C-Commissioning Instrumentation Lead (Instrumentation Red Seal)

GrizzlyTrek Group; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

AD&D with critical illness

Extended health

Dental coverage

Travel insurance

Ongoing training and career dev

Job summary

GrizzlyTrek Group is hiring a Commissioning Instrumentation Lead for our CSU team in Edmonton, AB. You will be the instrumentation SME on an integrated field leadership team, preparing equipment and systems for first-time start-up, running instrumentation testing and validation, and mentoring less experienced team members as commissioning progresses.

The role requires a Journeyman Instrumentation Interprovincial Red Seal with 7–15 years of experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and

Qualifications

• Journeyman Instrumentation Interprovincial Red Seal required.
• 7–15 years of work experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up.
• All six safety certifications (OSSA and CSTS) required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and prepare equipment and systems for first-time start-up on site.
• Coordinate testing, FAT/SAT, and validation of instrumentation and control systems.
• Review commissioning plans, procedures, and strategy with the CSU Manager.
• Read and apply P&IDs, isometrics, loop diagrams, and electrical/instrument diagrams.
• Schedule and manage vendor and contractor needs on site and monitor progress.
• Ensure documentation is filed and archived per CMS Plan and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor less experienced team members on commissioning and startup activities.

Skills

Journeyman Instrumentation Interprov./

Education

Journeyman Instrumentation Interprovincial Red Seal

Job description

Hiring now. Qualified candidates are being interviewed this week.

GrizzlyTrek is hiring a Commissioning Instrumentation Lead for our valued client's commissioning and startup (CSU) team in Edmonton, Alberta. You will be the instrumentation subject matter expert on an integrated field leadership team, preparing equipment and systems for first time start-up, running instrumentation testing and validation, and mentoring less experienced members of the team as commissioning and startup activities progress.

A Journeyman Instrumentation Interprovincial Red Seal is required, with 7 to 15 years of experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up.

At a Glance

• Pay: $80.00 per hour
• Location: Edmonton, Alberta. Field based, working on site.
• Ticket: Journeyman Instrumentation, Interprovincial Red Seal (required)
• Experience: 7 to 15 years of work experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up
• Safety Tickets: Six required (OSSA and CSTS), listed below
• Scope: Instrumentation, controls and automation commissioning and start-up

Required Safety Certifications (OSSA and CSTS)

• Construction Safety Training System (CSTS-20)
• Basic Scaffold Safety (CSTS-20)
• Fall Protection
• Confined Space Entry and Monitoring
• WHMIS
• H2S Alive

The Seat

You will work inside an integrated field leadership team, planning, managing and preparing equipment and systems for first time start-up. You will learn and work across a wide array of plant systems, including electrical, piping, mechanical, controls, instrumentation and automation, alongside the vendors and contractors you identify, schedule and manage on site. As the instrumentation subject matter expert, you share your commissioning and start-up experience and mentor less experienced members of the team.

What You'll Do

• Plan, manage and prepare equipment and systems for first time start-up as part of the field leadership team, and develop daily progress reports
• Understand the Completions process, identify system scoping requirements and priorities, take part in inspections, system walkdowns and the Punchlist and Mitigation Plan, and manage test records and documentation as required under the CMS Plan
• Within the E&I scope, assist the CSU Manager with review and edits of Commissioning Plans, Procedures and Strategy
• Read and apply detailed vendor settings, P&IDs, isometrics, single line diagrams, electrical and instrument drawings, manuals and loop diagrams, converse with the other disciplines, and track red-line changes
• Identify, schedule and manage vendor and contractor needs on site, and monitor progress
• Make sure CSU documentation is collected, filed and archived to standard practice, and take part in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), documenting deficiencies
• Coordinate and execute commissioning and testing per the Commissioning Execution Plan and team directives: instrumentation and electrical equipment testing, monitoring, programming, validation and tracking, plus Cause and Effect validation, Control Narrative redlining and vendor data validation
• Support EHT testing and validation
• Act as the instrumentation subject matter expert and mentor to the project team, sharing CSU experience and teaching less experienced members

What You Bring

• Journeyman Instrumentation Interprovincial Red Seal
• 7 to 15 years of work experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up of electrical, instrumentation and automated electrical and mechanical equipment and process control systems
• Strong electrical, instrumentation and automation background in power generation, protection relay testing, interlock verification, VFDs, transformer testing, high voltage substation energization and EHT, with a high level of understanding of automated equipment commissioning
• Experience meeting the high corporate safety and environmental directives and requirements of major industrial suppliers
• All six safety certifications listed above

Nice to Have

• Commissioning and start-up experience on electrical and instrumentation equipment in industrial gas, power generation and chemical facilities, including cryogenic technologies, air separation, syngas and CO2 capture

Why Instrumentation Leads Take This Job

This seat puts you in the lead instrumentation role on an integrated field leadership team, taking systems from inspections and walkdowns through FAT and SAT and Cause and Effect validation to first time start-up. It pays $80.00 per hour, you work across electrical, controls, instrumentation and automation systems, and you set the standard as mentor to the rest of the team.

Benefits

• Life insurance plus AD&D with critical illness and cancer coverage
• Extended health: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, vision, and paramedical including mental health
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic coverage for children
• Travel insurance up to $5,000,000 per incident
• Ongoing training and career development support

About GrizzlyTrek

GrizzlyTrek Group is a Technical Workforce and Indigenous Employment Partner. We recruit skilled trades and technical professionals across Canada's industrial sector and place them with reputable employers offering long term work, fair pay, and room to advance. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and proudly support Indigenous employment.