Manager Commissioning & S/U

Clean Energy & Infrastructure Services; Abernathy (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MasTec Power Corp is seeking a Startup and Commissioning Manager to lead all startup activities from initial design through project closeout. You will coordinate engineering, QA, procurement and client teams to ensure safe, on-time startup and successful handover to operations.

The role requires 15+ years of commissioning experience with at least 4 years in team leadership, plus strong project management, safety, and communication skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent required.
• Associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• 15+ years commissioning experience with at least 4 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead startup, testing, and commissioning programs from design to closeout.
• Coordinate with engineering, QA, procurement and client teams to ensure compliance and safety.
• Manage startup schedules, site turnover packages, and documentation.
• Interface between construction, commissioning, and operations and minimize conflicts.
• Supervise and mentor direct reports in the Construction Ops department.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School or equivalent

Associate degree or technical certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Location

US-TX-ABERNATHY

Company Overview

MasTec Industrial is part of the MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) business segment. The CE&I segment generates over $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across our renewables, industrial, infrastructure, and general building operating groups. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.

MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments.

Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #16 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #13 Transportation Contractor).

Position Summary

The position for Startup and Commissioning Manager, will be assigned to an MasTec Power Corp Project from initial design to Project closeout, and will have overall responsibility for coordinating of all Project startup and commissioning, testing, and training activities, and leading Startup personnel. He will ensure that the Startup Discipline Engineers, Vendor Representatives, Construction craft, subcontractor support, and Client C&S U personnel assisting in the startup effort, work together as a single team to successfully and safely complete the Project. The Startup Manager reports directly to the Startup Director and indirectly to the Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and leadership to the start-up/testing and commissioning program from initial plan development, construction turnover, testing, start-up, commissioning and turnover to operations for the defined project scope.
• Will use MasTec Power Corp. start-up and commissioning standards, manuals, related procedures, turn over package scoping documents and schedule, third party testing agency procedures, and punch list management system.
• Serve as the lead interface between construction, commissioning and operations, minimizing conflicts and maximizing cooperation during construction completion, commissioning and performance testing phases.
• Position requires a thorough understanding of construction safety, plant operation, budgets, schedules, testing, water, fuel, and steam system processes as well as electrical distribution systems, local utility interfaces, PLC and distributive control systems, boiler and steam turbine operation.
• Ensure that MPC's Lock-out-tag-out procedure is used during the transition from construction through commissioning to operations, until transferred to Client's care custody and control.
• Will provide ongoing input for start-up and commissioning for all project specific tasks including, site specific procedures, deliverables, contract compliance, cost, schedule, and project resources.
• May review engineering drawings and specifications to ensure adequate provisions have been made for testing, flushing, cleaning and other pre-commissioning functions.
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Procurement to ensure that all supply and subcontracts for all equipment and services comply with specifications during and following startup and commissioning.
• Coordinating OEM and Vendor training with client's plant operations and maintenance and/or client specified personnel.
• Coordinate and supervise client site operations personnel and vendor service representatives engaged in start-up, commissioning, and performance test activities.
• Schedule and lead start up plan of the day (POD) meetings and document meeting minutes for distribution.
• Oversee the established system turnover process and schedule all system walkdowns and ensure that all system turnover packages are completed prior to Client acceptance.
• Ensure that all redlines of all design documents made during check out and startup are generated and issued to Engineering, so as-builts can be produced.
• During startup, monitor and report on equipment and system performance against design specifications, direct performance testing and support certification that facility meets the contract performance standards.
• Ability to identify potential adverse impacts on the project and propose early solutions to avoid project delays.
• Ensure all startup records and documentation, including factory witness testing documents, pre-functional startup reports, functional performance tests, and integrated systems tests are developed and maintained, and included in System Turnover Packages (STPs).
• Coordinates startup operations with site construction management including the scheduling and direction of startup support craft labor, flushing, chemical cleaning, steam blow out and initial equipment and systems operations.
• Ensure that daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work are maintained and archived.
• Coordinate Commissioning Craft Labor needs with site construction management and/or construction subcontractors.
• Manage, lead direct reports, and mentor.

Supervisor Responsibilities

• Must be able to manage, lead and mentor multiple direct reports in the Construction Ops department.
• Manage, lead direct reports, and mentor.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• High School degree or equivalent required; associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• 15 or more years of commissioning experience with at least 4 years in team leadership role.
• Experience with EPC power generation projects, steam turbines, gas turbines and biomass boilers, including strong solid fuel experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Be knowledgeable of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations.
• When on-site, actively participate in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors.
• Set a personal example of safe behavior.
• Project management and communication skills, and ability to function independently without supervision.
• Supervisory experience including technical and administrative abilities for managing and training assigned personnel.
• Knowledge of and commitment to abide with applicable local, State and Federal laws, ordinances and rules.
• Efficient with Microsoft Office software suite.
• Understanding and ability to generate and maintain a Startup Schedule.
• Communicate clearly with written and verbal instruction.
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of their team and