Associate Commissioning Manager

Role Responsibilities

• Lead a team of commissioning engineers and managers across a wide range of projects in the commercial, residential, pharmaceutical and technology sector
• Carries out cost and profit diagnosis on projects including feasibility studies and preparation of fee bids
• Reviews status advised by project personnel and external parties and modifies schedules or plans as required. Prepares project reports for Management, Client or others.
• Represents Company at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractors teams
• Day to day decision making on project progress and direct liaison with, and provides advice to client
• Ensures risk and performance monitoring analysis takes place through effective systems of internal control and delegation
• Provide Bid support for securing new projects
• Mentor Graduate Engineer
• Manage and review design drawings, specifications and technical submittals in order to produce a commission-ability review
• Review commissioning Tech Subs for technical content and contract compliance and organise workshops with Trade Contractors and the Client to expedite sign off
• Produce a commissioning plan
• Produce a commissioning programme
• Produce a test and commissioning tracker document
• Produce a schedule of commissioning RAMS (Risk Assessments/Method Statements)
• Review, comment and approve sub-contractors commissioning RAMS
• Organise and attend all equipment factory acceptance testing (FAT)
• Produce reports following FAT visits
• Monitor the equipment tagging process
• Check the ongoing installation for commissioning readiness
• Interface with the Package Manager’s on installation matters impacting the commissioning process
• Produce a weekly progress report which will include a drop line of progress against the commissioning programme, dashboard report from test and commission tracker schedule, 4-week look-ahead schedule and a schedule of key issues/observations
• Assist the Contractors in the preparation of the L1, L2, L3 & L4 commissioning documents
• Write level 4 and 5 test scripts
• Attend daily commissioning meetings to drive the time management and resource planning with Consultant and Contractors
• Follow up, and manage through commissioning issues arising and get them closed out to agreed deadlines
• Manage with the Trade Contractors all issues raised and noted on the Clients IRL (commissioning Issues Resolution Log) Note – All issues raised by the client team are on the IRL and must be closed out to achieve FR (facility ready)
• Liaise with Consultant and Contractors in a proactive manner to close out commissioning issues arising
• L1 – L4 test witnessing and assisting in dealing with commissioning snags arising
• Ensuring all relevant parties are on site for each commissioning activity
• Ensuring all requisite test equipment is provided for each test.
• Managing labour on site during testing and commissioning activities
• Collating all test documentation for inclusion within the record documentation
• Work closely with the BMS commissioning Manager to fully test and commission the BMS interfaces in readiness for L4 & 5 testing
• Work with the FA Commissioning Manager to fully test and commission the FA interfaces in readiness for the L4 C&E testing

Role Requirements

• MCIBSE/IMechE or HNC/HND + appropriate experience or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards
• Fully conversant with ASHRAE testing levels 1-5
• Understanding of BSRIA and CIBSE guidelines
• Electrical biased with previous data centre experience (preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Financial management / reporting
• Sound working knowledge of Contracts desirable but not essential
• Understanding of equipment tagging systems
• Strong use of Microsoft suite of software
• Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software
• Ability to produce programmes in Microsoft Project
• Good communication skills with all parties, including client team
• Develop good, positive relationships with all parties involved in the commissioning delivery process
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Resource management
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Management of people – motivation, Leadership and mentoring skills
• Management of situations – organisational
• Chair, control and minute regular meetings
• Strong report writing skills
• Good attention to detail
• Act in an ethical manner and follows the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines