Process Commissioning Site Engineer – Desalination Plant

ACCIONA Energía; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía invites applications for a Commissioning Site Engineer (Process) to join the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant project in Western Australia. The role focuses on commissioning, start-up, performance testing and initial operation of desalination process systems, ensuring design and safety standards are met.

You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, conduct system testing and troubleshooting, and contribute to a safe, efficient handover to operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Process, or Instrumentation & Control).
• Experience commissioning or operating water treatment or desalination plants.
• Ability to read and interpret PFDs, P&IDs and control philosophies.
• Working knowledge of SCADA or DCS control systems.
• A genuine safety-first attitude.
• 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 specification and procedure.
• Collaborate with operators and the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation teams.
• Conduct system walkdowns, punch listing and completion verification.
• Support loop checks, sequence testing and cause-and-effect matrix testing.
• Assist with system testing, troubleshooting, performance validation and operational readiness activities.
• Review and analyse process trends and data to inform commissioning decisions.
• Apply HSSE systems including PTW, LOTO and risk assessments.
• Support compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Contribute to the handover of systems to operations

Skills

Safety-first attitude

Site-based commissioning

Reading PFDs & P&IDs

SCADA/DCS familiarity

Education

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

Job description

ACCIONA Energía invites applications for a Commissioning Site Engineer (Process) to join the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant project in Western Australia. The role focuses on commissioning, start-up, performance testing and initial operation of desalination process systems, ensuring design and safety standards are met.

You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, conduct system testing and troubleshooting, and contribute to a safe, efficient handover to operations.