Senior Expert Commissioning - DTC

Exyte; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte US, Inc. is seeking a Senior Expert Commissioning Manager to define and standardize commissioning strategies across EPC projects, ensuring efficient execution from proposal through documentation.

This role mentors staff and coordinates with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction teams, driving consistency and best practices in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and datacenter sectors. The position is primarily office-based with site visits for setup, audits, and milestones, offering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or equivalent)
• 10–15 years of experience in Commissioning Management in construction EPC environments
• Experience in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or datacenter sectors

Responsibilities

• Define and standardize commissioning strategies, execution approaches, methodologies and frameworks
• Coordinate stakeholders across engineering, procurement, and construction
• Monitor KPIs, conduct audits, and drive continuous improvement
• Develop and standardize commissioning documentation and processes
• Support proposals, project planning, and construction phases with proper integration of commissioning activities
• Interface with clients and key stakeholders on commissioning topics
• Prepare projects for milestones like mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, start-up and handover

Skills

Commissioning management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Auditing & governance

KPI monitoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master degree in engineering

Job description

Discover your exciting role

The Senior Expert Commissioning Manager is responsible for defining, standardizing, and overseeing commissioning strategies and processes across EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) projects.
The role is primarily office-based, supporting projects from the proposal phase through the development of technical documentation, while focusing on methodology, planning, coordination, and performance monitoring. It ensures that commissioning activities are executed efficiently and aligned with project objectives across the Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, and Datacenter sectors.
This role mentors staff and drives enhancements in the overall Commissioning Management. The position supports multiple projects simultaneously, providing governance, training, and technical guidance, while ensuring consistency in commissioning practices. Site visits are required for project setup, audits, and critical milestones.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

• Define and standardize commissioning strategies, Commissioning execution, methodologies, and frameworks
• Support proposals, project planning and construction phases ensuring proper integration of commissioning activities
• Develop and manage commissioning documentation and processes
• Coordinate stakeholders and ensure alignment across engineering, procurement, and project teams
• Monitor commissioning KPIs, perform audits, and drive continuous improvement
• Develop commissioning philosophies aligned with project and client requirements
• Ensure consistency and standardization across projects
• Ability to define Commissioning strategies, Execution approaches, Resource and scheduling inputs
• Review project schedules and ensure proper integration of commissioning activities
• Provide guidance during project kick-off and execution phases
• Develop, review, and standardize Commissioning procedures, Guidelines and work instructions, Templates and technical documentation.
• Ensure alignment with industry best practices and sector-specific requirements
• Act as a central point of coordination between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Quality and HSE teams
• Interface with clients and key stakeholders on commissioning-related topics
• Support vendor alignment on commissioning requirements and deliverables
• Define and monitor commissioning KPIs across projects
• Analyze performance data to identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Capture and implement lessons learned and best practices
• Perform commissioning audits and readiness reviews (including selective site visits)
• Ensure projects are prepared for key milestones such as Mechanical completion, Pre-commissioning, Start-up and handover
• Verify alignment with contractual and technical requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Show your expertise

• Bachelor's or Master degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or equivalent) (the required education degree may be substituted by extensive professional experience involving similar work responsibilities and/or additional training certificates in relevant domains)
• 10-15 years of experience in Commissioning Management in construction EPC companies
  Multidisciplinary experience in Commissioning Management; Mechanical, Electrical and Process.
  Preferred-
• Proven experience in complex projects within at least one of the following sectors:
  -Semiconductor
  -Pharmaceutical
  -Datacenter
• Experience in international and multidisciplinary project environments
• Demonstrated experience in multidiscipline Commissioning management.
• Commissioning management in complex projects with multi-national collaboration, managing risks and costs, and reporting on progress to manage projects or initiatives within the boundaries of human, system performance, quality and financial constraints.
• Inclusive leadership (maintaining a healthy working environment), with a high level of headship to motivate results defined for the given project and to contribute to the development of needed skills.
• Stakeholder management: building strong partnerships and working collaboratively with all Project stakeholders proactively initiating solutions-oriented proposals to reach consensus.

Exyte US, Inc. is proud to be a Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to supporting an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression), national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable federal, state, or local laws.