Global Senior Manager-Commissioning

The Global Senior Manager – Commissioning will be based in Dubai and lead commissioning and start-up activity for large, mission-critical data centre facilities across Asia, Europe and North America. The role ensures that building systems are tested as intended, operate reliably under normal and failure conditions, and are ready for safe transition to live operations. It requires strong technical leadership across electrical, mechanical, controls and IT interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute end-to-end commissioning strategies, plans, procedures, schedules and quality documentation for data centre projects.
• Lead factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), functional testing and integrated systems testing (IST).
• Coordinate the testing and integration of MEP, electrical distribution, critical cooling, controls, automation and IT-related systems.
• Verify system redundancy, failover capability, performance and operational resilience through structured testing and evidence-based reporting.
• Drive compliance with Uptime Institute, TIA-942, ASHRAE, ISO, NFPA and IEEE standards and relevant project requirements.
• Identify commissioning risks, resolve technical issues, track corrective actions and confirm that outstanding items are closed before handover.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, consultants, facility teams and operations personnel to prepare training, records and operational readiness documentation.
• Use BIM, digital twin platforms, automation and analytics where appropriate to improve commissioning visibility and performance.

Requirements and Qualifications

Candidates should have more than 20 years of experience commissioning data centre, industrial or other mission-critical MEP and power systems. Proven leadership of end-to-end commissioning for high-availability facilities is required. Strong expertise in IST, FAT, SAT, critical cooling, power distribution, automation, load-bank testing, thermal validation and power continuity analysis is important. Experience with Uptime Institute Tier certification, TIA-942, ASHRAE and NFPA 70E is expected.

Skills

Global project leadership, technical problem-solving, risk mitigation, cross-cultural communication and operational readiness planning are essential. The role requires collaboration across regions and time zones.