Job Title: Commissioning I&C Lead Engineer
Duration: 6+ months
Schedule: 5/40, onsite in Houston, Texas
Location: Texas, United States
This position supports a major power generation development focused on systems completion, commissioning, startup, and facility handover across a large-scale natural gas project. The role will work closely with engineering teams, contractors, equipment vendors, and operations stakeholders to drive safe and efficient turnover from construction through startup. This opportunity is well suited to professionals with strong commissioning leadership experience in Instrumentation & Controls, power generation facilities, and systems completion management.
The Commissioning I&C Lead Engineer position is necessary to oversee development and implementation of Systems Completion, Commissioning and Startup plans to facilitate the safe efficient turnover/handover of the project systems from construction to precommissioning, from precommissioning to commissioning and from commissioning to start up, and final handover from main execution Contractors (EPCs) to the Compnay.
The commissioning engineeer will interface with internal and external stakeholders within multiple execution contractors (EPCs) and with Operations System Champions (from the Operating compnay - O&M contractor) to ensure alignment of SC plans exist and to enable a smooth Facility handover to the O&M contractor organization.
A key role of the commissioning leaders is to manage all commissioning and startup interfaces from the main execution contractors and the owners' team vendors (GEV, Solar, GE grid, etc) and between the EPC contractors on behalf of the owners' team CSU organization.
During Detailed Engineering the Commissioning I&C lead engineer will be responsible for overseing completion of the systems engineering deliverables as well as commissioning procedures (including Function Test Procedures, Control Narrative and Cause and Effect Test Procedures) required for SC site execution, by interfacing and with the support of the Project I&C design teams (from owners team and contractors) and all related equipment manufacturers and contractors in developing and reviewing their specific scope's Testing plans and Procedures, commissioning work packs, identifying/procuring commissioning spares and making sure that facilities design (with focus in Instrumentation, Control and Automation scope) enables the safe and reliable pre-comm., commissioning and startup of the facility.
During execution, the Commissioning I&C lead engineer will become part of a multidisciplinary team of CSU engineers that will drive systems to completion using the main contractors standard process, procedures and and tools. The commissioning leads will become system owners and will perform as scope managers, overseing and directing (just for the Owners' team vendor provided equipment and services) the day-to-day and look ahead scope of work using made available resources including: other discplines' commissioning engineers, field constrruction engineers, commissioning and FSR contractor personnel in order to meet project milestones and schedules. The commissioing leads will ensure strict adherence with the project turnover requirements stipulated in the project oveall and CSU execution plan.
The commissioniung engineer will perform as Incident and Injury Free pioneers and will become a key role within the organization in the championing and application of the OE elements associated with their core technical responsibilities.
Required Experience:
- Minimum 15 years of related facilities engineering experience supporting upstream and/or power generation projects and/or operations
- Strong background in Instrumentation & Controls design, commissioning, and startup
- At least 5 years of experience in Instrumentation & Controls commissioning
- At least 5 years of experience in power generation facility commissioning and startup
- At least 5 years of experience in systems completion and turnover management
- Experience overseeing systems engineering deliverables, commissioning procedures, function test procedures, control narratives, and cause and effect test procedures
- Experience coordinating with EPC contractors, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and multidisciplinary commissioning teams during detailed engineering and execution phases
Required Skills:
- Strong technical knowledge of Instrumentation, Control, and Automation scope within power generation facilities
- Understanding of how power generation facility equipment functions in the field
- Ability to develop, review, and support testing plans, procedures, commissioning work packs, and commissioning spares planning
- Strong project execution focus within a project-oriented environment
- Ability to manage commissioning and startup interfaces across multiple contractors and vendor packages
- Good spoken and written English
- Ability to travel within the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Secondary language capability
- Power generation experience that strengthens commissioning delivery in this project environment
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
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