Senior Electrical Commissioning & Startup Engineer

Kiewit; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TDY/per diem program

Mobilization package

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead electrical commissioning, testing, energization, and startup activities across major industrial projects in North America. You will collaborate with engineering, construction, vendors, and operations to ensure safe, efficient turnover and operational readiness.

The role demands strong electrical engineering fundamentals, hands-on commissioning experience, and willingness to relocate or travel to project sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering, commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, or industrial project experience.
• Experience supporting commissioning and startup activities for industrial, power, manufacturing, mission-critical, or data center facilities.
• Experience with medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems.
• Experience with electrical testing, startup, and energization activities.
• Experience including exposure to Functional Performance Testing (FPT) and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of electrical pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, turnover, and operational readiness activities.
• Develop, review, and execute commissioning procedures, startup plans, energization plans, test scripts, and turnover documentation.
• Lead electrical testing activities including Factory Witness Testing (FWT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Functional Performance Testing (FPT), and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Support electrical energization planning and execution, including system readiness reviews, switching plans, risk assessments, and contingency planning.
• Perform electrical system validation and verify compliance with design intent, project requirements, and operational objectives.
• Participate in system walkdowns, readiness reviews, punch management, and turnover activities.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical system issues encountered during commissioning and startup.
• Support completions management activities including system boundaries, turnover workflows, commissioning readiness tracking, and systemization efforts.
• Validate system performance during startup, failure-mode testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Perform redundancy verification for critical electrical systems including N, N+1, and 2N architectures.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, operations, vendors, OEMs, utilities, third-party testing firms, and commissioning teams to support startup and commissioning objectives.
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, test documentation, startup reports, and turnover packages.
• Review electrical design documents, one-line diagrams, specifications, and vendor documentation to support commissioning and startup activities.
• Support development and execution of system readiness reviews, commissioning schedules, and startup work plans.
• Monitor commissioning progress and communicate system readiness status to project stakeholders.
• Review commissioning reports and testing documentation to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Support development of lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance future commissioning and startup execution.
• Support coordination and resolution of commissioning punch list items and startup-related deficiencies.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all applicable project safety requirements

Skills

Electrical engineering

Commissioning experience

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Commissioning software

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead electrical commissioning, testing, energization, and startup activities across major industrial projects in North America. You will collaborate with engineering, construction, vendors, and operations to ensure safe, efficient turnover and operational readiness.

The role demands strong electrical engineering fundamentals, hands-on commissioning experience, and willingness to relocate or travel to project sites as needed.