Field Commissioning Engineer - Renewable & Industrial Plants

Bradsby Group; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradsby Group is seeking a hands-on Commissioning Engineer to support the commissioning and start-up of renewable energy, waste-to-energy, wastewater, and industrial facilities across North America.

The role involves developing procedures, leading pre-commissioning through handover, troubleshooting, and coordinating with construction teams, vendors, and client personnel, with travel across North America.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of industrial commissioning, start-up, or plant operations experience.
• Background in renewable energy, biogas/RNG, wastewater treatment, waste-to-energy, power generation, chemical/process plants, or similar facilities.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation systems.
• Experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, loop checks, I/O testing, and functional testing.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, process flow diagrams, electrical drawings, and control schematics.
• Strong field troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel to project sites across North America.

Responsibilities

• Execute onsite commissioning from pre-commissioning through start-up, performance testing, and handover.
• Develop and execute commissioning procedures, checklists, test protocols, and schedules.
• Verify mechanical completion and system readiness prior to start-up.
• Perform equipment checkout, calibration verification, loop checks, I/O checks, functional testing, and SATs.
• Support dry and wet commissioning of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, automation, and process systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment, process, instrumentation, PLC/HMI/SCADA, and control-system issues.
• Coordinate daily activities with construction teams, automation engineers, vendors, subcontractors, and client personnel.
• Track commissioning progress, punch-list items, technical issues, and corrective actions.
• Support operator training, operational readiness, turnover documentation, and final project handover.
• Ensure commissioning activities comply with project requirements and safety procedures, including LOTO, JHAs, and risk assessments.

Skills

Commissioning

Plant operations

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

PLC/HMI/SCADA

Field troubleshooting

P&IDs reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

PLC/HMI/SCADA systems

Job description

Bradsby Group is seeking a hands-on Commissioning Engineer to support the commissioning and start-up of renewable energy, waste-to-energy, wastewater, and industrial facilities across North America.

The role involves developing procedures, leading pre-commissioning through handover, troubleshooting, and coordinating with construction teams, vendors, and client personnel, with travel across North America.