LEAD COMMISSIONING ENGINEER - ELECTRICAL

Position summary

Commissioning and testing

• Lead commissioning from design review through final handover.
• Review electrical drawings, specifications, submissions, and equipment documentation.
• Develop commissioning plans, method statements, functional performance scripts, and integrated testing procedures.
• Lead and witness static, dynamic, functional performance, and integrated systems testing.
• Commission and test HV, MV, and LV systems, generators, transformers, switchgear, UPS, STS, PDUs, and related equipment.
• Verify protection, controls, grounding, instrumentation, and power quality; supervise load bank testing and performance verification.
• Interpret test results, waveforms, and equipment data; troubleshoot faults and coordinate corrective actions.

Coordination and handover

• Coordinate testing with mechanical, controls, BMS, EPMS, SCADA, and PLC teams; review BACnet, Modbus, and Ethernet interfaces.
• Conduct inspections, prepare commissioning reports and test records, and issue punch lists.
• Track progress against schedules and report technical issues, risks, and delays.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and engineering teams to resolve queries and RFIs.
• Lead commissioning meetings, record minutes, and provide progress updates.
• Verify corrective actions and readiness; support acceptance, documentation, and handover.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and supervision to commissioning engineers and technicians.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 8–10 years of relevant electrical commissioning, testing, and engineering experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of commissioning on large-scale industrial, commercial, or mission-critical projects.
• Data center commissioning experience is highly preferred.
• A master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is advantageous.

Technical knowledge and competencies

• Required knowledge includes HV, MV, and LV power generation and distribution; protection systems, relays, and coordination.
• Knowledge of transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS, STS, PDUs, bypass arrangements, power conversion, and power quality.
• Knowledge of EPMS, SCADA, PLC, monitoring interfaces, load bank testing, load calculations, grounding, earthing, and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with power quality analyzers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, BACnet, Modbus, and Ethernet.
• Knowledge of functional performance and integrated testing for critical facilities, electrical drawings, SLDs, schematics, and specifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and engineering documentation tools; strong reporting, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership, communication, coordination, and stakeholder management capabilities.