SSA are working with a Tier 1 Contractor seeking a Business Unit Head of Commissioning to oversee the Commissioning Operations in Europe.
Key Responsibilities of the Role:
Responsible for ensuring all Group Commissioning policies and procedures are understood, communicated, and executed at a site level within their respective Business Unit. These deliverables shall be audited on each project by the Business Unit Head of Commissioning via BIM360 and reported monthly.
Shall be responsible for ensuring that all Projects complete a Commissioning KPI Audit monthly. Note that these audits shall be scored and shall be presented within the month end reports per project within the Business unit. Actions as result of a non-compliance of the audit must be addressed within the month or based on the severity of the non-compliance may be required to close out prior to the next KPI reporting instance. The BU Head of Commissioning shall be responsible for managing these items closed with the respective site team.
Support Estimation at a business unit level in terms of CX programme, resource strategy and pricing at tender stage. Shall prepare and deliver a standard presentation on Commissioning strategy.
Shall be responsible for selecting the right resource strategy for each project i.e., outsource vs. in house approach to AP, CXPM [Mech, Electrical, Controls etc.], CX Admin roles. If external resource strategy is the best option suited to delivering a particular project, the Business Unit Head of Commissioning shall be responsible for writing the scope that clearly outlines the deliverables over time, and further detailed responsibilities in relation to Commissioning, Safety and Quality. The scope in all cases should be tendered in line with group policy [3 quotes] where feasible. The Business Unit Head of Commissioning shall support the Commercial and operations team in the tender process to ensure that there are no scope gaps or shortfall in expectations as set out within the contract to company by the client.
Establish an “Onboarding” pack for the Business unit to ensure standardisation and support for new personnel joining the Business Unit. All functions should understand Commissioning, be familiar with the objectives and their roles in support the process throughout the project lifecycle. It is crucial that this onboarding material is developed and made available to each new starter in your business unit.
Responsible for the onboarding of all projects within the Business Unit to the Group Commissioning Digital Environment. This is a company bespoke platform designed to support our construction and commissioning teams to deliver their respective packages in a consistent way that improves predictability on key milestones. It is the Business Unit CX Managers role to ensure that the project load template is completed comprehensively to allow the group Digital Transformation lead launch the project. Coordination with the Project manager, Planner, Quality and Design is required. System training shall be provided by the Group Digital Transformation leads; however, it is the responsibility of the BU CX Manager and the respective Project Manager for the to monitor and ensure that all construction and commissioning personnel updating the system daily in relation to the following items. - Checklist progress and completions - IRL Management - Updating Asset tag Status - Updating forecast dates per CX level per asset - Updating constraints to systems and assets
Actively support each project Commissioning Lead/Engineer/Package Managers to ensure that they are onboarded on time and comprehensively. It is the responsibility of the Business Unit Head of Commissioning to ensure that the following is set in place for each project within the Business Unit. These deliverables shall require coordination and support from other BU functions to develop.
Onboarding Pack for Commissioning Managers and CXPM’ s [Commissioning Package managers] joining the project. This pack should detail the group expectations for each role as well as the project specific R&R.
*Work with the Project lead and CX Leads to Coordinate and set up the Commissioning Digital Environment [CXDE] on BIM360 Next Gen.
Ensure that the project CX Leads have R&R set out clearly for all CXPM’s [Mech, Elect, BAS/EPMS on the project including the deliverables.
Work with the project CX Leads to ensure that all Commissioning personnel have appropriate access provided to the CXDE, BIM360 and any other relevant client platforms to access the project works information [design, construction, quality, safety etc.]
Essential Criteria for the Role:
10+ years of experience directly related to mission critical facilities or data centre infrastructure.
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical engineering or relevant discipline
5+ years of commissioning experience
Certification or training specific to NETA, ASHRAE, or Commissioning specific education courses.
European Travel weekly
If you would like to register your interest in this role, please feel free to reach out to me at andy@ssaltd.com or +353 (83) 208 3189.