Field Service Manager

Actalent; Richmond; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in Richmond, BC is seeking an experienced Field Service Manager to lead field teams on complex industrial projects. You will oversee installation, testing, and commissioning, while coordinating with engineering, project management, and customers to align field activities with schedules.

This full-time, on-site role emphasizes leadership, technical oversight, and execution, with travel to project sites as required.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and/or electrical knowledge developed through engineering, skilled trades, field service, or equivalent industrial experience.
• Experience working with complex industrial equipment and mechanical/electrical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of complex industrial equipment and systems.
• Review engineering drawings, schematics, technical documentation, and construction packages to identify potential issues prior to execution.
• Conduct site and facility inspections to ensure workmanship and installations meet technical and quality requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning activities, including technicians, tools, test equipment, and other required resources.
• Work closely with Project Managers to keep field activities aligned with project schedules, milestones, and objectives.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical knowledge

Field leadership

Project coordination

Job description

Are you an experienced electrical or mechanical professional ready to take the next step into leadership?

We’re looking for a Field Service Manager to join a growing organization supporting complex industrial projects. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the technical work but is ready to move away from being purely hands‑on and into a role focused on field leadership, technical oversight, commissioning, and project execution.

You’ll work closely with engineering, project management, field teams, contractors, and customers to ensure equipment and systems are successfully constructed, installed, tested, and commissioned. If you’re technically strong, comfortable in the field, and enjoy solving problems and coordinating people, this could be an excellent next step in your career.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Oversee the construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of complex industrial equipment and systems.


• Review engineering drawings, schematics, technical documentation, and construction packages to identify potential issues prior to execution.


• Conduct site and facility inspections to ensure workmanship and installations meet technical and quality requirements.


• Coordinate commissioning activities, including technicians, tools, test equipment, and other required resources.


• Work closely with Project Managers to keep field activities aligned with project schedules, milestones, and objectives.


• Serve as a key technical point of contact between engineering teams, customers, contractors, suppliers, and field personnel.


• Support troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical issues and help guide field teams toward effective solutions.


• Monitor project and field progress, proactively identifying challenges that could impact successful execution.


• Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical direction to field personnel while taking a primarily supervisory approach.


• Travel to project and customer locations as required to support construction, installation, and commissioning activities.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong mechanical and/or electrical knowledge developed through engineering, skilled trades, field service, or equivalent industrial experience.


• Experience working with complex industrial equipment and mechanical/electrical systems.


• Ability to confidently read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.


• Hands‑on experience supporting installation, construction, commissioning, maintenance, assembly, or field service activities.


• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving abilities.


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non‑technical teams.


• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, priorities, and project deadlines.


• An understanding of project execution, including scheduling, resource planning, and cost awareness.


• A professional, level‑headed approach when dealing with changing priorities and complex technical challenges.

Nice to Have

• Experience within industrial, manufacturing, construction, engineered equipment, or other technical project environments.


• Exposure to commissioning, project coordination, scheduling, or cost tracking.


• Previous experience acting as a technical liaison between customers, contractors, engineering teams, and field personnel.


• Experience providing technical guidance or leadership to tradespeople, technicians, or field teams.

Why This Opportunity?

This is a great opportunity for someone who has built a strong technical foundation and wants to step into a broader leadership role without losing the field and project exposure they enjoy.

The position offers a mix of technical problem‑solving, field leadership, project involvement, customer interaction, and commissioning, with the opportunity to play an important role in seeing complex projects through from construction to successful completion.

This is a full‑time, on‑site position that combines office‑based planning and technical review with regular field and project‑site involvement. Travel is required and will fluctuate based on active project needs.

If you’re a technically strong professional who enjoys working with people, solving problems, and taking ownership of field execution, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Richmond, BC.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $61.54 - $76.92/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Richmond,BC.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services d’ingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives d’ingénierie et de science grâce à l’accès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent l’échelle, l’innovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, l’Asie et l’Europe, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de l’Engineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

Si vous souhaitez faire une demande d’accommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou l’ajustement du processus de demande d’emploi ou d’entrevue à cause d’un handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [e-mail] pour connaître d’autres options d’accommodement.

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Conformément à l’Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.

Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA):

Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle‑ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.