Field Lead: I&C Commissioning & Systems Validation

RigUp; Milford (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RigUp is seeking a Lead I&C Commissioning Technician to lead hands-on instrumentation and controls commissioning across geothermal facilities. The role involves directing contract labor, O&M personnel, and technicians on-site, supporting DCS/SCADA testing and SIS validation from pre-commissioning to turnover.

The incumbent will travel fleet-wide, align with the Commissioning Manager, and provide day-to-day direction during campaigns.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of I&C commissioning or instrumentation technician experience in industrial environments.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience calibrating and testing pressure, temperature, flow, and level instrumentation.
• Working knowledge of DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems at a technician level.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, and instrument data sheets.
• Experience directing contract or mixed-workforce field crews.
• Strong written documentation skills and calibration records management.

Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, calibrate, and test field instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level devices per data sheets and calibration procedures.
• Conduct point-to-point checks, loop checks, and signal validation for instrument loops and document results.
• Support functional testing of control system I/O, DCS/PLC logic verification, and SCADA point commissioning with the commissioning team.
• Support SIS functional testing as directed and maintain proof test documentation.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation faults and coordinate resolution with engineers or vendors.
• Participate in wellpad and surface facility commissioning involving I&C scope and interfaces.

Skills

I&C commissioning

Instrumentation testing

DCS/PLC/SCADA

P&ID reading

Crew leadership

Documentation

Safety compliance

Education

Associate degree or technical certificate in Instrumentation

Tools

DCS

PLC

SCADA

Job description

RigUp is seeking a Lead I&C Commissioning Technician to lead hands-on instrumentation and controls commissioning across geothermal facilities. The role involves directing contract labor, O&M personnel, and technicians on-site, supporting DCS/SCADA testing and SIS validation from pre-commissioning to turnover.

The incumbent will travel fleet-wide, align with the Commissioning Manager, and provide day-to-day direction during campaigns.