Commissioning Manager

• Lead and manage safe, optimal, and environmentally sound commissioning activities for new and modified facilities.
• Provide direct management, supervision, and performance oversight of SCS commissioning staff.
• Provide direction and oversight to commissioning subcontractors and equipment vendor commissioning personnel.
• Interface with project stakeholders, construction team, and operations team to ensure successful startup and sustained operations.
• Develop and execute commissioning strategy, start-up strategy, and performance acceptance criteria.
• Develop and execute commissioning and startup strategies, including performance acceptance criteria.
• Own commissioning execution and outcomes, including achievement of safety, schedule, and performance milestones, and provide go/no-go recommendations for commissioning readiness and startup activities.
• Plan and coordinate commissioning resources (staffing, vendor support, and coverage) across assignments; assign priorities and provide technical direction to commissioning personnel.
• Coach, develop, and provide performance feedback to commissioning staff through training, mentoring, and ongoing performance management to maintain safe work practices and high-quality execution.
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution with construction, vendors, and operations; drive corrective actions to closure and communicate status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders.
• Document and participate in plant design revisions and continuous improvement cycles.
• Ensure successful plant startup and handover from the construction team to the operations team.
• Support training of operational staff during facility startup.
• Provide on-call commissioning support and troubleshoot technical operation and equipment issues.

• Commissioning travel is expected to be approximately 50–60% and may require on-site assignments of up to three consecutive weeks, including weekends. Typical on-site schedule is 6 days per week, approximately 10 hours per day.
• When supporting commissioning planning, documentation, coordination, and related activities, typical schedule is 5 days/week, 8–10 hours/day.
• Perform other assigned duties.

• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude with demonstrated hands-on troubleshooting capability in industrial or process environments.
• Strong safety leadership skills, including application of risk assessments and permit-to-work systems.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical and operational decisions in a dynamic commissioning environment.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and effectively interface with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of industrial automation and control systems, including SCADA, PLC, and HMI operations.
• Ability to read and interpret PFDs, heat and material balances, and P&IDs, and to prepare and utilize commissioning and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with construction activities and industrial facility operations environments.
• Budgeting and cost management awareness, with ability to develop and manage commissioning budgets.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in industrial commissioning, operations, engineering, or construction environments required.
• Experience working in construction, commissioning, automation, or industrial facility environments.
• Knowledge of process equipment and systems (e.g., compression, separations, thermal/combustion equipment, and utility systems) preferred.
• Experience with industrial control systems, including SCADA, PLC, and HMI platforms.
• Ability to interpret process flow diagrams (PFDs), heat and material balances (H&MB), and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Completion of (or willingness to complete) OSHA 30-hour training required.
• Understanding of Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements is a plus.
• Ability to travel throughout North America and Canada approximately 50–60% of the time, including multi-week assignments and weekends.
• A valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing is required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

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