Commissioning & Startup Engineer - Industrial

Kiewit Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit Corporation seeks a Commissioning & Startup Engineer (Electrical or Mechanical) to drive safe, efficient startup of complex industrial facilities across North America. You will support pre-commissioning, commissioning, testing, turnover, and operational readiness with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in commissioning or startup, with travel and relocation across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in commissioning, startup, operations, or industrial facilities.
• Strong problem-solving, and ability to travel/relocate across North America.
• Ability to communicate with field teams, vendors, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and turnover activities for major facilities.
• Collaborate with construction, engineering, operations, vendors, OEMs, and commissioning teams.
• Participate in system walkdowns, punch lists, 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, turnover workflows, punch management, and readiness tracking.
• Track deficiencies and verify corrective actions prior to turnover.
• Support final turnover packages and handoff to operations.
• Maintain commissioning records, test docs, redlines, and turnover packages.
• Coordinate field testing while complying with safety.
• Provide status updates on commissioning progress.
• Assist in troubleshooting during startup and commissioning.
• Promote safety culture and compliance.

Skills

Field engineering

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Completions software

Turnover management systems

P&ID interpretation

IST/testing procedures

Job description

Kiewit Corporation seeks a Commissioning & Startup Engineer (Electrical or Mechanical) to drive safe, efficient startup of complex industrial facilities across North America. You will support pre-commissioning, commissioning, testing, turnover, and operational readiness with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in commissioning or startup, with travel and relocation across North America.