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Commissioning Manager - 10/4 Rotation at Designer Group · Athens
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Job Description
Commissioning Manager – Data Centre Europe
Job Purpose
The Commissioning Manager will lead and manage the commissioning engineering team and ensure all projects comply with the quality assurance and commissioning company policies. S/he will work with our Project Managers and Site Management to ensure our projects are commissioned in line with project specifications and regulatory requirements. In addition, s/he will strive for improvement from lessons learned from past projects in relation to technical cost elements from tendered to actual. You will drive the training needs for your team and the technical training need of operations when required.
About Our Company
Designer Group is a leading international mechanical & electrical provider specialising in turnkey packages for the design, supply, and installation of M&E services. Headquartered in Dublin, we employ in excess of 1000 experienced and dedicated colleagues across the Group. As an industry leader, we work with some of the world's largest multinational companies and our common purpose is delivering ambitious, innovative and sustainable engineering solutions, building client partnerships that bear testament to the standards we uphold.
Our people are the foundation of our continued growth across all client sectors. We invest in our people and have a philosophy of continuous professional development. This investment has produced an innovative and passionate team that deliver projects for our clients safely, efficiently and to the highest standards in the industry. Our approach to everything we do is underpinned by our Values of:
Safe
Trust
Respect
Challenge
Deliver
Roles and Responsibilities
Ensure projects are executed to the highest possible standards and strictly in accordance with all the regulatory requirements, design drawings, specifications, technical submittals, manufacturer’s recommendations and all other relevant project specific documentation.
Continuously review existing quality and commissioning systems / procedures and update in line with project and industry requirements.
Interact with cross disciplinary and cross functional teams to establish and implement standard operating procedures, processes and technical requirements for the commissioning need of the projects.
Liaise and work with project personnel to provide technical advice / resolve problems and ensure Project Engineers are trained in commissioning activities and documentation.
Arrange for all required mock ups to be reviewed and signed off by all project stakeholders. These must be utilised for all future benchmarking. The final signed off mock up must be fully documented and communicated to all relevant parties.
Co-ordinate factory acceptance tests (FAT) and site acceptance tests (SAT) with all equipment vendors and ensure all tests and associated documentation is completed strictly in accordance with the project specifications
Carry out periodic installation inspections and issue associated audit documentation in accordance with company procedures. Ensure all audits are closed out with all issues addressed within the agreed timeframes
Co-ordinate system walk downs with all project stakeholders in accordance with the company commissioning steps, quality management system and agreed system handover protocol.
Manage our Client handover expectation, setting tangible examples of excellence on handover.
Manage, evaluate and train the commissioning engineering staff.
Work with operations and maintain a master Punch List relating to commissioning dependencies for projects and ensure all items raised by the project stakeholders are completed and signed off within the agreed timeframes.
Where necessary, assist in the defect’s liability period are addressed in a timely manner and signed off by the project stakeholders.
Where required by the SMT. attend monthly management meetings with an update for the management team.
Ensure that Designer Group is using the latest software.
Commissioning
Liaise with relevant Contract/Project Management personnel to plan and determine the programme for completion of commissioning phases of a project. Identify all key milestones in the programme and ensure all systems are available and fully operational for handover to the client.
Participate in detailed technical reviews of the installation and commissioning processes
Development of project specific Commissioning Plans. Identify commissioning responsibilities and ensure relevant human resources and stakeholders understand, complete and manage the commissioning process with required timeframe
Define commissioning roles and scope for members of design commissioning and construction teams; prepare commissioning plan and interfaces with validation plan where applicable. Confer with project staff to advise work plan and assign duties responsibilities and level of authority.
Develop and support start up / commissioning / safety plans and procedures, ensuring conformance to all company policies.
Monitor commissioning results against technical specifications and ensure that commissioning is executed in line with agreed project requirements
Prepare commissioning progress reports for project stakeholders
Coordinate and / or attend design construction, start-up, commissioning of all electrical systems
Ensure all record documentation (O&M manuals/ record drawings / BCAR certificates/ Life Safety System Certificates and all other regulatory documentation) is fully complete and ready for issue at PC stage on each project.
Contribute to the commissioning elements of commercial bidding
Maintain and contribute to the training logs, skills matrix and records for the engineering and commissioning teams.
Manage a team of commissioning engineers
Manage the output and technical deliverables of Vendors
Undertake any other reasonable duties, commensurate with the job title as may be determined by your line manager.
Qualified Engineer with 5 years + experience in the M&E engineering
Proven experience working with databases and systems, including inputting and extracting information
Excellent attention to detail and organisational / planning skills
Ability to self-manage, prioritise and work to tight deadlines
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, participants and external stakeholders
Be proactive and committed
Flexible and willing to work in a constantly changing environment of a growing company
Conscientious and responsible
Ability to support, manage, lead and enthuse others.
Excellent presentation skills and willing to take the lead in such presentations as required
Willing to undertake further training should the company believe necessary for the role
People Performance management responsibilities
✅ 10/4 Rotation – Enjoy regular time at home
💶 Competitive Living Allowance
🏠 Company-Provided Accommodation
✈️ Flights Covered to and from Germany
🌍 Exciting Opportunity to Work on Major International Projects