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Job Description
Site Acceptance Manager
Key Responsibilities
- We’re looking for a Site Acceptance Manager with exceptional planning, technical and stakeholder leadership skills to own the transition of our self-build data centre projects from construction into live operations. Reporting to the Senior Director of Deployment, you’ll plan, oversee and manage site acceptance end-to-end – from commissioning readiness and witness testing through to the formal handover of a complete, safe and fully documented facility to our operational teams.
- You’re comfortable leading at the interface between construction, commissioning and operations, making sound decisions under programme pressure and with incomplete information.
- You’re comfortable influencing without authority – holding contractors, commissioning agents, vendors and internal teams to an agreed acceptance standard.
- You have strong technical grounding in critical facility systems (power, cooling, controls and life safety) and can quickly get to the root of a defect or failed test.
- You’re a meticulous planner who is extremely organised and diligent, with a disciplined approach to documentation, punch lists and evidence of acceptance.
- You’re safety-first, and won’t accept a system into operations until it’s proven safe, complete and maintainable.
- You’re a self-starter, curious and quick to learn, comfortable bringing structure to a fast-scaling, high-growth environment.
Requirements
- 7+ years’ experience in data centre or mission-critical facility delivery, commissioning or operations, including at least 3 years leading site acceptance or construction-to-operations handover on large-scale projects.
- Strong technical knowledge of critical MEP infrastructure: HV/MV/LV distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators, chillers/CRAHs, liquid cooling, BMS/EPMS and fire detection and suppression.
- Proven experience of commissioning processes (Levels 1–5, IST) and witnessing FAT/SAT.
- Excellent planning and programme management skills, with experience using MS Project, Primavera P6 or similar.
- Sound understanding of construction health & safety (e.g. CDM 2015 or local equivalent), permit-to-work and LOTO procedures.
- Experience establishing operational readiness, including CMMS set-up, SOP/MOP/EOP development and maintenance strategies.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to hold contractors to account and influence at all levels of the organisation.
- Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, building services or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with high-density AI/HPC deployments (direct-to-chip liquid cooling, high kW-per-rack environments).
- Owner-side experience on self-build or hyperscale data centre programmes.
- Relevant certifications such as Uptime Institute ATD/AOS, CDCP/CDCS, PMP or PRINCE2.
- Familiarity with Uptime Tier standards, EN 50600 or TIA-942.
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