Senior Commissioning Manager - Electrical

Senior Commissioning Manager – Electrical

Equans Data Centers are seeking to appoint a Senior Commissioning Manager with an electrical focus to support our growing data‑centre projects. The role will be responsible for ensuring effective test and commissioning of data‑centre processes within set timescales, including quality and health & safety management.

• Provide strategic and tactical building services commissioning management support for the engineering process of a project from conception to completion.
• As an expert, provide guidance and direction to the team to ensure operational excellence.
• Be able to interrogate engineering schedules, verification & validation requirements, etc.
• Manage the commission process with the verification and operation of electrical plant and equipment, liaising with specialist subcontractors and package managers to follow the specific commissioning process from Level 1 to Level 5.
• Review and input the commissioning procedures and commissioning activities.
• Monitor and advise when all commissioning documentation has been reviewed and signed off.
• Compile and prepare commissioning test documentation.
• Ensure that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety requirements.
• Chair site commissioning meetings.
• Provide information for progress reports.
• Assist the project manager to prepare inspection and test plans for each element of the works.

• Competitive salary.
• Car or car allowance.
• Benefits package including: 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays); life cover equivalent to 4× annual salary; company stakeholder pension scheme; private medical insurance (family cover); 2 corporate social responsibility days per year.
• Broad range of learning opportunities – professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes.
• Attractive employee referral rewards scheme.
• Access to employee networks such as Access Ability, Encompass, RISE, Women Together, Working Parents and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme and access to a mental wellbeing app.

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor and highly technical buildings.
• Proven experience in electrical commissioning management within large scale projects.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate work.
• Proven people‑management experience.
• Good writing skills with a focus on drafting test procedures and coverage files.
• Knowledge of UK building regulations.
• Understanding of UK health & safety construction laws.
• Relevant qualification in electrical engineering or related field is desirable.
• Experience working in data centres is desirable.

We are a strategic data‑centre partner delivering every aspect of general contractor design, build and commissioning for major data centres across Europe. Leveraging decades of experience with Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans in data centres, we deliver client needs through sustainability, health and safety, and wider engineering considerations. Our highly qualified teams focus on client success above all.

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply and track your progress. A member of our resourcing team will review your application and be in touch.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer a relocation package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not directly to EQUANS managers.