Commissioning Lead - Process

IPS - Integrated Project Services, LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Springtide Project Services, a division of IPS, seeks a Process Systems Commissioning Lead to oversee on-site commissioning activities near Santa Clara, CA. The role requires extensive experience in process system construction and commissioning within high-tech environments, with a focus on safety and quality assurance.

You will lead commissioning teams, coordinate with contractors and client operations, review plans and test procedures, and ensure compliance with client specifications and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in leading process systems construction and commissioning operations.
• 7+ years of experience in process commissioning, startup, or production engineering in advanced technology sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with pumps, valves, mixers, heat exchangers, and flow systems.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation and control loops.

Responsibilities

• Participate in system commissioning and startup activities, ensuring equipment operates to design specifications and performance targets.
• Diagnose and resolve process and mechanical issues during installation and commissioning.
• Collaborate with automation engineers to optimize control logic and ensure process stability and repeatability.
• Review process systems commissioning plans in alignment with client specifications and local code.
• Represent the client during design reviews and ensure process systems meet project requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering

Tools

PLC/HMI/SCADA

Job description

Job Description

At Springtide, a division of IPS (a Berkshire Hathaway company), we listen, understand, and lean into complex challenges to unlock new solutions and realize opportunities with our partners. Distinguished by our agility, creativity, expertise, and owner's perspective, we deliver faster time-to-market and longer-lasting value, enabling you to do more. We are seeking a Process Systems Commissioning Lead to work full-time on-site with our client located near Santa Clara, California.

Position Responsibilities

• Participate in system commissioning and startup activities, ensuring that process equipment operates to design specifications and performance targets.
• Diagnose and resolve process and mechanical issues during installation and commissioning phases.
• Conduct performance evaluations of process parameters (flow, pressure, temperature, mixing, etc.) and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with automation engineers to optimize control logic and ensure process stability and repeatability.
• Manage and communicate commissioning risks in cooperation with the project General Contractor and client construction/Commissioning teams.
• Ensure documentation for all commissioning activities is maintained and submitted via the completions database and meets all performance parameters of the plant.
• Monitor quality assurance initiatives, including installation & assembly, alignment, cleanliness, integrity, etc. of the process systems.
• Ensure our clients' codes, standards, and specifications are followed during construction/commissioning and acceptance of facilities process systems.
• Leverage your extensive background in project management and construction to provide specialized expertise and guidance to the project teams.
• Review process systems commissioning plans in alignment with client specifications and local code.
• Represent the client during design reviews, ensuring process systems meet project requirements.
• Review and execute verification checklists and test procedures.
• Attends commissioning meetings and works with the manager to resolve issues.
• Report to the client Operations team weekly.
• Support field execution, including job walks and site observations.
• Follow EHS guidelines and site safety requirements.

The salary offered for this role is between $159,000 and $244,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in leading process systems construction and commissioning operations.
• 7+ years of experience in process commissioning, startup, or production engineering - ideally in the advanced technology/semiconductor sector.
• Experience across all process systems, including Waste, water (UPW, PCW, CW, CHW, HW, HRW).
• Experience leading process systems commissioning teams and third-party testing providers.
• Strong technical knowledge of construction completion and testing procedures.
• Ability to troubleshoot process systems during startup and commissioning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and distil the message into a clear plan.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and make sound judgments under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to read P&IDs, PFD's, Isometric's and technical process documentation.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting process equipment such as pumps, valves, mixers, heat exchangers, and flow systems.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation, sensors, and control loops.
• Familiarity with automation systems (PLC/HMI/SCADA) and industrial communication protocols is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of process safety standards and quality assurance procedures.
• Semiconductor/Datacenter or advanced technology industry experience is preferred but not essential.

Context, Environment, & Safety

• Travel duration, if any, is based on project location.
• This position is a safety-sensitive position.
• The employee is designated for field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction commissioning activities.

About Us

Springtide Project Services is a full-service technical consultancy providing Architectural, Engineering, Construction, Project and Program Management, and Commissioning services to advanced technology industries, including the semiconductor, mission‑critical data center, renewable energy, electric vehicle, and display sectors. We bring deep subject matter expertise as well as proven, reliable execution experience to bear on complex projects. The name Springtide represents our culture and values as an agile organization providing fresh, dynamic, and innovative solutions to help our clients optimize their project outcomes. We are energetic, driven, and curious, and take a sophisticated approach to every client project, enabling a critical scope to be executed; we walk in our clients' shoes, we listen, we are curious, and we excel in a thriving collaborative culture, proactively leaning into challenges with a solutions mindset. We focus on collaborative engagement, alignment, and optimized execution, enabling our clients to do more and to achieve their business success. Springtide is a division of IPS‑Integrated Project Services, LLC.

Specialties

Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Program Management, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCM, and augmented resourcing services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Springtide without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. Springtide is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.