Offshore Commissioning Engineer — Start-up & Handover Lead

Kintec Global Recruitment; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment seeks a Commissioning Engineer for our Houston-based team, focusing on EPC projects with offshore exposure. You’ll support commissioning planning and execution from design review through handover, traveling offshore as needed.

You will assist the Commissioning Manager and senior engineers in delivering safe, well-documented commissioning, producing procedures, check sheets, and timely close-out of issues to ensure clean handovers.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant experience preferred; procedure-writing experience is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel offshore and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Assist commissioning manager and senior engineers to deliver safe, well-documented commissioning.
• Write execution plans, system commissioning procedures, check sheets, and schedule input.
• Support design reviews and pre-startup tasks (nitrogen leak testing, purging, vessel fills).
• Help set systems-completion approach at kickoff and drive through execution.
• Track progress, raise technical queries, and close-out issues.
• Coordinate with operations and other disciplines to ensure clean handovers.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Documentation skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Kintec Global Recruitment seeks a Commissioning Engineer for our Houston-based team, focusing on EPC projects with offshore exposure. You’ll support commissioning planning and execution from design review through handover, traveling offshore as needed.

You will assist the Commissioning Manager and senior engineers in delivering safe, well-documented commissioning, producing procedures, check sheets, and timely close-out of issues to ensure clean handovers.