Commissioning Engineer
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About the Role
Decima International is seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineer for a large-scale data center project in Dubai. The role involves supporting commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing, and operational readiness across electrical, mechanical, ICT, and compute-related systems.
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Responsibilities
- Support commissioning and IST execution activities across mission critical data center systems
- Coordinate with commissioning managers, contractors, vendors, OEMs, MEP teams, ICT teams, operations teams, and client representatives
- Review and support commissioning plans, method statements, test scripts, IST procedures, checklists, risk assessments, and schedules
- Support Integrated Systems Testing for electrical, mechanical, controls, ICT, and computer related systems
- Assist in validating system readiness before commissioning
- Support GPU and accelerator burn in testing
- Support thermal soak testing activities
- Support compute fabric validation activities
- Monitor and document test results, deficiencies, failures, and corrective actions
- Coordinate with project teams to track and close commissioning issues
- Verify commissioning activities align with approved drawings, specifications, and standards
- Support testing of critical infrastructure including MV/LV electrical, UPS, generators, cooling, BMS, EPMS, fire alarm, ICT
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in commissioning, IST execution, data center operations, or mission critical infrastructure delivery
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or related field
- Experience supporting commissioning on data center, mission critical, or technically complex projects
- Hands on experience supporting Integrated Systems Testing (IST) execution
- Experience supporting GPU/accelerator burn in and thermal soak testing
- Experience supporting compute fabric validation or ICT infrastructure validation
- Strong understanding of mission critical electrical and mechanical systems
- Ability to review commissioning plans, test scripts, drawings, and specifications
- Experience tracking test results, deficiencies, and commissioning issues
- Strong understanding of commissioning safety requirements (LOTO, Permit to Work)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
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Company Overview
- Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services in the US and Middle East.
- We are seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineer for a large scale data center project in Dubai.
Responsibilities
- Support commissioning and IST execution across mission critical data center systems.
- Coordinate with commissioning managers, contractors, vendors, OEMs, MEP, ICT, operations, and client representatives.
- Review and support commissioning plans, method statements, test scripts, IST procedures, checklists, risk assessments, and schedules.
- Support Integrated Systems Testing for electrical, mechanical, controls, ICT, and computer related systems.
- Assist in validating system readiness before commissioning.
- Support GPU/accelerator burn in testing and thermal soak testing.
- Support compute fabric validation activities.
- Monitor and document test results, deficiencies, failures, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate with project teams to track and close commissioning issues.
- Verify commissioning activities align with approved drawings, specifications, and standards.
- Support testing of critical infrastructure: MV/LV electrical, UPS, generators, ATS, switchgear, grounding, cooling, BMS, EPMS, fire alarm, ICT.
- Participate in commissioning meetings, readiness reviews, and lessons learned.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in commissioning, IST, data center operations, or mission critical infrastructure.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
- Experience supporting commissioning on data center, mission critical, or technically complex projects.
- Hands on experience with IST execution.
- Experience with GPU/accelerator burn in and thermal soak testing.
- Experience with compute fabric validation or ICT infrastructure validation.
- Strong understanding of mission critical electrical and mechanical systems.
- Ability to review commissioning plans, test scripts, drawings, and specifications.
- Experience tracking test results, deficiencies, and commissioning issues.
- Strong understanding of commissioning safety requirements (LOTO, Permit to Work).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience on hyperscale data centers, AI data centers, GPU clusters, or HPC facilities.
- Experience in PMC, owner's representative, consultant, or contractor environment.
- Previous experience in Dubai, UAE, or GCC region.
- Familiarity with data center commissioning standards and IST methodologies.
- Knowledge of liquid cooling, high density racks, GPU infrastructure.
- Professional certifications: CxA, BCxP, CDCP, CDCS, Uptime Institute ATS/ATD, PMP, NFPA 70E.
- Familiarity with commissioning management platforms (CxAlloy, Facility Grid, etc.).
- Familiarity with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
- Arabic language capability preferred.
Position Details
- Location: On site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Position: Commissioning Engineer.
- Classification: Salary based full time hours.
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