Compliance: Willingness to travel to project sites as needed.

Preferred Credentials

• Active professional credential in commissioning or facility validation (e.g., ASHRAE BCxP, ACG CxA, or BCA CCP).

• Established health and safety certifications (e.g., OSHA 30-Hour or equivalent local safety accreditation).

• Formal training or certification in electrical workplace safety practices (such as NFPA 70E compliance).

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Subject-matter depth across advanced cooling topologies (direct-to-chip, liquid immersion, high-efficiency chilled water loops) and supervisory control architectures (EPMS, BMS, DCIM).