Mechanical Commissioning Superintendent

NES Fircroft; Texas; On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft seeks an Electrical Commissioning Superintendent for a contract, on-site role overseeing the safe and efficient commissioning and startup of major electrical systems on industrial projects.

You will lead day-to-day field commissioning, coordinate pre-commissioning through energization, and ensure readiness before turnover while maintaining strict safety and documentation standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading field commissioning teams.
• Strong knowledge of electrical safety practices and LOTO.
• Familiar with completions/turnover processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day commissioning execution in the field, ensuring electrical systems are safe, compliant, tested, and ready for turnover.
• Coordinate teams and stakeholders through pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and energization activities.
• Lead electrical walkdowns, identify deficiencies, manage punch items, and confirm readiness prior to testing and turnover.
• Supervise functional testing activities (IR testing, continuity checks, grounding verification, breaker testing, coordinated energization).
• Troubleshoot issues during commissioning/start-up and drive corrective actions with construction, engineering, and vendors.

Job description

Seeking an Electrical Commissioning Superintendent (Contract | On-site) to support a leading contractor delivering large-scale industrial and mission-critical builds. This is a field leadership role responsible for driving safe, efficient, high-quality commissioning and start-up of major electrical systems—partnering closely with construction, engineering, vendors/OEMs, and operations to achieve successful system turnover.

Position Overview

As an Electrical Commissioning Superintendent, you will lead day-to-day commissioning execution in the field, ensuring electrical systems are safe, compliant, tested, and ready for turnover. You’ll coordinate teams and stakeholders through pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and energization activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily safety briefings and enforce strict compliance with electrical safety practices, including LOTO and permitting requirements.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and energization activities for major electrical systems.
• Manage commissioning scope across systems including power distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, grounding, and control systems.
• Lead electrical walkdowns, identify deficiencies, manage punch items, and confirm readiness prior to testing and turnover.
• Supervise functional testing activities (IR testing, continuity checks, grounding verification, breaker testing, coordinated energization).
• Troubleshoot issues during commissioning/start-up and drive corrective actions with construction, engineering, and vendors.
• Coordinate with vendors/OEMs to confirm performance requirements, documentation, and acceptance criteria are met.
• Track progress and provide clear status updates to commissioning and project leadership.
• Maintain high-quality turnover documentation (checklists, test records, redlines, turnover packages).

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience commissioning large-scale electrical systems in industrial, mission-critical, or similarly complex project environments.
• Strong field leadership capability, including experience coordinating sizeable teams (up to ~20 electrical/instrumentation technicians during peak turnover).
• Solid understanding of commissioning workflows, readiness gates, and system handover/turnover processes.
• Familiarity with completions/turnover software and strong documentation discipline preferred.
• Confident communicator able to align multiple stakeholders and keep execution on track.
• Safety-first mindset with disciplined energized work planning and execution.

Compensation

• Competitive hourly rate (based on experience)
• Per diem provided (project-based eligibility applies)
• 40 hours/week baseline (overtime/weekends may be required)

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.