Senior Commissioning Manager – Data Centres

Mechanical & Electrical

Concept Commissioning | Permanent, full-time
Truganina & Brooklyn, VIC | Ferryden Park & Direk, SA

Take ownership of your commissioning discipline on major data centre projects, with the autonomy to lead, a specialist team behind you and opportunities to grow with the business.

About Concept Commissioning

Concept Commissioning (CCx) is an independent commissioning consultancy specialising in data centres and mission-critical facilities. We provide commissioning management and technical leadership across Levels 0–6, working alongside clients, builders, consultants and equipment vendors.

We are growing our teams in Victoria and South Australia and are seeking experienced Lead Commissioning Managers with mechanical or electrical expertise. These roles suit established commissioning professionals who can lead a team, make sound technical decisions and take responsibility for delivering their discipline—not simply oversee the paperwork.

The opportunity

We have opportunities across project locations in Truganina and Brooklyn, Victoria, and Ferryden Park and Direk, South Australia.

Based on site at one of these projects, you will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of commissioning activities within your discipline. You will manage the day-to-day priorities of your team, work closely with other discipline leads and maintain clear communication with the wider project team.

These are both consultant-side/GC-side commissioning leadership roles. Your focus will be on managing, reviewing and witnessing commissioning undertaken by contractors and vendors, verifying readiness and performance, and ensuring that issues are properly resolved and documented.

What you will be responsible for

- Discipline leadership: Lead and mentor commissioning personnel, allocate responsibilities and maintain clear expectations for quality, progress and accountability.
- Planning and readiness: Develop and maintain commissioning plans, programmes and readiness requirements. Identify dependencies, resource needs and risks before they affect delivery.
- Technical review: Review designs,



commissioning procedures, test scripts and contractor submissions for completeness, commissionability and alignment with project requirements.
- Testing and verification: Coordinate and witness equipment, system and integrated testing, including failure scenarios and recovery sequences. Challenge results and ensure that outstanding issues are investigated and resolved.
- Project coordination: Work with clients, builders, consultants, vendors and other disciplines to resolve interfaces, communicate constraints and support informed decisions.
- Reporting and handover: Maintain accurate commissioning records, issue registers and progress reports, and verify that completion evidence supports project acceptance and handover.

Safety must underpin all activities, particularly the planning and coordination of testing involving live systems, energisation and changes in plant operating conditions.

What we are looking for

You will have proven experience leading mechanical or electrical commissioning on data centre projects, with the technical confidence and judgement to take ownership of your discipline.

You should bring:

- Demonstrated responsibility for a commissioning team or discipline through critical testing stages and handover.
- A solid understanding of the commissioning lifecycle, including functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, fault investigation and the evidence required to demonstrate completion.
- The ability to challenge incomplete information, identify technical and programme risks, and follow issues through to resolution.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to lead meetings, explain technical issues and produce accurate reports.
- Relevant engineering,



trade or technical qualifications supported by substantial commissioning experience, together with confident use of Aconex, Procore and Bluebeam. Experience with CxAlloy or similar commissioning platforms will be advantageous.

Electrical applicants should have strong experience with critical power systems, including switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, power distribution, protection and associated controls and monitoring.

Mechanical applicants should have strong experience with critical cooling systems, including chillers, pumps, cooling distribution, air-handling equipment, controls and system operating sequences. Liquid-cooling experience would be an advantage.

Why join CCx?

You will work on technically demanding data centre projects within a specialist commissioning business where your contribution is visible and your judgement matters.

We offer competitive remuneration plus superannuation, direct access to senior leadership and opportunities to develop into broader technical and project leadership responsibilities as the business grows.

You will have the opportunity to help develop our people and improve how we deliver commissioning—not just follow an established process.

Location and working arrangements

These are site-based roles, with opportunities at the following locations:

- Victoria: Truganina and Brooklyn.
- South Australia: Ferryden Park and Direk.

Flexibility in working hours will be required to support planned testing, critical commissioning activities and project milestones.

Apply

Please submit your CV with a brief summary of your relevant data centre projects, mechanical or electrical specialism, and previous commissioning leadership responsibilities.

Include your current location, preferred work location or locations, notice period or earliest available start date, and whether you require visa sponsorship to work in Australia.

Pay: $175,000.00 – $215,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Gym membership
- Visa sponsorship

Experience:

- client-side/GC-side data centre Cx Management: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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