Desalination Plant Commissioning Engineer (Perth)

Acciona S.A; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA is leading the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth, Western Australia, and seeks a Process Engineer to support commissioning, start-up, performance testing and initial operation of the plant. You will coordinate across control room monitoring and field-based troubleshooting with mechanical, electrical and instrumentation teams to ensure a safe, efficient start-up.

This role offers exposure to a large-scale water infrastructure project with commissioning targeted for 2028 and

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.

Education

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

Tools

SCADA

DCS

PFDs/P&IDs

Job description

ACCIONA is leading the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth, Western Australia, and seeks a Process Engineer to support commissioning, start-up, performance testing and initial operation of the plant. You will coordinate across control room monitoring and field-based troubleshooting with mechanical, electrical and instrumentation teams to ensure a safe, efficient start-up.

This role offers exposure to a large-scale water infrastructure project with commissioning targeted for 2028 and