Senior Fab Commissioning & Start-Up Leader

ESS, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel seeks a Senior Commissioning and Start-Up Manager to lead the base-build commissioning for a semiconductor fab in Chandler, AZ. You will plan, coordinate, and execute commissioning and system start-up activities to ensure tool installation readiness and turnover to operations.

You will partner with Project Controls and Construction to weave commissioning into the master schedule, managing interdependencies and readiness milestones for phased turnover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, or Construction Management required.
• Minimum 15 years in engineering or 20 years in high-tech construction, cleanroom or mission-critical commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Develop commissioning 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.
• Collaborate with scheduling to align construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up.
• Lead system commissioning, start-up, and performance verification activities.
• Oversee test plans, procedures, and validation protocols.
• Manage troubleshooting and resolution of system deficiencies under initial load.
• Interface with client stakeholders to align on objectives and acceptance criteria.
• Communicate 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.

Skills

Leadership

Fab systems knowledge

Scheduling & planning

Stakeholder communication

ASHRAE standards

Construction leadership

Clean rooms

Bechtel experience

Education

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

Job description

Bechtel seeks a Senior Commissioning and Start-Up Manager to lead the base-build commissioning for a semiconductor fab in Chandler, AZ. You will plan, coordinate, and execute commissioning and system start-up activities to ensure tool installation readiness and turnover to operations.

You will partner with Project Controls and Construction to weave commissioning into the master schedule, managing interdependencies and readiness milestones for phased turnover.