Job Description

Job title:

Commissioning Manager

Based from:

Various sites across the UK

Region covered:

UK Wide

Reports to:

Contracts Manager

The Role

This role will oversee the commissioning of Life Safety, Fire Detection, Fire Suppression, Sprinkler, Security, and Data Infrastructure systems specifically within large-scale Industrial, Commercial, Residential and Data Centre environments.



The Commissioning Manager will provide technical leadership, challenge design information, manage multidiscipline commissioning teams, and ensure all systems are integrated, validated, and handed over in accordance with all standards, legislation, project specific standards and client timescales.

Duties and Responsibilities

Planning & Coordination

Develop detailed commissioning plans, programmes, procedures, and schedules for ELV systems (Life Safety, CCTV, Access Control, Intercom, etc). Review design drawings, specifications, and scope documents to identify commissioning requirements. Coordinate with design teams, project managers, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure readiness for commissioning. Conduct commissioning meetings and prepare progress reports for management and clients. Review resource requirements and skill set for each project/system and ensure they are in place as per the commissioning plan/programme Plan across multiple projects to ensure commissioning plans/programme/resources are in place and that one project doesn't fail due to another project over-running. Coordinate and manage integration workshops between life safety systems, security systems, sprinklers, fire suppression and data systems

Commissioning Execution

Ensure the project commissioning plan is in place and lead and supervise commissioning engineers on site in conjunction with the project site team Carry out weekly checks with commissioning engineers to ensure programme being adhered to and monitor progress/resource issues Oversee programming, system configuration, and integration between multiple ELV systems (e.g., linking fire alarm with access control or BMS) Ensure all issues identified during testing are logged, rectified, and reverified before system handover Implement and manage commissioning gateways, punch list management, and closure

Quality Assurance & Compliance

Verify compliance with Specifications, BAFE, BS, EN, and GBEC Policies and procedures Support standardization of commissioning processes across multiple sites Coordinate third-party testing, inspections, and approvals with relevant agencies or consultants Maintain QA/QC documentation, including checklists, test reports, and witness sheets Ensure commissioning activities follow safety and quality management procedures Review and validate commissioning scripts, method statements, and integrated test plans

Documentation & Handover

Prepare and maintain complete commissioning documentation, including test sheets, commissioning logs, and defect reports Manage and support the preparation of as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and training sessions for client representatives Oversee final acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and system handover to the client Ensure all commissioning evidence is captured through approved digital platforms (e.g., Dalux, BIM360, Cx software, ATP)

Leadership & Team Management

Lead, mentor, and train commissioning teams and engineers Demonstrate a key focus in driving force to deliver project close outs Communicate risks early, escalate blockers, and drive issue resolution to protect milestones Support end-user training and handover of fully validated systems Ensure coordination with other trades (mechanical, electrical, BMS, lifts, etc) to ensure smooth integration Provide technical support and troubleshooting throughout project execution

Working Conditions

Primarily site-based role with travel between multiple project locations May involve extended working hours to meet project deadlines Must comply with all site safety and company policies




No job description can be entirely comprehensive and the jobholder will be expected to adapt and carry out such other duties as may be required from time to time, on the understanding that they will be within the individual's remit and capability, and consistent with the status and responsibilities of the role within the business.

Person Specification

Skills & Competencies

Minimum 5+ years senior commissioning experience on large commercial or Data Centre projects Deep understanding of ELV and life safety systems architecture and integration Presenting & demonstrating commission delivery position to senior management teams Strong leadership, planning, and team coordination skills Highly organized with strong urgency, attention to detail, and commitment to zero-defect execution Proficiency in commissioning tools, system diagnostic software, and network configuration Excellent communication and documentation abilities Analytical mindset with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure

Essential

Hold CSCS Card and SMSTS Safety Trained Experience in working on and commissioning Fire Detection, Voice Alarm, Disabled Systems, Access Control, CCTV, Intruder systems to the applicable British, European and NACOSS Standards and knowledge of all relevant BAFE/BRE codes of practice To be conversant with and up to date in respect of new technologies and regulatory standards that are relevant to the design process Minimum of 5+ Years Experience Commissioning Medium/Large Projects Plan and monitor work to tight time scales and deadlines Multitask across multiple projects Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports Work creatively and innovatively dealing with core issues with customers Form good working relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders Strong understanding of redundancy philosophy, fire strategies for data halls, and operational uptime commissioning procedures Experience managing multi-discipline commissioning teams and running commissioning meetings/workshops Influence, persuade and negotiate effectively Understand and disseminate specifications and technical drawings Display initiative and to have strong attention to detail Be highly motivated and orientated with a strong drive to deliver and succeed Have good organisational and time management skills Good presentation and customer facing skills PC Literate and Good understanding of Microsoft Products

Desirable

FIA/NACOSS Training (Advanced Installer & Advanced Commissioner) First Aid Training System Knowledge / Experience: + Fire Alarms - Gent/WINMAG/DRAX/Advanced/Siemens/FAAST/Xtralis/ Apollo
+ PAVA - Honeywell/Baldwin Boxall
+ Disabled Systems - Baldwin Boxall/C-TEC
+ Security System - Milestone/Xplan/CCure/AMAG/Lenel/Hikvision/Axis/ Galaxy/Comelit/Commend
Previous experience of working within Fire, Security or Data Infrastructure industry M&E Co-ordination experience




We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Working Conditions

Primarily site-based role with travel between multiple project locations (this may also include projects outside the UK). The position demands the capability to work across a wide range of challenging site environments, including construction areas, restricted technical spaces, live data halls, and high-security facilities.



The Commissioning Manager must consistently operate under intense time pressures, strict programme deadlines, and critical-path conditions where commissioning activities directly impact project completion and client operations, this may involve working additional hours, evenings and weekends to meet these deadlines.



The ability to remain calm, organised, and decisive in high-pressure scenarios is essential to ensure safe, efficient, and successful project delivery.

Group Compliance

As part of the companies compliance to The Health & Safety at Work Etc Act 1974, ISO9001 for Quality, ISO14001 for Environmental and ISO27001 for Information Technology, there are several key objectives that are issued each year upon management review that we expect all staff to work towards in order for the company to meet these objectives and include but are not limited to:


Compliance to all legislative and British Standard requirements Compliance to associated accreditation bodies schemes from NSI, BAFE, LPCB, FIA and others as required Maximise customer satisfaction with the services provided by GBE Converge Working to reduce, renew and recycle any waste on and off our sites including our offices Protect the environment and ensure use of toxic materials is avoided where possible Work to best safe practice and ensure actions do not cause harm unto themselves or others Employees will not tamper with any issued PPE or plant machinery that it may cause harm unto themselves or others Ensure all minimum training requirement are met in compliance with the relevant ISO standards Ensure that any Information Technology 'incidents' are effectively reported and resolved in a timely fashion (internally or externally) Maintain clear desk and screen at all times * Compliance to ensure no deliberate breaches in security information and/ or systems