Controls Commissioning Senior Manager

**Who are we?**

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

**Job summary**

As the a Senior Controls Commissioning Manager for our data centre projects, you will oversee the Data Centre Operating System (DCOS) commissioning, Act as DCOS SME for our controls system integrators and DCOS stakeholders, ensuring seamless integration, testing, and operation of our DCOS. You will manage the end-to-end commissioning process, coordinate with stakeholders across various business units, and ensure that our DCOS is delivered to our global standards, including integration into our operational tools, such as our Data Center Infrastructure Monitoring (DCIM) platform. Your role is crucial in delivering a robust and efficient DCOS that meets our operational requirements and supports the overall performance of our data centres.

**Responsibilities**

Problem Solving
- Consistently solves highly complex, cross-functional issues requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve
- Implements and makes recommendations for unique system-level enhancements to eliminate potential problems
- Tests suitability of components for deployment across multiple sites or projects
- Can troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems not associated with controls

Technical Expertise
- Has broad expert knowledge understanding of electrical, fire protection, and HVAC systems design and operation including advanced optimization strategies, deficiencies and the impact of system design choices on controls requirements and costs
- Has expert controls system knowledge sufficient to rapidly comprehend new systems
- Tests suitability of components or action plans for deployments
- Extensive knowledge of multiple facets of controls engineering
- Develops and executes projects

Develop Policy/Methods
- Develops policy and procedure documents to further strengthen our DCOS delivery model.
- Develops, maintains and improves libraries of standardised programming modules, sequences of operations, graphics and reporting tools by providing feedback and consultation to our teams responsible for these libraries

Assess Adherence to Policy
- Assures adherence to developed standards and policy through review of documentation
- Develops high level reporting / summaries of policy compliance information as required

Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
- FAT Planning: Develop and manage FAT plans, including test scripts and checklists as required
- Component Verification: Oversee the inspection and testing of DCOS components to ensure compliance with specifications
- Documentation: Compile FAT reports, including compliance certificates and test results as required

Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
- SAT Execution: Plan and manage the execution of SAT, ensuring proper installation and basic functionality of DCOS hardware and software
- Network Setup: Verify network configurations, including IP addressing and VLAN setup
- Reporting: Document SAT results and provide preliminary integration test reports

Pre-Functional Testing (PFT)
- PFT Planning: Develop plans for calibration, subsystem testing, and preliminary integration
- Subsystem Testing: Oversee the testing of individual subsystems controlled by the DCOS
- Data Collection Verification: Ensure accurate data logging and alarm setup, providing detailed reports

Functional Performance Testing (FPT)
- FPT Coordination: Manage comprehensive testing of DCOS functionalities, including control verification and response testing
- Trend Analysis: Analyse data trends to verify DCOS response to operational changes
- Test Reporting: Compile detailed reports on end-to-end tests, control strategy validation, and alarm systems

Integrated System Testing (IST)
- IST Planning: Develop and manage plans for integrated system testing, including stress and redundancy tests
- Integrated Operation Testing: Coordinate tests to ensure seamless DCOS integration with other data centre systems
- Final Validation: Document the final validation of DCOS performance, ensuring all criteria are met for handover

DCOS Integration with DCIM
- Integration Planning: Develop and execute a