Power Generation Commissioning Manager

Worley; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Worley in Bastrop, Texas, seeks an experienced commissioning leader to drive pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up of large-scale power generation facilities. You will ensure systems are installed, tested, and operated for full readiness, regulatory compliance, and optimal performance.

You bring extensive commissioning and start-up experience in gas turbines and combined-cycle plants, plus relevant certifications and a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

Qualifications

• Extensive commissioning and start-up experience in power generation.
• First Class Power Engineer certification or Chief certification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience as Chief Engineer or Senior Shift Supervisor with accountability for operations, maintenance, and safety.
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Rankine cycle, thermodynamics, instrumentation, controls, and balance-of-plant systems.
• Proven experience leading commissioning planning, procedure development, and start-up execution for large capital projects.
• Solid project management capability, including scheduling, capital planning, and cost control.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide commissioning leadership for large gas turbine, cogeneration, and combined-cycle projects from planning through start-up and handover.
• Develop and execute commissioning strategies, schedules, and resource plans.
• Integrate commissioning activities into the overall project execution plan with milestones.
• Establish start-up sequencing, logic, and durations to support project schedule.
• Manage commissioning teams, vendor partners, and FAT/SAT activities for critical systems.
• Provide technical leadership across boilers, gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, instrumentation, and BOP.
• Conduct performance analysis including thermal efficiency and system optimization.
• Ensure compliance with standards, codes, and regulatory requirements; support safe operations.
• Drive a strong safety culture during commissioning and start-up; identify risks and mitigation.
• Validate operational readiness prior to turnover to operations.

Skills

Commissioning leadership

Project management

Analytical problem solving

Safety culture

Leadership in high-risk environments

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree

Power Engineer Certification / Chief Certification

Job description

Play an integral role in delivering complex power generation projects that sit at the intersection of reliability, performance, and the global energy transition. You will operate at the point where engineering design, construction execution, and operational readiness converge—ensuring systems are fully integrated, tested, and optimized before handover. This role is both strategic and hands-on, giving you the opportunity to directly influence plant performance, safety outcomes, and long-term asset value.

Purpose of the role

Play an integral role in leading the pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up of large-scale power generation facilities. You will ensure systems are installed, tested, and operated in a manner that achieves full operational readiness, regulatory compliance, and optimal performance. This position combines technical depth, operational expertise, and leadership to deliver safe and efficient project outcomes across the full lifecycle.

You will be responsible for

• Providing overall commissioning leadership for combined cycle, cogeneration, and gas turbine power generation projects from planning through start-up and handover
• Developing and executing commissioning strategies, including systemization, procedures, schedules, and resource planning
• Integrating commissioning activities into the overall project execution plan, ensuring alignment with engineering, procurement, and construction milestones
• Establishing start-up sequencing, logic, and durations to support project schedule development and execution
• Managing commissioning teams, vendor partners, and specialist resources, including oversight of FAT and SAT activities for critical systems
• Providing technical leadership across key plant systems, including boilers, gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, instrumentation, and balance-of-plant infrastructure
• Conducting and supporting performance analysis, including thermal efficiency, heat rate evaluation, and system optimization using engineering tools
• Ensuring compliance with applicable standards, codes, and regulatory requirements, supporting safe and compliant operations
• Driving a strong safety culture throughout commissioning and start-up activities, including risk identification, mitigation planning, and field leadership
• Validating operational readiness to ensure systems perform safely, reliably, and efficiently prior to turnover to operations
• Supporting cost control, capital planning, and performance optimization across commissioning and start-up phases
• Coordinating closely with project management, construction, operations, and client stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery and transition to operations
• Supporting grid synchronization and operational readiness in coordination with transmission organizations

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

You bring a combination of deep technical expertise, commissioning leadership experience, and the ability to deliver results in complex, high-risk environments.

• Extensive commissioning and start-up experience within power generation, with a strong focus on gas turbines, steam systems, and combined cycle facilities
• A First Class Power Engineer certification, Chief certification, or equivalent experience enabling oversight of large-scale power plant operations
• Demonstrated experience operating as Chief Engineer or Senior Shift Supervisor, with accountability for operations, maintenance, and safety
• A degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical qualification
• Strong knowledge of Rankine cycle theory, power plant thermodynamics, instrumentation, controls, and balance-of-plant systems
• Proven experience leading commissioning planning, procedure development, O&M deliverables, and start-up execution for large capital projects
• Solid project management capability, including schedule integration, capital planning, and cost control
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, with a focus on mentoring, development, and building high-performing organizations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound technical decisions in complex environments
• A practical, safety-first mindset with the ability to operate effectively in high-risk, high-consequence commissioning environments

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.