Electrical/Mechanical Commissioning & Startup Engineer

Kiewit; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Commissioning & Startup Engineer to lead pre-commissioning through turnover for major industrial and data-center projects across North America. You will partner with construction, engineering, operations, and vendors to ensure system readiness, test procedures, and safe startup.

The role requires a mechanical or electrical background, 5+ years of relevant experience, and a willingness to relocate to project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 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 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, integrated systems testing (IST), and operational readiness activities.
• Support completions management activities, including system boundary development, turnover workflows, punch management, commissioning readiness tracking, and systemization efforts.
• Track deficiencies, support issue resolution, and verify corrective actions prior to turnover.
• Support system turnover activities, including turnover package development, deficiency resolution, documentation review, and final handoff to operations teams.
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, test documentation, redlines, and system turnover packages.
• Support planning and coordination of field testing activities while ensuring compliance with project safety requirements.
• Provide status updates regarding commissioning progress, system readiness, and testing activities.
• Assist in troubleshooting complex system performance issues during startup and commissioning.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all applicable project safety requirements.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Field engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Commissioning & Startup Engineer to lead pre-commissioning through turnover for major industrial and data-center projects across North America. You will partner with construction, engineering, operations, and vendors to ensure system readiness, test procedures, and safe startup.

The role requires a mechanical or electrical background, 5+ years of relevant experience, and a willingness to relocate to project sites.