Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

About the role

SGS is seeking a Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to oversee the commissioning of data centre HVAC and chilled water systems. The role involves managing testing phases, ensuring system reliability and integrating building management controls.

Key responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities for CRAH/CRAC units, chillers, cooling towers, pumps and chilled water networks.
• Execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), pre‑functional, functional and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Perform heat‑load testing, mechanical redundancy, fail‑over and reliability verification.
• Integrate and validate BMS controls, alarms and sequence‑of‑operation logic.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with design specifications and safety standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in mechanical commissioning, preferably in data‑centre environments.

Required skills

• Mechanical system redundancy
• Cooling towers
• Heat load testing
• Reliability testing
• Alarms and sequence‑of‑operation verification
• Chillers
• Chilled water systems
• CRAC/CRAH units
• Pumps
• Integrated systems testing
• Controls
• BMS integration