About Us

At HDR, we specialise in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. Our global team of more than 15,000 employees is united by our values and strengthened by our employee-owned culture. We collaborate across disciplines, leverage global expertise, and empower our people to create solutions that make a lasting impact.

As our Commissioning business continues to grow, we're seeking an Electrical Commissioning Engineer to join our Sydney team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex mission critical and building services projects across Australia while developing your career within HDR's global network of commissioning professionals.

The Role

As a Commissioning Engineer - Electrical, you'll support the delivery of commissioning services across a diverse portfolio of projects, with a particular focus on mission critical facilities and data centres.

Working alongside experienced commissioning and technical design teams, you'll be involved in the planning, testing, validation and handover of critical electrical systems, helping ensure they perform safely, efficiently and reliably in accordance with client requirements and design intent.

This is a permanent position based in Sydney, supporting a growing portfolio of commissioning projects . The role provides an excellent prospect to gain exposure to some of the country's most technically complex facilities while building your career within HDR's expanding Commissioning practice.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will:

- Support commissioning activities throughout construction, testing and handover phases.
- Participate in Factory Witness Tests (FWTs), Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs),



site inspections and functional performance testing.
- Review commissioning plans, test procedures, technical submissions, energisation plans and project documentation.
- Assist with troubleshooting, issue resolution and verification of system performance.
- Work closely with contractors, consultants, vendors, facility operators and client teams.
- Maintain commissioning records, reporting and project documentation.
- Support commissioning management activities including commissioning plans, test scripts and handover documentation.
- Assist in tracking commissioning issues, project risks and system readiness throughout the project lifecycle.
- Enter and maintain commissioning data within commissioning management software platforms.
- Support preparation of commissioning reports for project teams and clients.
- Attend contractor, client and commissioning meetings and contribute to documentation and reporting outcomes.
- Contribute to quality, safety and continuous improvement initiatives across the Commissioning team.

What Makes This Role Different?

Working within a growing national commissioning team, you'll be exposed to technologies and systems that are rarely encountered in conventional building services projects, while being supported by HDR's global technical network.

You'll have the opportunity to develop expertise across:

- Low Voltage (LV)



and High Voltage (HV) power distribution systems
- Transformers, switchboards and protection systems
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems
- Standby generators and fuel systems
- SCADA and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
- Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Critical power infrastructure for data centres and mission critical facilities
- Integrated systems testing and functional performance testing
- Electrical energisation and operational readiness processes
- Mission critical reliability and resilience testing

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who is:

- Passionate about engineering, commissioning and technical problem solving.
- Eager to further develop their expertise within commissioning, building services and mission critical environments.
- Interested in working on some of Australia's most technically advanced data centre and critical infrastructure projects.
Detail-oriented, organised and committed to quality outcomes.
- A strong communicator who enjoys working collaboratively with project teams.
- Proactive and willing to take ownership of their work and professional development.
- Safety-focused with a continuous improvement mindset.

Ideally, You’ll Have

- A degree, diploma, trade qualification or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Building Services or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in commissioning, construction, facilities engineering or building services.
- Exposure to electrical building systems including LV and HV distribution systems, transformers, switchboards, UPS systems, generators, fuel systems, SCADA, EPMS and BMS

📌 Commissioning Engineer – Electrical (Sydney)
🏢 HDR
📍 Sydney