Job Description:

Salter Grange is recruiting a Commissioning Manager on behalf of a leading European construction and engineering contractor, delivering complex projects for the world's leading corporations across enterprise and hyperscale data centres, advanced technology and life sciences.

As the Commissioning Manager you will own all of the company's commissioning responsibilities on site in Groningen, leading the commissioning and testing team through to handover. This is a Commissioning Manager role with real ownership, working on technically demanding data centre projects and supporting other projects across Europe.

Commissioning Manager Responsibilities:

• Set up, manage and close out the project commissioning plan, and develop the commissioning schedule with the project planners.
• Lead the commissioning and testing team, and manage the commissioning tagging process and procedures.
• Manage lock out tag out processes and area control permits for controlled areas such as electrical switch rooms.
• Compile all testing and commissioning documentation, and verify and sign off the results.
• Chair the daily and weekly commissioning meetings, and host the weekly meetings with the general contractor and client.
• Manage subcontractor activities, tracking progress and staffing against schedule, and close out commissioning snags within one week.
• Help manage costs for your package, including labour, subcontractors, deliveries, plant, variations and valuations.
• Issue the weekly look ahead and progress report, and build strong working relationships with the client, client representatives and vendors.

What You Will Need as Commissioning Manager:

• Ability to travel freely across the EU, as the role covers multiple projects across Europe.
• Degree in engineering and at least 5 years' experience as a Commissioning Manager on large-scale industrial projects, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Extensive commissioning knowledge of the mechanical and electrical systems used in data centres.
• Proven experience managing and executing a full integrated systems test (IST), including developing and completing the IST documentation on a digital platform.
• Thorough understanding of building regulations and European standards, codes and practices.
• Excellent organisation, communication and reporting skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to lead, delegate to and motivate a team, and to manage client and contractor vendors so equipment is commissioned on time.
• Preferred: an EU passport.

If you are a Commissioning Manager looking for your next move, please send your CV to Salter Grange at the provided link.