Lead Industrial Startup & Commissioning Manager

Black & Veatch; South Dakota; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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