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# Commissioning Manager at Global Certification & Verification Group

- **Company:** Global Certification & Verification Group
- **Location:** Norway
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm/9f4b60ad-1502-44eb-bd81-c57793638b75

## About Global Certification & Verification Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Global Certification & Verification (GCV) Group is an independent lifecycle assurance partner for mission-critical infrastructure, bringing together specialist businesses across commissioning, safety, verification, and certification.
- **Entity Type**: Private (founded 2026)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2026
- **Founders**: Louis Charlton (Group CEO) and Dover Charlton (Group Managing Director) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mission-critical infrastructure assurance (data centres, energy, high-voltage electrical systems)
- **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise (data centre operators, hyperscale developers, energy infrastructure owners, regulators)
- **Mission or purpose**: To provide a “golden thread of independent assurance” across the full infrastructure lifecycle – from design and energisation through to commissioning, integrated systems testing, and long-term operational readiness [gcv-group.com/about](https://www.gcv-group.com/about)

## Products & Services
Each entity within the GCV Group operates independently as a specialist in its discipline:

- **[Global Commissioning](https://www.gcv-group.com/global-commissioning)**: Independent commissioning authority operating across EMEA. Services include Commissioning Management (CxM), Commissioning Agent (CxA), integrated systems testing (Level 5 IST), and evidence-based certification for data centres and critical infrastructure.
- **[AEP Global](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent specialist in safe systems of work (SSOW), high-voltage electrical services, and authorised person solutions for safety-critical energy and infrastructure.
- **[Core](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent commissioning specialists operating in the UAE, supporting compliance and assurance across safety-critical infrastructure.
- **[NorthFox](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent commissioning and completions specialists delivering mission-critical project assurance across data centre infrastructure (joined the group in 2026).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – Not publicly available (privately held, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available. The group is formed from independent specialist companies; no external investors disclosed.
- **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2026 and quickly assembled a group of four specialist businesses. In May 2026, NorthFox joined the group [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification). Headcount is currently small (5 employees at the group level), but the subsidiaries bring additional engineering teams. The careers page lists active on-site roles across London, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, and Milan, indicating early-stage expansion [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm).

## Competitive Advantages
- **True independence**: The group has no allegiance to contractors, manufacturers, or suppliers, ensuring unbiased assessments trusted by insurers and regulators.
- **Specialist depth**: Each subsidiary is a market leader in its discipline (commissioning, HV safety, certification) rather than a generalist body, providing technical rigour.
- **Cross-discipline alignment**: Risks at the boundaries between disciplines are managed through a shared framework and single thread of accountability, reducing knowledge loss during handovers.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand the group**: Continue to acquire or partner with niche specialist firms across the infrastructure lifecycle.
- **Scale operations**: Grow the talent pool and geographic footprint (current roles in UK, EU, UAE) to meet demand from hyperscale data centre and energy projects.
- **Deepen lifecycle assurance**: Strengthen the “golden thread” from design validation through to operational readiness, particularly as AI and extreme power density increase infrastructure complexity.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Certified as a **Great Place to Work UK** (2026) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification). The group emphasises collaboration, trust, and transparency, with a founding principle of independence.
- **Work model**: The founding entity operates with a small central team; roles are predominantly on-site at client locations (data centres, substations) across the UK (London, Newcastle), Europe (Brussels, Milan), and the UAE (Abu Dhabi). Remote/hybrid options are not currently indicated.
- **Notable perks**: 50% of the central team are C-level or director-level, offering exposure to strategic growth. Engineers will work on high-impact mission-critical projects for the world’s largest digital infrastructure operators.

## Sources
1. [GCV Group homepage](https://www.gcv-group.com/)
2. [GCV Group About page](https://www.gcv-group.com/about)
3. [GCV Group LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification)
4. [Careers page on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm)
5. [Global Commissioning page](https://www.gcv-group.com/global-commissioning)

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