Senior Director, Commissioning

AirTrunk

North Sydney

1 week ago

North Sydney

1 week ago

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Senior Director, Commissioning

AirTrunk seeks a Senior Director, Commissioning to lead commissioning strategy across APJ, India, Middle East and emerging markets. This role establishes commissioning as a lifecycle capability ensuring hyperscale data centres are operable, resilient, and optimised for long-term performance. Requires over 10 years of experience in mission-critical environments.

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On-site

Full-time

Director

Commissioning

Mechanical Systems

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU

Work Model

On-site

Experience Required

10 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Director

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

commissioningmechanical systemselectrical systemscontrolsintegrated systems

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingcommercial acumenrisk managementstakeholder managementproblem solvingcollaborationinfluence

Key Responsibilities

•Define and lead AirTrunk's global commissioning strategy, standards and governance across the lifecycle of its data centres.
•Establish commissioning as a lifecycle control function, aligned to performance, operability and long-term reliability.
•Own the commissioning acceptance framework, including approval gates and criteria across development and operational programs.
•Hold ultimate accountability for commissioning readiness and acceptance decisions prior to operational handover.
•Build and lead a high-performing regional commissioning function across multiple geographies.
•Lead strategic resource planning across internal and external commissioning capability.
•Develop and manage a pipeline of commissioning agents and external partners.
•Establish and strengthen strategic commissioning agent partnerships to ensure consistency, capability and quality.
•Drive consistent, high-quality commissioning outcomes across new builds, expansions, infrastructure upgrades and live environments.
•Provide independent, engineering-led oversight to ensure systems are fully validated and demonstrably operable.
•Proactively surface and resolve critical commissioning, operability and readiness risks early.
•Strengthen alignment between delivery execution and operational outcomes.
•Align commissioning strategies to large-scale hyperscale delivery programs and phasing requirements.
•Bring strong understanding of customer requirements, lease obligations and SLA commitments.
•Establish scalable frameworks, reporting and performance metrics.
•Drive continuous improvement and innovation in commissioning practices.
•Position commissioning as a repeatable capability supporting both development delivery and ongoing optimisation.

Senior DirectorCommissioningData CentreHyperscaleTelecommunicationsCritical InfrastructureAPJIndiaMiddle EastEngineering

Key Responsibilities

•Define and lead AirTrunk's global commissioning strategy, standards and governance across the lifecycle of its data centres.

•Establish commissioning as a lifecycle control function, aligned to performance, operability and long-term reliability.

•Own the commissioning acceptance framework, including approval gates and criteria across development and operational programs.

•Hold ultimate accountability for commissioning readiness and acceptance decisions prior to operational handover.

•Build and lead a high-performing regional commissioning function across multiple geographies.

•Lead strategic resource planning across internal and external commissioning capability.

•Develop and manage a pipeline of commissioning agents and external partners.

•Establish and strengthen strategic commissioning agent partnerships to ensure consistency, capability and quality.

•Drive consistent, high-quality commissioning outcomes across new builds, expansions, infrastructure upgrades and live environments.

•Provide independent, engineering-led oversight to ensure systems are fully validated and demonstrably operable.

•Proactively surface and resolve critical commissioning, operability and readiness risks early.

•Strengthen alignment between delivery execution and operational outcomes.

•Align commissioning strategies to large-scale hyperscale delivery programs and phasing requirements.

•Bring strong understanding of customer requirements, lease obligations and SLA commitments.

•Establish scalable frameworks, reporting and performance metrics.

•Drive continuous improvement and innovation in commissioning practices.

•Position commissioning as a repeatable capability supporting both development delivery and ongoing optimisation.