Commissioning Planner

Job Title: Commissioning Planner
Location: Skien, Norway
Company: Leading European Data Centre Contractor
Project: Hyperscale Data Centre

Overview:

A leading European data centre contractor is seeking an experienced Commissioning Planner to support the delivery of a major hyperscale data centre project in Skien. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting on commissioning schedules, ensuring all MEP and mission-critical systems progress in line with project milestones and expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed commissioning schedules covering all mechanical, electrical, and specialist systems.
• Integrate commissioning activities into the overall project programme and coordinate closely with construction and MEP delivery teams.
• Track progress against commissioning milestones, identify delays, and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage commissioning workflows, documentation, and readiness checks to support phased handover.
• Facilitate weekly commissioning meetings and produce progress dashboards, lookaheads, and critical path updates.
• Interface with client commissioning teams, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure sequencing and testing requirements are fully aligned.
• Support the development of commissioning plans, method statements, and SAT/FAT tracking.
• Ensure all commissioning activities comply with project quality, safety, and procedural standards.
• Contribute to risk reviews and maintain accurate reporting on commissioning risks, dependencies, and resourcing.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Commissioning Planner, MEP Planner, or similar role on data centres or complex M&E-heavy projects.
• Strong proficiency with Primavera P6, commissioning tracking tools, and project reporting systems.
• Solid understanding of MEP systems, testing and commissioning workflows, and mission-critical infrastructure.
• Ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders and manage commissioning interfaces in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills, with the ability to present clear progress updates to senior management and clients.
• Experience working on European or international projects is an advantage.
• Right to work in the EU/EEA preferred.

Package:

• Accommodation provided.
• Travel covered.
• Long-term project opportunity with a major European data centre contractor.