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⚡ Electrical CXM – Cardiff | Data Centre
📍 Cardiff, Wales | 🏗️ Data Centre Project | ⚡ Electrical Bias
We’re looking for an experienced Electrical Commissioning Manager (CXM) to join a major data centre project in Cardiff.
This is a hands-on commissioning leadership role for someone who knows their way around critical electrical infrastructure, energisation and commissioning — and can keep a project moving when the pressure is on.
SAP experience is highly preferable.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and manage electrical commissioning activities from pre-commissioning through to handover.
- Manage commissioning activities across L1–L5.
- Plan and coordinate electrical commissioning programmes, test schedules and resources.
- Lead and coordinate commissioning engineers, subcontractors and specialist vendors.
- Oversee testing and commissioning of HV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators and associated critical power systems.
- Review and approve commissioning procedures, test scripts, method statements and technical documentation.
- Coordinate energisation activities, ensuring all prerequisites and safety requirements are met.
- Work closely with SAPs, electrical contractors, project teams and client representatives.
- Identify, manage and close out commissioning issues, defects and technical risks.
- Chair commissioning meetings and provide regular progress updates.
- Support Integrated Systems Testing (IST) and final client acceptance.
- Ensure commissioning documentation is completed accurately and ready for handover.
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⚡ What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as an Electrical CXM / Electrical Commissioning Manager / Commissioning Lead.
- Strong electrical commissioning background within data centres, critical infrastructure, HV, utilities, power generation or similar environments.
- Strong understanding of HV/LV systems and critical power infrastructure.
- Experience managing commissioning teams and subcontractors.
- Experience with energisation and electrical testing.
- SAP experience is highly preferable.
- Understanding of L1–L5 commissioning and IST.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure mission-critical environment.
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🚀 The Opportunity
A chance to join a major mission-critical project in Cardiff, working at the sharp end of electrical commissioning and helping deliver infrastructure where reliability isn't optional.
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