Commissioning Engineer - Water Desalination Plant

Acciona S.A; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

ACCIONA leads the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant project in Perth, with commissioning responsibilities across control room monitoring and field troubleshooting. You will coordinate with mechanical, electrical and operations teams to ensure a safe, efficient start-up for a project of this scale.

This role offers exposure to large-scale commissioning, HSSE compliance and hands-on leadership in a multi-discipline environment, with commissioning targeted for 2028.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical, Process or Instrumentation & Control.
• Experience commissioning or operating water treatment/desalination plants.
• Ability to read and interpret PFDs, P&IDs and control philosophies.
• Working knowledge of SCADA or DCS control systems.
• Willingness to be fully site-based for the commissioning phase.

Responsibilities

• Develop working knowledge of assigned process systems and control logic.
• Support safe execution of commissioning activities to spec and procedure.
• Collaborate with operators, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation teams.
• Conduct system walkdowns, punch listing and completion verification.
• Support loop checks, sequence testing and cause-and-effect matrix testing.
• Review process trends and data to inform commissioning decisions.
• Apply HSSE systems including PTW, LOTO and risk assessments.

Skills

SCADA/DCS knowledge

PFDs & P&IDs

Water treatment/desalination

Site-based work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar

Job description

ACCIONA leads the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant project in Perth, with commissioning responsibilities across control room monitoring and field troubleshooting. You will coordinate with mechanical, electrical and operations teams to ensure a safe, efficient start-up for a project of this scale.

This role offers exposure to large-scale commissioning, HSSE compliance and hands-on leadership in a multi-discipline environment, with commissioning targeted for 2028.