Head Of Commissioning in London

JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading data centre developer who are looking for a Global Head of Commissioning to join the team in London .

Applicant must be willing to travel as this role has a global remit.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of overall commissioning strategy to meet the Delivery requirements of projects from design through to operations
• Formulate and implement a clear strategy for Commissioning delivery through all stages including on phased projects where sites may be live
• Lead and develop a team of Commissioning Managers across the portfolio ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to meet project deliverables.
• Manage and prioritise multiple projects globally, deal with and make decisions on conflicting priorities.
• Collaborate with the Regional Heads of Delivery on requirements within each region ensuring the standardised approach is suitable for each region.
• Approval of budgets, contracts and change orders for external Commissioning Agents.
• Take considered risk-based decisions with incomplete and/or ambiguous data. Be able to deal with uncertainty.
• Inputs into report formats and information requirement for timely reporting and management for decision making by various reporting structures
• Accountable for the company’s Global Commissioning standard. So as to ensure they cover all requirements. Where required advise on deviations for customer agreements - conduct gap analysis
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior customer stakeholders. Work with them to understand their requirements and give them confidence as to Cx capabilities
• Be a point of escalation for projects with all stakeholders as may be required including consultants, contractors and end user
• Liaise with other internal stakeholders such as Transition and Operations to ensure they understand the outcomes from the commissioning process

Requirements

• Experience of Delivering Construction projects preferably within the data centre industry
• Good knowledge of International best practice for health and safety
• Very strong Technical knowledge of construction, & MEP in a Data Centre environment
• Senior Experience in Design & Build Contract delivery strategies
• Able to lead complex engineering issue identification and resolution
• Strong understand of commissioning test scripts and levels of commissioning
• An in-depth understanding of the technical, procedural, contractual and commercial aspects of project delivery.
• Ability to apply due process and governance when managing complex projects from ‘end-to-end’ through all key stages from initiation to handover and closure.
• Ability to provide high quality and accurate reports.
• Experience in managing construction projects involving complex engineering services installations.
• Experience of successfully delivering data centre projects involving working in live environments.
• Experience and understanding of procuring supply and construction contracts