Lead ELV Commissioning Engineer
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Full timeOn-site
Job description
James L Williams Middle East is seeking an experienced and technically accomplished Lead Project Commissioning Engineer – ELV to join our Commissioning team and lead ELV/ICT commissioning activities across mission-critical Data Centre projects.
This role is responsible for leading ELV/ICT commissioning from equipment and installation readiness through L4 Functional Performance Testing and L5 Integrated Systems Testing (IST), ensuring critical systems are fully integrated, reliable, and compliant with project requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead day-to-day ELV/ICT commissioning activities in accordance with approved commissioning plans, project schedules, and client requirements.
- Develop, review, and approve commissioning plans, method statements, test records, functional test scripts, interface matrices, and IST scenarios.
- Lead FAT, SAT, pre-functional checks, start-up, configuration validation, functional testing, and IST with OEMs, specialist subcontractors, and Commissioning Engineers.
- Commission and validate Structured Cabling, ICT Infrastructure, Network Interfaces, Access Control, CCTV/VMS, Fire/Life-Safety interfaces, and BMS/EPMS/DCIM integrations.
- Plan and execute normal, abnormal, and failure scenarios, including network path loss, power supply loss, communications loss, server/controller failover, alarm routing failure, and system recovery.
- Validate cross-system cause-and-effect, system dependencies, resilience, and end-to-end interface testing.
- Coordinate fire alarm and aspirating smoke detection commissioning interfaces, including shutdowns, access-control releases, suppression interfaces, and associated life-safety functions.
- Manage ELV integration with BMS, EPMS, DCIM, leak detection, environmental monitoring, and vendor systems.
- Verify communications and integration protocols including BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, OPC, and vendor gateways.
- Coordinate with IT/Network teams on IP plans, VLANs, switch ports, firewall rules, routing, DNS, and time synchronisation requirements.
- Manage commissioning logs, issue registers, punch lists, deficiencies, retesting, evidence, and technical close-out.
- Coordinate with Clients, Consultants/CxA, Design, Construction, IT/Network, Cybersecurity, Security, Facilities, Operations, OEMs, and specialist subcontractors.
- Chair commissioning meetings and provide technical guidance and mentoring to Commissioning Engineers and Technicians.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications, ICT, Computer/Network Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Minimum 12 years of experience in ELV/ICT systems construction, testing, integration, and commissioning.
- Minimum 5 years of experience specifically in mission-critical/Data Centre commissioning.
- Previous experience as a Senior/Lead ELV Cx Engineer, ICT/ELV Commissioning Lead, Systems Integration Lead, or equivalent.
- Experience delivering large colocation or hyperscale Data Centres with complex system integration dependencies.
- Demonstrable experience from L1/L2 readiness through L3 start-up, L4 Functional Performance Testing, and L5/IST.
- Strong technical knowledge of ELV/ICT systems, network interfaces, security systems, life-safety interfaces, controls/monitoring integration, redundancy, and resilience.
- Strong technical leadership, troubleshooting, planning, team coordination, communication, and reporting skills.
- Professional certifications such as RCDD, DCDC, CEng/PE, CCP, CCNA/CCNP, relevant manufacturer certifications, or equivalent will be an advantage.