Senior E&I Commissioning Lead — Data Center Start‑Up

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Daily Per Diem ($150)

Job summary

Our client seeks an experienced Senior Commissioning Manager (E&I) to lead commissioning, energization, startup, and final turnover of complex industrial facilities in West Texas.

This is a hands-on field leadership role, not an administrative commissioning position, with 18-month contract and 13 days on / 1 day off schedule.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in industrial electrical, instrumentation, controls, commissioning, or startup.
• 5+ years leading E&I commissioning teams on major industrial, oil & gas, petrochemical, or power-generation projects.
• Strong MV/LV and DCS/PLC/SIS/ESD knowledge.
• Proven experience taking systems from mechanical completion through energization, startup, and turnover.
• Strong understanding of LOTO, electrical switching, energized work, and commissioning safety.
• West Texas/Permian Basin, brownfield, shutdown, and tie-in experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead MV/LV electrical distribution, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, generators, UPS/battery systems, and protective relays.
• Oversee DCS, PLC, SCADA, SIS/ESD, fire-and-gas, and instrumentation/control systems.
• Manage energization, switching plans, LOTO, loop checks, I/O checkout, and functional testing.
• Coordinate across construction, engineering, safety, operations, vendors, and clients.
• Oversee turnover documentation, punch-list closure, scheduling, and progress reporting.

Skills

E&I commissioning leadership

Industrial electrical &Instrumentation

DCS/PLC/SIS/ESD knowledge

LOTO & safety

Tools

DCS

SCADA

SIS/ESD

Job description

Additional compensation: Overtime + Daily Per Diem ($150 per day)

Employment: Contract-to-Hire

18-Month Contract

13 Days On / 1 Day Off

Put your E&I commissioning expertise to work bringing a major West Texas data center online.

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Commissioning Manager (E&I) to lead commissioning, energization, startup, and final turnover of complex industrial facilities in West Texas.

This is a hands-on field leadership role, not an administrative commissioning position.

What You’ll Lead:

• MV/LV electrical distribution, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, generators, UPS/battery systems, and protective relays

• DCS, PLC, SCADA, SIS/ESD, fire-and-gas, and instrumentation/control systems

• Energization, switching plans, LOTO, loop checks, I/O checkout, and functional testing

• Coordination across construction, engineering, safety, operations, vendors, and clients

• Turnover documentation, punch-list closure, scheduling, and progress reporting

What We Need:

• 12+ years in industrial electrical, instrumentation, controls, commissioning, or startup

• 5+ years leading E&I commissioning teams on major industrial, oil & gas, petrochemical, or power-generation projects

• Strong MV/LV and DCS/PLC/SIS/ESD knowledge

• Proven experience taking systems from mechanical completion through energization, startup, and turnover

• Strong understanding of LOTO, electrical switching, energized work, and commissioning safety

West Texas/Permian Basin, brownfield, shutdown, and tie-in experience is highly preferred.

If you’re a field-tested E&I leader who knows when a system is truly ready to energize—and when it isn’t—we want to talk to you. Apply or send your resume to [e-mail].

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