Commissioning Specialist -JHB at Teraco

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

All on-site commissioning needs to be verified and signed off by the commissioning engineer before the project is handed over to the operational team.

OBJECTIVES MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Data Centre Projects

• Collaborate with the data center design team to understand the data center designs for new fit-out projects as well as system upgrade projects.
• Review and approve all commissioning and system testing strategies for each project.
• Create a commissioning plan for each project to track commissioning targets.

Commissioning of all systems during project fit-out with design consultants.  

• Electrical systems
• Mechanical systems
• Fuel systems
• Fire Systems
• BMS
• Commission all systems as per design requirements for all levels (L1 to L5).
• Sign off on all quality and installation requirements.
• Review method statements for switching critical installations
• Ensure all systems are reporting correctly on BMS platforms
• Provide weekly reports on commissioning progress.
• Create and manage L4 and L5 test scripts in combination with the design team and commissioning agents.
• Verify operational system efficiencies complies with original designs
• Manage all documentation on BIM360 or a similar platform during the project phase (administration assistance will be provided).
• Provide Level 4 and Level 5 (IST) commissioning reports for each project.
• Provide feedback to the design team on challenges and ideas on designs.
• Create safe work procedures for all maintenance to be done on all systems.
• Review, approve, and provide all handover documentation to the Data Center operations team.
• Work with and maintain oversight over commissioning agents and commissioning activities thereof.

Compliance

• Maintain compliance in accordance with all relative policies and procedures
• Support the HR department in achieving the organization’s developmental plan deliverables within agreed timelines
• Meet agreed inter-departmental OLA (Operational Level Agreement)
• H&S monitoring and corrective action to meet statutory compliance, SLAs and good business practice
• Implement company and departmental policies, processes and work instructions as per the agreed quality and timeline/ RFS
• Maintain ISO 14001 and 50001 certification, and drive action plans & reporting to achieve the objectives applicable to their respective site

Data Centre Ethics

• Ensure compliance is maintained incorporating industry best practices

Requirements

SKILLS REQUIREMENT

• Excellent technical commissioning, design and calculation abilities.
• Ability to analyse data centre systems
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge of electrical, mechanical, control, fire and BMS systems will be an advantage.
• Effective communication skills, active listener – ability to understand requirements
• Proactive problem solver, perform rapid and accurate assessments
• Ability to work independently, as well as being a positive team player
• Self-motivated
• Conducts self professionally, exhibits elevated levels of tolerance and patience
• Responsible for continued learning and self-development
• Quick response to potentially critical situations
• Trouble shoot systems and components to identify root causes of failures
• Implement corrective actions promptly to mitigate the negative effects of system changes
• Advance Microsoft Office skills

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or 7+ Year critical system commissioning experience
• Data Centre commissioning experience 3+ years
• Minimum 5 years relevant design experience.
• Experience with BMS networks and communication protocols will be an advantage.
• Extensive knowledge on Data Centre environments and critical infrastructure systems.
• 5 years relevant plant operation experience will be an advantage.