Senior Commissioning Coordinator

Westinghouse Electric Company; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Enbridge in Duluth, MN, is seeking a Senior Commissioning Coordinator for a 1-year contract to oversee commissioning and start-up deliverables, ensuring equipment is ready for operation. The role emphasizes planning, budgeting, deficiency management, and collaboration with internal teams and external contractors.

Hands-on field experience with PLCs, instrumentation, control panels, and commissioning tests is required.

Qualifications

• Technical College Degree/Diploma.
• At least 10 years of technical experience.
• Knowledge of design and construction codes such as API, NEC, CEC, CSA Z662, NFPA 11, etc.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills with proven ability to independently lead and coordinate work with diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input into commissioning procedures and check sheets.
• Participate in engineering design reviews for commissioning input (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation).
• Coordinate field commissioning activities with 3rd party contractors or internal technicians.
• Develop commissioning and start-up execution plans with resource and cost estimates.
• Perform in-house commissioning activities including configuration, calibration, startup and testing.
• Ensure activities align with Enbridge processes and project scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Manage issues identified during commissioning and facilitate issue resolution.
• Turnover of equipment from Construction to Commissioning and to Operations with thorough walkthroughs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Coordination

Field coordination

Hands-on execution

Education

Technical College Degree/Diploma

Tools

PLCs

Instrumentation

Control panels

Communication systems

Job description

Enbridge – Duluth, MN (also looking in Houston TX, Boston MA, Minneapolis MN, Cushing OK, Salisbury MA)

1 year contract

Responsible for the overall coordination of project commissioning and start-up deliverables to ensure that equipment is ready for operation.

Focus is on planning, managing budgets and deficiencies, and interaction with internal and external stakeholders.

Strong coordination of field commissioning activities is essential, with a focus on hands-on execution expertise. This requires prior experience working as a technician or engineer in the field, along with the ability to independently perform self-commissioning tasks.

Provide support on technical issues identified through the commissioning phase of projects and use technical expertise to resolve these issues.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Provide technical input into updating commissioning procedures and check sheets and support continual improvement in commissioning practices.
• Participate in engineering design reviews (discipline of mechanical, process, electrical and instrumentation) for commissioning input.
• Coordinate field commissioning activities for small, to large Enbridge Projects through the management of either 3rd Party Specialized Contractors or internal Enbridge Technicians.
• Develop comprehensive commissioning and start-up execution plans (resource requirements, cost estimates, etc.) required to effectively and efficiently commission Liquid Pipelines and Gas Transmission projects.
• Independently perform in-house commissioning activities for small core projects with Operations support, including configuration, calibration, startup and troubleshooting. This involves hands-on fieldwork using appropriate tools to execute commissioning tasks, calibrate equipment, and conduct functional testing.
• Must have hands-on technical work experience: Apply technical expertise to perform commissioning of the equipment and wire, configure, and test components such as PLCs, instrumentation, control panels, and communication systems.
• Assure commissioning activities are executed in accordance with established Enbridge processes and procedures, while ensuring that project scope, schedule, cost and quality expectations are effectively managed.
• Manage issues identified through the commissioning phase of projects and use technical expertise to resolve these issues.
• Ensure equipment is properly turned over from Construction to Commissioning and then commissioning to Operations through detailed walkthroughs and deficiency tracking.
• Provide planning oversight for the outage management with both greenfield and brownfield construction.
• Schedule and coordinate work to tight deadlines ensuring safe work conditions.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Scope/Dimensions:

• Works with project teams, construction and operations to ensure issues are defined and resolved to ensure equipment is safe and reliable to operate.
• Has strong understanding of Industry safety practices, including permitting, Lock-Out-Tag-Out and Electrical Safety.
• Has strategic accountability to nurture and sustain effective relationships and performance by field services contractors.
• Provide direction, guidance and influence over a specialized commissioning group.

Contacts (Working Relationships):

• Interaction with Project Teams and Construction Contractors for handovers for commissioning.
• Oversight of 3rd Party Commissioning Contractors, when required.
• Reporting Relationships.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Commissioning Coordinators and other team members or stakeholders.
• Project Managers.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Required:

• Technical College Degree/Diploma
• At least 10 years of technical experience
• A technical and working knowledge of design and construction codes such as API, NEC, CEC, CSA Z662, NFPA 11, etc.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills with proven ability to independently lead and/or coordinate work with diverse groups and individual personalities as appropriate (project team, internal and external stakeholders, customers and contractors)

Preferred:

• Previous commissioning experience in oil & gas industry is an asset.
• Hands on experience with rotating and static equipment.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment with frequent scheduled travel to construction sites across the pipeline system in US. (Approximately 20-30 days per quarter).
• Project-generated disruptions to off-the-job personal activities. This includes extended working hours and handling after-hours calls requesting directions and assistance on weekends or during evening hours. (Approximately 5 to 10 occurrences occurred quarterly).