Lead Industrial Startup & Commissioning Manager

Black & Veatch

South Dakota

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

Black & Veatch, through Overland Contracting, seeks a seasoned Startup Manager to lead commissioning and startup activities across heavy industrial projects. You will manage CPM-based schedules, budget, and cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time turnover to operations and client satisfaction.

The role emphasizes safety, continuous improvement, and strong leadership of startup engineers, technicians, and coordinators within a 100% ESOP environment that values employee ownership and long-term

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of startup experience, including five years as startup manager.
  • Certifications: Project Management, Value Based Management, OSHA 10 Hour Training.

Responsibilities

  • Manages startup and commissioning activities per CPM schedule.
  • Allocates resources and makes startup and testing decisions per policies.
  • Maintains detailed startup schedules and client communications.
  • Oversees startup budget and man-hour tracking.
  • Supervises startup engineers, technicians and coordinators.
  • Ensures safety and quality standards and drives continuous improvement.

Skills

Startup management experience
Leadership
Project management
Industrial startup knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

Black & Veatch, through Overland Contracting, seeks a seasoned Startup Manager to lead commissioning and startup activities across heavy industrial projects. You will manage CPM-based schedules, budget, and cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time turnover to operations and client satisfaction.

The role emphasizes safety, continuous improvement, and strong leadership of startup engineers, technicians, and coordinators within a 100% ESOP environment that values employee ownership and long-term

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