Commissioning Director

Job Description

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JDL Recruitment are delighted with a highly reputable Data Centre Developer who are expanding their team with a Commissioning Director to be based in the UAE.

Applicant must be willing to relocate to the UAE or already be based in country.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the implementation of testing & commissioning and handover plans/strategies that support the programme delivery requirements.
• Collaborate with programme management, engineering & development, and project teams to ensure construction timelines and methods support future scalability and modular expansion.
• Create long-term design strategies that align with customer requirements and expectations
• Champion a proactive collaboration and co-operation culture across the programme through leadership engagement, workforce empowerment, and behavioural initiatives.
• The development and implementation of programme-wide policies, systems, processes, procedures, and controls for testing & commissioning and handover.
• The standardisation of document workflows across the programme.
• Prepare testing & commissioning and hand over elements of the Employer’s Requirements (ERs) for contractors as part of their contract agreements.
• Participate in and respond to all questionnaires related testing & commissioning and hand over as raised by customers during the RFQ/Bid stage.
• Provide guidance to the design team to ensure project design captures all necessary testing & commissioning requirements.
• Participate in consultants and contractors daily, weekly, and monthly project meetings.
• Conduct regular inspections of on-site work to ensure adherence to good practices, international standards, and design specifications.
• Define customer requirements to define project technical requirements and objectives related to testing & commissioning and handover
• Lead the development of project-related testing & commissioning documentation, including Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and Integrated System Testing (IST) scripts in line with company standards and best practices, ensuring consistency and excellence across the programme.
• Oversee the review and approval of testing & commissioning method statements and risk assessments
• Oversee and collaborate with contractors, suppliers, vendors, and internal team members to ensure effective execution of all testing and commissioning tasks to ensure
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues or faults encountered during the testing and commissioning phases.
• Resolve on-site conflicts related to testing & commissioning between contractors and technical advisors from a design perspective, proposing the best solutions for the benefit of the company.
• Act as the main point of contact with customers, leading testing & commissioning discussions and clarifications.
• Drive HSE leadership among project teams, ensuring integration of HSE in the planning, testing & commissioning, and handover phases.

Requirements

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
• 15+ years of relevant professional experience (including a previous director role), including the testing & commissioning of data centers or other complex engineering projects across the entire project life cycle.

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2026-03-27 08:16:03