Lead ELV Commissioning Engineer - KSA

Lead ELV Commissioning Engineer – Driving Excellence in Mission-Critical Data Centre Projects

James L. Williams Middle East is seeking a visionary Lead ELV Commissioning Engineer to spearhead the commissioning of Electrical Low Voltage (ELV) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems across high-stakes Data Centre projects. This pivotal role demands a seasoned professional with a proven track record in delivering seamless integration, rigorous testing, and flawless execution of complex infrastructure—ensuring systems meet the highest standards of reliability, performance, and compliance.

As the technical leader, you will oversee the entire commissioning lifecycle, from equipment readiness and installation validation through to L4 Functional Performance Testing and L5 Integrated Systems Testing (IST). Your expertise will be instrumental in bridging gaps between design, construction, and operations, ensuring that critical ELV/ICT systems—such as structured cabling, network interfaces, access control, CCTV/VMS, fire/life-safety integrations, and Building Management Systems (BMS/EPMS/DCIM)—operate with precision, resilience, and full compliance with project specifications.

Key Responsibilities

Your strategic leadership will drive the following critical functions:

• Strategic Commissioning Leadership: Direct and oversee day-to-day ELV/ICT commissioning activities, aligning with approved commissioning plans, project timelines, and client expectations to ensure on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
• Technical Documentation & Planning: Develop, review, and approve comprehensive commissioning plans, method statements, test scripts, interface matrices, and IST scenarios—ensuring all documentation adheres to industry best practices and project requirements.
• Collaborative Testing & Validation: Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), pre-functional checks, system start-up, configuration validation, and functional testing in collaboration with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), subcontractors, and cross-functional teams.
• Complex System Integration: Commission and validate intricate systems including structured cabling, ICT infrastructure, network interfaces, access control, CCTV/VMS, fire/life-safety interfaces, and integrations with BMS, EPMS, DCIM, leak detection, and environmental monitoring systems.
• Resilience & Failure Scenario Testing: Design and execute rigorous testing protocols for normal, abnormal, and failure scenarios—such as network path loss, power supply failures, communications disruptions, server failover, alarm routing failures, and system recovery—to validate system resilience and redundancy.
• Cross-System Validation: Ensure seamless cause-and-effect validation, system dependencies, and end-to-end interface testing across interconnected subsystems to eliminate operational vulnerabilities.
• Life-Safety & Security Integration: Coordinate fire alarm, aspirating smoke detection, and life-safety system commissioning, including shutdown protocols, access control releases, suppression interfaces, and associated safety functions.
• Protocol & Communication Management: Verify and validate communications and integration protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, OPC, and vendor-specific gateways to ensure interoperability and data integrity.
• IT & Network Coordination: Collaborate closely with IT/Network teams to align on IP plans, VLAN configurations, switch ports, firewall rules, routing, DNS, and time synchronization requirements—critical for maintaining robust and scalable network infrastructure.
• Quality Assurance & Close-Out: Manage commissioning logs, issue registers, punch lists, deficiencies, retesting, and technical evidence to ensure a smooth transition to operations and achieve definitive project close-out.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as the primary liaison between Clients, Consultants/CxA, Design Teams, Construction, IT/Network, Cybersecurity, Security, Facilities, Operations, OEMs, and specialist subcontractors—fostering alignment and resolving technical challenges proactively.
• Technical Mentorship: Chair commissioning meetings and provide expert guidance, mentorship, and hands-on support to Commissioning Engineers and Technicians, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

This role is ideal for an accomplished professional who thrives in high-pressure, mission-critical environments and is committed to delivering world-class infrastructure solutions. Your ability to lead with technical authority, drive innovation, and collaborate across disciplines will be instrumental in ensuring the success of our most complex Data Centre projects.