Commissioning & Startup Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical)

Kiewit; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Commissioning & Startup Engineer to lead pre-commissioning, commissioning, testing, startup, turnover, and operational readiness across major industrial facilities in North America.

You will work with construction, engineering, operations, vendors, and leadership to develop commissioning strategies, perform system walkdowns, troubleshoot issues, and ensure safe, thorough turnover to operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Equivalent commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, or field engineering experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience supporting commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, project engineering, construction engineering, or industrial facility operations.
• Demonstrated understanding of industrial, power, mission-critical, manufacturing, energy, or data center systems.
• Strong technical problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively with field teams, engineers, vendors, operations personnel, and project leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel and relocate to project sites throughout North America based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and turnover activities for major industrial and mission-critical facilities.
• Collaborate with construction, engineering, operations, vendors, OEMs, and commissioning teams to achieve system readiness milestones.
• Participate in system walkdowns, punch list development, and readiness assessments.
• Develop, review, and execute commissioning procedures, startup plans, test scripts, and turnover documentation.
• Support functional testing, IST, and operational readiness activities.
• Support completions management activities, including turnover workflows and punch management.

Skills

Strong communication

Technical problem-solving

Field collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Equivalent commissioning/startup/operations experience

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Commissioning & Startup Engineer to lead pre-commissioning, commissioning, testing, startup, turnover, and operational readiness across major industrial facilities in North America.

You will work with construction, engineering, operations, vendors, and leadership to develop commissioning strategies, perform system walkdowns, troubleshoot issues, and ensure safe, thorough turnover to operations.