Desalination Plant Commissioning Engineer – Lead Start-up

Acciona; Wanneroo; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA is leading the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant project near Perth, Western Australia. This role supports the commissioning, start-up, performance testing and initial operation, working across control room monitoring and field-based troubleshooting with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and operations teams.

You will help ensure a safe, efficient start-up on a landmark scale and gain exposure to commissioning across systems in a complex water infrastructure project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical, Process or Instrumentation & Control is required.
• Experience commissioning or operating water treatment/desalination plants.
• Ability to read 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

Experience commissioning or operating水

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemical, Process or Instrumentation & Control

Job description

ACCIONA is leading the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant project near Perth, Western Australia. This role supports the commissioning, start-up, performance testing and initial operation, working across control room monitoring and field-based troubleshooting with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and operations teams.

You will help ensure a safe, efficient start-up on a landmark scale and gain exposure to commissioning across systems in a complex water infrastructure project.