Senior Field Commissioning Engineer - WtE & Renewables

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Sr. Commissioning Engineer (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls) to lead on-site commissioning for waste-to-energy and renewable projects across North America. Expect extensive travel and hands-on verification of complex systems from pre-commissioning to handover.

You will work with P&IDs, electrical drawings, control systems, and safety procedures to ensure readiness, quality, and safe operation in dynamic industrial environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3–5+ years of hands-on commissioning/start-up experience in industrial facilities.
• Proven ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical drawings, and control schematics.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning plans, procedures, schedules, checklists, and test protocols.
• Coordinate on-site commissioning from pre-commissioning through SAT and handover.
• Verify mechanical completion and system readiness; perform loop and I/O checks.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation, controls, and process issues and drive corrective actions.
• Document results, maintain test records, and manage risk assessments and safety planning.

Skills

Commissioning

Start-up

PLC

HMI

SCADA

Loop checks

I/O checks

Risk assessments

LOTO

P&IDs reading

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

P&IDs

Process flow diagrams

Electrical drawings

Control schematics

SAT testing

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Sr. Commissioning Engineer (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls) to lead on-site commissioning for waste-to-energy and renewable projects across North America. Expect extensive travel and hands-on verification of complex systems from pre-commissioning to handover.

You will work with P&IDs, electrical drawings, control systems, and safety procedures to ensure readiness, quality, and safe operation in dynamic industrial environments.