Technical Manager

About Tripadvisor  The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. This is a hybrid role based out of Krakow on a permanent contract of employment/Umowa o pracę. We are unable to offer B2B contracts at this time. What you'll do: * Build and lead a high-performing technical team by hiring, training, and mentoring engineers of all levels. * Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture and champion effective Agile development processes.  * Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation strategies, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and budget. * Show leadership as a hands-on developer in multiple layers of the software stack and data stack. Perform code and design reviews. * Work closely with principal engineers to drive technology strategy and roadmap that aligns to the wider organisation vision. * Work closely with your Product Manager counterpart and the business owner to prioritize product features along with the engineering-driven tasks, striving for a good balance between business results and engineering robustness. * Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, commitments, and timelines. * Define and enforce engineering best practices to ensure deliverables are complete, on time, and meeting a high-quality standard. What you'll need: * Ten years’ experience of commercial software development * Three years managing five to ten engineers, across one or two teams * Background of working in a product-focused company, collaborating closely with stakeholders to build up a backlog of product and technical initiatives  * Directly responsible for giving performance feedback and providing formal career planning to their team * Strong mentorship skills, helping engineers to grow technically and professionally * Solid understanding of the technologies and tools used by their team, with hands-on experience of designing and building scalable, high-performance systems * Excellent ability to break down complex problems into simple solutions * Proven leadership in driving major projects and actively participating in cross-functional teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments * Accountable for high-quality execution, operations and overall team performance * Uses strong analytical skills to identify risks early, mitigate issues and provide contingency plans * Adept at making high-level decisions about product and technical direction, balancing business objectives with engineering capabilities. * Understands modern software delivery methodologies and project management tools and uses them to drive successful outcome What We Offer  * Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses * “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team. * Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work. * Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually. * Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs. * Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you. * Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more. * Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges. * Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums. * Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates. Our Cultural Pillars: Traveler first We exist to create value for our customer, the traveler. We enable our suppliers and partners to unlock this value. Their collective behaviors and insights are what drives us.  Execution is our edge We act fast, experiment, learn from failure, iterate, and improve the solutions of tomorrow across every aspect of our business. Our execution is agile, data-driven, prioritised, and built to scale. We assume no problem is someone else’s problem and finish what can be done today, knowing tomorrow will bring fresh challenges.  We succeed together The best outcomes are driven by empathic, humble, and diverse subject matter experts working toward shared goals. We collaborate relentlessly, challenge assumptions, give actionable feedback, and set each other up for success through empowered teams with a clear charter. We transparently take ownership of our growth, individually and as a team. We celebrate the quality of our effort, our learnings, and our collective achievements.   We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please make sure to reach out to your individual recruiter or our team at AccessibleRecruiting@tripadvisor.com. If you have any additional questions about careers at Tripadvisor you can email us at recruitment@tripadvisor.com. We have all the answers!

Role Overview The Technical Manager (Mechanical) will play a key role within the Technical Delivery Team, supporting commissioning activities across all project phases in fast-paced, mission-critical data centre environments. This role is primarily focused on mechanical systems (e.g. HVAC, critical cooling, fuel systems, and associated infrastructure) and the development of Level 0 (L0) deliverables, ensuring consistency, quality, and technical excellence across the business. Working both remotely and in support of site teams, the role will contribute to commissioning strategy, support design assurance, drive standardisation of commissioning delivery, and provide expert technical guidance during complex testing and troubleshooting scenarios. The role will also incorporate duties aligned to a Commissioning Consultant (CxC), including input into sustainability-led commissioning processes (e.g. LEED, BREEAM), with responsibility for ensuring commissioning deliverables meet both client and certification requirements. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with internal teams, clients, and project stakeholders to ensure commissioning outcomes align with programme, safety, performance, operational, and compliance objectives. Reporting to: Head of Technical Delivery Location: Hybrid  Key Responsibilities Technical Delivery & Strategy Support the development and continuous improvement of programme-wide commissioning strategies for data centre projects Provide mechanical subject matter expertise across all project stages (design through to handover) Ensure alignment between commissioning activities, project programmes, and client delivery objectives Promote consistency in how commissioning is defined, executed, and reported across projects Contribute to the development and standardisation of commissioning processes, templates, and lessons learned Provide technical escalation support for complex mechanical commissioning challenges Design Phase (L0 Focus & CxC Input) Undertake RIBA Stage 2, 3, and 4 design reviews at key percentage completion stages from a commissioning, operability, and maintainability perspective Review and provide structured input into: Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) Basis of Design (BoD) documentation Act in a CxC advisory capacity, ensuring design alignment with commissioning best practice and certification requirements (e.g. LEED Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning, BREEAM requirements) Support the development and review of commissioning specifications within employer’s requirements Produce initial draft Commissioning Plans aligned with project scope, programme, and phasing constraints Define phasing and operational strategies for critical mechanical systems (e.g. chilled water, air systems, fuel, fire/smoke interfaces) Develop and maintain a Commissioning Risk Register, identifying technical, operational, and programme risks Provide input into constructability and commissionability reviews, including system accessibility, redundancy, and failure scenarios  Pre-Construction & Construction Support Provide remote technical support to project teams and site-based commissioning managers Review and contribute to commissioning documentation, including: Method statements Level 4–5 test scripts (drafting and technical assurance) Commissioning checklists and procedures Provide guidance on Level 4 testing methodologies, integrated system testing approaches, and fault resolution Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) as required Act as a technical reviewer for mechanical commissioning deliverables, ensuring compliance with client, design, and CxC requirements Support coordination between mechanical, electrical, controls, and BMS disciplines to ensure integrated system performance Ensure quality, traceability, and consistency in commissioning outputs and documentation Acceptance & Handover Support Provide technical oversight of Level 4 and Level 5 commissioning strategies for mechanical systems Support validation of system performance against OPR, BoD, and commissioning acceptance criteria Review commissioning results, identifying trends, risks, and non-conformances Contribute to final commissioning reports and technical close-out documentation Support delivery of commissioning evidence required for LEED/BREEAM certification (e.g. commissioning reports, issues logs, performance validation) Participate in and support lessons learned workshops to inform continuous improvement Qualifications & Experience Essential: Strong background in mechanical systems within critical environments (e.g. data centres, healthcare, or similar) Demonstrable experience in, or suitable knowledge of commissioning mechanical systems (HVAC, chilled water, CRAH/CRAC, etc.) Solid understanding of commissioning processes Desirable: HNC/HND in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering BEng (Hons) or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline Experience acting in a Commissioning Consultant (CxC) or similar advisory role Knowledge of LEED (Fundamental / Enhanced Commissioning) and/or BREEAM commissioning requirements Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2) Completed mechanical or building services trade apprenticeship or equivalent practical qualification Skills & Competencies Strong technical expertise in mechanical systems and commissioning methodology Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities Ability to interpret complex engineering designs and documentation Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels Organised and methodical approach to documentation and process standardisation Ability to work independently while supporting distributed project teams Additional Information The role will involve collaboration across multiple projects and travel to project sites as required.