Senior Commissioning & Start-Up Manager, Semiconductors

Bechtel; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel in Chandler, AZ seeking a Senior Commissioning and Start-Up Manager to lead CSU services for a semiconductor fabrication facility transition from construction to operations. You will coordinate commissioning, system start-up, and performance verification, ensuring readiness for tool installation and production.

You will align commissioning logic with the master schedule, manage interdependencies, and drive phased turnover while maintaining strong client and internal stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, or Construction Management.
• Minimum of 15 years in engineering or 20 years of experience in high-tech construction, cleanroom environments, or mission-critical facility commissioning.
• Proven leadership in commissioning large-scale semiconductors or high-tech manufacturing facilities.
• Deep technical knowledge of Fab systems, including HVAC, process utilities, electrical, and controls.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor industry standards and commissioning practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills for coordination with engineering, operations, and client teams.
• Leadership or supervisory experience, ideally leading a Construction Automation Team on a Bechtel jobsite.
• Knowledge of ASHRAE Guidelines and Standards.
• Identifies owner’s goals, needs, and expectations for building operation and function; identifies the Commissioning (CSU) responsibilities.
• Understanding and knowledge of Clean Rooms.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning Strategy & Planning.
• Develop commissioning execution strategy, sequences, and system turnover plans.
• Define and integrate commissioning scope within overall project execution and schedule.
• Establish phased cleanroom readiness strategies to support progressive tool installation.
• Scheduling & Integration: Collaborate with project scheduling to ensure alignment between construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Identify and manage system interdependencies impacting commissioning and start-up sequences.
• Drive readiness milestones and turnover gates tied to construction completion and system availability.
• Execution & Start-Up: Lead system commissioning, start-up, and performance verification activities.
• Oversee development and execution of test plans, procedures, and validation protocols.
• Manage troubleshooting and resolution of system deficiencies, including turndown and stability challenges under initial load conditions.
• Interface with client stakeholders to ensure alignment on commissioning objectives and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure effective communication of status, risks, and mitigation plans to project leadership.
• Drive system completion, documentation, and turnover to operations.
• Ensure operational readiness for manufacturing and integration of process tools.
• Support ramp-up activities and stabilization of facility systems.
• Scoping project drawings.
• Complete the RASCI Matrix.
• Supports reviews of performance curves, metrics, trackers, and feedback to show trends, and use in improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, or Construction Management

Job description

Bechtel in Chandler, AZ seeking a Senior Commissioning and Start-Up Manager to lead CSU services for a semiconductor fabrication facility transition from construction to operations. You will coordinate commissioning, system start-up, and performance verification, ensuring readiness for tool installation and production.

You will align commissioning logic with the master schedule, manage interdependencies, and drive phased turnover while maintaining strong client and internal stakeholder