Commissioning I&C Lead Engineer

Harvest Technical Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Technical Services, Inc. seeks a Commissioning I&C Lead Engineer to oversee Systems Completion, Commissioning and Startup plans. You will coordinate with EPCs and the owners’ team to secure safe handover of facilities from construction to precommissioning, commissioning and startup, ensuring adherence to turnover standards.

You will interface with Operations System Champions and vendors to align testing plans and procedures and drive on-site execution across multiple locations in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of facilities engineering with I&C design, commissioning and start-up.
• Understanding of Power Generation Facilities equipment in the field.
• Strong technical background; good spoken and written English; willingness to travel within the U.S.
• Must be willing and available to travel within the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and implementation of Systems Completion, Commissioning and Startup plans.
• Facilitate safe efficient turnover of project systems from construction to precommissioning, commissioning and startup.
• Interface with EPCs and O&M stakeholders to ensure alignment of plans and smooth handover.
• Manage commissioning and startup interfaces between owners' team vendors and main contractors to meet milestones.
• Ensure adherence with turnover requirements and OE elements within CSU/owner processes.

Skills

I&C Commissioning

Power Generation Commissioning

Systems Completion

Job description

• The Project is an industry-leading collaboration using advanced natural gas turbines to supply Microsoft’s next-generation data center with reliable, scalable power. The Project uses a co-located model that generates electricity on site rather than drawing power from the regional grid. It is a 2.67 gigawatts (GW) of planned power generation capacity.
• Expected to be one of the largest natural gas-powered, co-located power projects in the United States with site execution already started and estimating first power of the first unit by 4Q 2028 and last one by 1Q2031.

HIGH LEVEL JOB DESCRIPTION/SCOPE:

• The Commissioning I&C Lead Engineer position is necessary to oversee development and implementation of Systems Completion, Commissioning and Startup plans to facilitate the safe efficient turnover/handover of the Project systems from construction to precommissioning, from precommissioning to commissioning and from commissioning to start up, and final handover from main execution Contractors (EPCs) to the Company (EF1).
• The commissioning engineer will interface with internal and external stakeholders within multiple execution contractors (EPCs) and with Operations System Champions (from the Operating company - O&M contractor) to ensure alignment of SC plans exist and to enable a smooth Facility handover to the O&M contractor organization.
• A key role of the commissioning leaders is to manage all commissioning and startup interfaces from the main execution contractors and the owners' team vendors (GEV, Solar, GE grid, etc) and between the two main EPC contractors on behalf of the owners' team CSU organization.
• During Detailed Engineering the Commissioning I&C lead engineer will be responsible for overseeing completion of the systems engineering deliverables as well as commissioning procedures (including Function Test Procedures, Control Narrative and Cause and Effect Test Procedures) required for SC site execution, by interfacing and with the support of the Project I&C design teams (from owners team and contractors) and all related equipment manufacturers and contractors in developing and reviewing their specific scope's Testing plans and Procedures, commissioning work packs, identifying/procuring commissioning spares and making sure that facilities design (with focus in Instrumentation, Control and Automation scope) enables the safe and reliable pre-comm., commissioning and startup of the facility.
• During execution, the Commissioning I&C lead engineer will become part of a multidisciplinary team of CSU engineers that will drive systems to completion using the main contractors standard process, procedures and tools.
• The commissioning leads will become system owners and will perform as scope managers, overseeing and directing (just for the Owners' team vendor provided equipment and services) the day-to-day and look ahead scope of work using made available resources including: other disciplines' commissioning engineers, field construction engineers, commissioning and FSR contractor personnel in order to meet project milestones and schedules.
• The commissioning leads will ensure strict adherence with the project turnover requirements stipulated in the project overall and CSU execution plan.
• The commissioning engineer will perform as Incident and Injury Free pioneers and will become a key role within the organization in the championing and application of the OE elements associated with their core technical responsibilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 15 years of related facilities engineering experience supporting upstream and/or power generation projects and/or operations with specific I&C design, commissioning and start-up experiences.
• Understanding of how Power Generation Facilities equipment functions in the field.
• Have strong technical background. Work in a very project-oriented culture. Have strong project execution focus. Good spoken and written English is required; secondary language a plus.
• Must be willing and available to travel within the U.S.

CANDIDATE LOCATION AND SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:

• The position will be onsite in Houston, TX through May, working a standard Monday-Friday, 40 hours a week. Beginning July, the role will transition to onsite in Pecos, TX through March 2031, with a schedule of 10 hours per day, 6 days per week, following either a 6/2 or 3/1 rotation. The manager is looking to hire one candidate who can transition between both locations and schedules.

TOP SKILLS:

• Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Commissioning, with 5 years plus of experience.
• Power Generation Facility Commissioning & Startup, with 5 years plus of experience.
• Systems Completion & Turnover Management, with 5 years plus of experience.

NICE TO HAVE:

The hiring range for this position is $90.00 to $102.00 per hour. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity, and may also vary depending on candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience amongst other factors.

Harvest Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.