Decima International - Data Center Commissioning Manager – Onsite, KSA (UK/US citizens only)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia4w ago

In Office EMEA DBA Site Manager Performance Reviews Project Planning Reporting Risk Management Documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related discipline. • Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) certification. • Strong commissioning management experience on major mission-critical or data center projects. • Extensive knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, and other mission-critical MEP systems. • Experience developing and implementing Commissioning Management Plans. • Strong experience with commissioning readiness assessments and stage-gate reviews. • Hands-on experience with L1–L5 commissioning processes. • Experience leading Functional Performance Testing and Integrated Systems Testing. • Strong knowledge of turnover planning, commissioning documentation, and handover management. • Strong risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination skills. • Ability to communicate commissioning status and technical issues to both technical and management-level stakeholders. • Additional commissioning certifications such as ACG, BCxP, or equivalent. • Experience on hyperscale data center projects. • Familiarity with ASHRAE commissioning guidelines. • Familiarity with CSA, BSRIA, and other recognized commissioning standards or frameworks. • Experience with electronic commissioning management systems. • Experience with electronic document control and turnover platforms. • Strong contractor, vendor, consultant, and Owner coordination experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Commissioning Management Plan. • Lead commissioning planning, readiness assessments, stage-gate reviews, and execution. • Monitor commissioning progress against project milestones and requirements. • Perform final review, sign-off, and escalation of commissioning readiness, L1–L5 test results, and turnover packages. • Oversee L1–L5 commissioning activities, Functional Performance Testing, and Integrated Systems Testing. • Review and approve commissioning procedures, test scripts, method statements, and supporting documentation. • Ensure commissioning activities comply with project specifications, design intent, approved procedures, and industry standards. • Coordinate with contractors, consultants, vendors, and the Owner to resolve commissioning issues. • Identify commissioning risks, constraints, and readiness gaps and drive timely resolution. • Monitor open commissioning issues and corrective actions through closure. • Ensure commissioning documentation, test records, certificates, and turnover packages are complete and accepted. • Coordinate system turnover and handover to operations teams. • Report commissioning progress, risks, outstanding issues, and readiness to the PMC Lead / Site Director. • Support final project acceptance and operational readiness.