Decima International - Commissioning Engineer
Requirements
• 10+ years of experience in commissioning, IST execution, data center operations, MEP systems testing, ICT validation, facility engineering, or mission-critical infrastructure delivery. • 10+ years • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related technical field. • Experience supporting commissioning activities on data center, mission-critical, high-performance computing, industrial, or technically complex projects. • data center • Hands-on experience supporting Integrated Systems Testing (IST) execution. • Integrated Systems Testing (IST) • Experience supporting or coordinating GPU/accelerator burn-in and thermal-soak testing activities. • GPU/accelerator burn-in • thermal-soak testing • Experience supporting compute-fabric validation, ICT infrastructure validation, network readiness, or systems integration testing. • compute-fabric validation • Strong understanding of mission-critical electrical and mechanical systems, including power distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, ATS, grounding, cooling systems, CRAH/CRAC units, chilled water systems, BMS, EPMS, and related infrastructure. • Ability to review and interpret commissioning plans, test scripts, drawings, specifications, sequence of operations, method statements, inspection records, and technical documentation. • Experience tracking test results, deficiencies, commissioning issues, punch lists, corrective actions, and closeout documentation. • Strong understanding of commissioning safety requirements, including LOTO, Permit-to-Work, energized testing, PPE, isolation procedures, and test boundary control. • Ability to coordinate with contractors, vendors, OEMs, consultants, client representatives, commissioning teams, ICT teams, and operations teams. • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify system issues and support practical resolution. • Excellent communication, reporting, and coordination skills. • Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure commissioning environment. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. • Experience working on hyperscale data centers, AI data centers, GPU clusters, high-performance computing facilities, or large-scale mission-critical environments. • hyperscale data centers • Experience working in a PMC, owner’s representative, consultant, commissioning agent, contractor, or client-side technical delivery environment. • Previous experience working in Dubai, the UAE, or the wider GCC region. • Familiarity with data center commissioning standards, IST methodologies, operational readiness requirements, and client testing protocols. • Knowledge of liquid cooling, high-density racks, GPU infrastructure, accelerator platforms, network fabric, rack power, telemetry, and thermal performance validation. • Professional certifications such as CxA, BCxP, CDCP, CDCS, Uptime Institute ATS/ATD, PMP, NFPA 70E, or relevant commissioning/data center credentials. • Uptime Institute ATS/ATD • NFPA 70E • Familiarity with commissioning management, document control, and project platforms such as CxAlloy, Facility Grid, Aconex, Procore, BIM 360, Oracle Primavera Cloud, or similar systems. • Familiarity with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project for commissioning schedule coordination. • Arabic language capability is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
• Support commissioning and IST execution activities across mission-critical data center systems, ensuring testing is completed safely, accurately, and in accordance with approved procedures. • Coordinate with commissioning managers, contractors, vendors, OEMs, MEP teams, ICT teams, operations teams, and client representatives during testing and validation activities. • Review and support commissioning plans, method statements, test scripts, IST procedures, checklists, risk assessments, and commissioning schedules. • Support Integrated Systems Testing for electrical, mechanical, controls, ICT, and computer-related systems. • Assist in validating system readiness before commissioning, including documentation review, installation verification, pre-functional checks, and issue closeout. • Support GPU and accelerator burn-in testing, including coordination of test environments, equipment readiness, monitoring requirements, and performance validation. • Support thermal-soak testing activities to validate cooling performance, stability, load response, and environmental control under sustained operating conditions. • Support compute-fabric validation activities, including coordination with ICT, network, hardware, and operations teams to verify connectivity, redundancy, performance, and system integration. • Monitor and document test results, deficiencies, failures, observations, and corrective actions during commissioning and IST activities. • Coordinate with project teams to track and close commissioning issues, punch list items, defects, and non-conformances. • Verify that commissioning activities are aligned with approved drawings, specifications, sequence of operations, operational requirements, and client standards. • Support testing of critical infrastructure, including MV/LV electrical distribution, UPS systems, generators, ATS, switchgear, grounding, cooling systems, CRAH/CRAC units, chilled water systems, BMS, EPMS, fire alarm, ICT, and network infrastructure. • Participate in commissioning meetings, readiness reviews, test coordination sessions, daily briefings, and lessons learned reviews. • Support commissioning documentation, including test records, issue logs, commissioning reports, turnover documentation, and final acceptance records. • Identify commissioning risks, interface issues, access constraints, sequencing gaps, and operational readiness concerns, escalating them to project leadership when required. • Support safe testing practices, including LOTO, Permit-to-Work, energized systems coordination, test boundary control, and emergency response requirements. • Coordinate with operations teams to ensure testing outcomes support handover, system reliability, maintainability, and operational readiness. • Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
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