CORE Emirates delivers specialist commissioning, project management and technical consultancy services across the MENA, GCC and wider EMEA regions. Combining deep regional expertise with international commissioning standards, CORE Emirates supports the delivery of complex, mission-critical infrastructure across one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre markets.
Established in 2011, CORE Emirates is a specialist data centre consultancy and commissioning partner, supporting the successful delivery of some of the region’s most complex and high-profile facilities.
With expertise spanning design coordination, construction delivery, commissioning and operational readiness, CORE Emirates provides the technical leadership and independent assurance required to deliver safe, resilient and high-performing infrastructure.
From early design development through construction, commissioning and final handover, CORE Emirates works alongside developers, contractors and operators to manage technical risk, coordinate delivery and ensure facilities perform as designed and intended.
Operating across the GCC and wider EMEA region, CORE Emirates has built a strong reputation for delivering fast-track, technically complex data centre projects for leading global clients and partners.
As part of GCV Group, CORE Emirates combines regional delivery expertise with the strength, capability and specialist knowledge of a global mission-critical assurance group.
Through independent consultancy, technical advisory and commissioning services, CORE Emirates helps clients navigate complexity, reduce risk and make informed decisions throughout the infrastructure lifecycle — providing the insight, assurance and technical expertise needed to deliver mission-critical infrastructure with confidence.
Your role as a Senior Electrical Engineer
- Define L2 acceptance criteria and readiness gates.
- Oversee installation verification across multiple systems or zones.
- Resolve complex installation and interface issues.
- Approve element-level commissioning strategies and outcomes.
- Review settings, sequences, and protection philosophies.
- Mentor Engineers and Inspectors.
- Lead system functional testing strategy and execution.
- Validate system performance under all defined operating modes.
- Manage technical risk during abnormal and failure testing.
- Lead and control Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
- Demonstrate redundancy, resilience, and failure-recovery compliance.
- Support final acceptance, operational readiness, and live-load transition.
You will provide technical leadership and oversight of commissioning activities, managing risk, coordinating across disciplines, and ensuring overall compliance with commissioning strategy and client requirements.
Your'll act as the primary technical authority on site for commissioning matters.
Key Responsibilities
L2 – Installation Verification
L3 – Individual Element Commissioning
L4 – System Functional Testing
L5 – Integrated Systems Testing
Authority & Decision-Making
- Full technical authority for commissioning sign-off within assigned scope.
- Authority to halt commissioning activities due to risk or non-compliance.
Experience and Skills
- 6+ years commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities.
- Data Centre delivery background.
- Confident stakeholder leadership and risk management capability.
Skills Required
- 8–10+ years of relevant ELV engineering and commissioning experience
- Strong data centre or mission-critical project experience
- Hands-on experience delivering Level 2 through Level 5 commissioning activities
- Practical experience with Level 4 functional performance testing and Level 5 Integrated Systems Testing
- Experience preparing, reviewing, and executing commissioning test scripts
- Strong technical knowledge of multiple ELV systems and interfaces with other building systems
- Experience diagnosing system failures and coordinating corrective actions and retesting
- Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, cause-and-effect matrices, sequences of operation, and technical specifications
- Understanding of commissioning documentation, testing procedures, and handover requirements
- Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead testing activities across multidisciplinary teams
- Relevant engineering qualification, degree, or recognized technical certification
What We Do
Global Commissioning is a specialist firm providing independent commissioning management, certification, and verification services for data center projects. They operate across the UK, Europe, and South Africa, focusing on ensuring that complex data center systems are safe, compliant, and ready for operation. Their team of technical authorities applies rigorous standards to project delivery, supporting clients throughout the lifecycle of their infrastructure projects to ensure performance and reliability.
