Remote Commissioning Planner for Global Mega Projects

Brunel; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking an experienced Commissioning Planner to support large-scale capital projects globally. This mostly remote role requires regular travel to project sites in the U.S.

and abroad, with a strong emphasis on commissioning and start-up planning. Ideal candidates will have recent commissioning experience in heavy industrial sectors and a track record of coordinating system turnover and mechanical completion across multi-project environments.

Qualifications

• Recent commissioning and start-up planning experience required.
• Experience on large capital or mega projects in heavy industrial environments.
• Experience coordinating commissioning, system turnover, and mechanical completion activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed commissioning schedules using Primavera P6 or similar software
• Integrate commissioning activities into overall project execution schedules
• Coordinate system turnover, subsystem completion, and mechanical completion milestones
• Support commissioning execution plans across multiple capital projects
• Monitor schedule progress, critical path activities, and commissioning readiness
• Perform schedule analysis including float analysis, delay analysis, and time impact assessments
• Review and validate EPC contractor commissioning schedules and progress updates
• Ensure commissioning schedules align with construction and start-up activities
• Work closely with commissioning managers, construction teams, operations, and project leadership
• Lead commissioning planning meetings and provide regular progress reporting
• Prepare look-ahead schedules, dashboards, and management reports
• Support commissioning best practices, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Commissioning

Start-up planning

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Multi-project prioritization

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Equivalent industrial planning/scheduling experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Brunel is seeking an experienced Commissioning Planner to support large-scale capital projects globally. This mostly remote role requires regular travel to project sites in the U.S.

and abroad, with a strong emphasis on commissioning and start-up planning. Ideal candidates will have recent commissioning experience in heavy industrial sectors and a track record of coordinating system turnover and mechanical completion across multi-project environments.