Commissioning Manager: Lead Safe Startups & Readiness

Albemarle Corporation; Antofagasta; Hybrid; CLP 88,670,000 - 137,931,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional growth resources

Job summary

Albemarle is hiring a Commissioning Manager for the DLE project, onsite in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Lead commissioning strategy, hands-on start-up, and readiness activities across all project phases with a strong focus on safety and cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires a chemical/metallurgical/mechanical/electrical/industrial engineering background with 10+ years in operations, commissioning or process plants, and experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and EPC

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Metallurgical, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or related.
• Minimum 10 years in industrial operations, commissioning, start-up or process plants.
• Experience leading commissioning, pre-commissioning, system completion and turnover.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commissioning strategy, execution plan and systems completion for DLE.
• Coordinate pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and readiness activities across all project phases.
• Establish commissioning standards, acceptance criteria, readiness gates and handover requirements.
• Integrate Engineering, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, HSE and vendors for safe start-up.
• Manage system walkdowns, punch list closure and risk reviews.
• Ensure training, documentation transfer and readiness programs for operations.

Skills

Commissioning Leadership

Project Management

Safety Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's in Metallurgical/Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Job description

Albemarle is hiring a Commissioning Manager for the DLE project, onsite in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Lead commissioning strategy, hands-on start-up, and readiness activities across all project phases with a strong focus on safety and cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires a chemical/metallurgical/mechanical/electrical/industrial engineering background with 10+ years in operations, commissioning or process plants, and experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and EPC