Senior Manager, Services and Commissioning

A Snapshot 

As the Senior Services and Commissioning Manager, Japan, you will report directly to the Services and Commissioning Director based in Sydney. You will work closely with the rest of the Development team, making your mark in a number of ways: 

• You will act as the building services and commissioning lead on multiple projects throughout the region and manage them through to successful completion and handover to the operations team and customers.  
• You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders including General Contractors, Suppliers, Commissioning Agents and Customers to meet all AirTrunk requirements within the testing and handover process. 
• You will be collaborating with the APJ AirTrunk Development and Design team to drive the safety and quality standards and global best practices to meet AirTrunk requirements.
• You will lead of the growth and development of the Japan Commissioning & Services team. 

Your Day to Day  

• Provide leadership to the internal and external commissioning teams throughout the commissioning process for new data center developments in Japan
• Ensure governance throughout the commissioning process to maintain the highest standards of project delivery 
• Conduct detailed design review and drive improvements of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical Plumbing) services to our new data centers to enable successful commissioning 
• Plan and execute the commissioning and handover process for AirTrunk new data centers in the region (Support in other regions may be required from time to time) 
• Oversee and manage multiple projects at different project stages at any one time  
• Ensure that all commissioning procedures follow the necessary safety and environmental policies and practices 
• Drive consultant, General Contractor, Supplier and Commissioning Agent activities prior to and during commissioning to enable efficient and successful handover 
• Coordinate and resolve technical issues leading up to and during commissioning
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement and report back to management on the status of commissioning activities 
• Drive and witness successful factory testing of MEP equipment 
• Attend regular design and commissioning meetings ensuring AirTrunk standards and procedures are being maintained. Attend construction meetings on an as-need basis 
• Establish and coordinate the commissioning schedule with general contractor, vendors, contractors, and commissioning agent to ensure completion prior to RFS dates  
• Review the MEP, DCS, ICT, Security, and other services designs for compliance to AirTrunk’s requirements and to enable efficient and successful completion and commissioning and oversee stakeholders document control for these disciplines  
• Oversee contractor commissioning defect management process and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) 
• Coordinate commissioning activities with AirTrunk Operations teams and ensure submissions of MOPS, O&M Manuals and Training on-time and to AirTrunk’s requirements  

Requirements   

• You have 8+ years of experience acting as a Commissioning Manager lead for a data center provider or Commissioning Agent role leading the successful handover of complex data center projects 
• You have a minimum of 5+ years of people leadership 
• You have native-level Japanese and business-level English  
• You have a good understanding of multi-disciplinary building services design, construction, and commissioning processes 
• You have experience interfacing with data center MEP Suppliers, Contractors, and Commissioning Agents within the APAC market 
• You are incredibly flexible and adaptable to a dynamic fast-paced, collaborative environment 
• You are willing to make decisions and be accountable for them 
• You excel at communication; you can deliver effective presentations on data centre design and commissioning strategies to customers, peers, and management 
• You have good leadership acumen to lead multi-disciplinary teams across multiple geographies 
• You are based in Tokyo with regular travel to sites in Japan, including Osaka 
• You are willing to travel to other APAC regions