Job Description
Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?
AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region's digital future.
We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world's most transformational companies.
And we're doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.
Having opened Australia's first and largest hyperscale data centres in ****, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region.
With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning...
Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.
A Snapshot
As the Services and Commissioning Manager, Sydney, you will report directly to our Services and Commissioning Associate Director based in our HQ in Sydney.
You will work closely with our Design, Development and Operations teams, making an impact in several ways:
Commissioning lead on data centre projects in Sydney, Australia, managing through to successful completion and handing over to the operations team and customers.
Work closely with internal and external stakeholders including General Contractors, Suppliers, Commissioning Agents and Customers to meet all AirTrunk requirements within the testing, commissioning and handover process.
Collaborate with the APME AirTrunk Development and Design team to drive the safety and quality standards and global best practices to meet AirTrunk requirements
Ensuring AirTrunk's data centres are commissioned not just for completion, but for long ‐ term operability, performance and lifecycle sustainability.




This role is predominantly based in our data centres in Sydney, Australia, but may require you to travel to interstate and overseas occasionally
Your Day to Day
Manage the commissioning and handover process for AirTrunk's new data centers in Sydney, Australia (support in other regions may be required)
Provide leadership support and guidance to commissioning and construction teams to manage risks and ensure project requirements are executed safely and to AirTrunk quality requirements.
Oversee and manage numerous projects at different stages at any one time and provide leadership to Commissioning teams assigned to the project(s)
Ensure all commissioning procedures follow required safety and environmental policies and practices.
Drive consultant, general contractor, supplier and commissioning agent activities prior to and during commissioning to enable efficient and successful handover.
Coordinate and resolve technical issues leading up to and during commissioning
Engage with internal and external parties and report to management on the status of commissioning activities
Drive and witness successful factory testing of MEP equipment
Attend regular design and commissioning meetings to ensure AirTrunk standards and procedures are maintained; attend construction meetings as required
Establish and coordinate the commissioning schedule with general contractor, vendors, contractors, and commissioning agent to ensure completion prior to RFS dates.




Review the MEP, DCS, ICT, security and other services designs for compliance to AirTrunk's requirements, enabling efficient and successful completion and commissioning, and overseeing collaborator document control for these specialist areas.
Oversee contractor commissioning defect management process and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Coordinate commissioning activities with AirTrunk operations teams and ensure submissions of MOPS, O&M; manuals and timely training to AirTrunk's requirements.
Requirements
5+ years' experience as a Building Services or Commissioning Manager in general contractor or commissioning agent role leading a successful handover of complex (ideally data centre) projects
Experience collaborating with MEP suppliers, contractors, and commissioning agents within the APAC market
Experience commissioning in live, operational environments
Incredibly flexible and adaptable to a dynamic fast-paced, collaborative environment
Willing to make decisions and be accountable for them
Excel at communication with the ability to deliver effective presentations on data centre design and commissioning strategies to customers, peers and management
Strong leadership ability in leading multi-disciplinary teams across multiple geographies
You are willing to travel internally and to other APAC regions
The AirTrunk Culture
Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime prospect to fast-track your career and amplify your impact.
Whilst you're helping scale our region's digital future, we'll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.
The pace in which we operate means you'll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk.
We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who b

📌 Service & Commissioning Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 AirTrunk
📍 New South Wales