Process Commissioning Engineer

Carrington West; Bath; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking a Process Commissioning Engineer for a long-term, site-based contract across the Wessex region. This hands-on role focuses on delivering commissioning activities for wastewater assets, coordinating with project teams, contractors and operators to ensure readiness for live operation.

You will oversee pre-commissioning, testing, start-up and performance evaluation, while ensuring environmental and regulatory compliance on site.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in process commissioning within the UK water and wastewater sector.
• Good knowledge of wastewater treatment processes.
• Experience commissioning large-scale projects and new treatment assets.
• Previous experience on live operational sites.
• Comfortable working with operational teams, contractors and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver commissioning activities for new wastewater assets.
• Prepare and review commissioning plans, PRAs and RAMS.
• Manage commissioning resources, costs and programme requirements.
• Support outage planning and introduction of new assets into existing sites.
• Collaborate with project teams, operational staff, contractors and suppliers.
• Ensure sites and equipment are ready for commissioning and acceptance.
• Oversee pre-commissioning, dry testing and wet testing.
• Manage process start-up, optimisation and performance testing.
• Coordinate sampling and laboratory testing requirements.
• Review process data and identify issues or improvement areas.
• Ensure commissioning works meet environmental and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Process commissioning

Wastewater treatment knowledge

Live site experience

Job description

Process Commissioning Engineer
Location: Wessex region
Rate: £600 per day (CIS)
Duration: 2 years
Contract:
Site-based

The Opportunity

I'm currently looking to speak with experienced Process Commissioning Engineers for a long-term contract opportunity supporting a programme of wastewater infrastructure projects across the Wessex region.
This is a hands-on, site-based role, so I'm particularly interested in candidates who have worked on large wastewater projects and understand the challenges of commissioning within live operational environments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Planning and delivering commissioning activities for new wastewater treatment assets.
• Preparing and reviewing commissioning plans, PRAs and RAMS.
• Managing commissioning resources, costs and programme requirements.
• Supporting outage planning and the introduction of new assets into existing operational sites.
• Working closely with project teams, operational staff, contractors and suppliers.
• Making sure sites and equipment are ready for commissioning and acceptance.
• Overseeing pre-commissioning, dry testing and wet testing.
• Managing process start-up, optimisation and performance testing.
• Coordinating sampling and laboratory testing requirements.
• Reviewing process data and identifying any issues or areas for improvement.
• Ensuring commissioning works meet environmental and regulatory requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience in process commissioning within the UK water and wastewater sector.
• Good knowledge of wastewater treatment processes.
• Experience commissioning large-scale projects and new treatment assets.
• Previous experience working on live operational sites.
• Comfortable working alongside operational teams, contractors and project