Manager, Completions/Commissioning

Worley•Dallas, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Commissioning Coordinator provides technical coordination and project execution support for commissioning, startup, turnover, and operational readiness activities that transition projects safely and efficiently from construction completion to operational handover. Working at the project site, the role collaborates with engineering, procurement, construction, quality, commissioning, startup, operations, and customer stakeholders to ensure systems are safely tested, verified, commissioned, and placed into service. The role coordinates commissioning programs, supports operations readiness, reviews project designs, identifies potential operability concerns, and recommends improvements to enhance safety, maintainability, and operational performance. It supports the transition of project systems from construction through startup and commissioning to final handover, while monitoring progress and promoting safety, quality, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent trade qualification supported by relevant technical training and experience.
Typically 10 or more years of relevant experience for degree-qualified candidates, or 15 or more years of relevant experience supported by trade qualifications.
Demonstrated experience supporting commissioning, startup, completions, turnover, or operations readiness activities on industrial or major capital projects.
Strong understanding of construction execution, commissioning methodologies, startup planning, and facility operations.
Experience reviewing engineering designs and identifying opportunities to improve operability, maintainability, and project readiness.
Knowledge of system completions management, turnover processes, commissioning documentation, and startup procedures.
Strong understanding of industrial process systems, equipment testing, operational verification, and performance validation.
Proven ability to support commissioning execution plans and startup strategies.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to resolve complex technical and operational challenges.
Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
Advanced knowledge of commissioning systems, project execution processes, reporting tools, and industry best practices.
Commitment to safety leadership, operational excellence, quality, continuous improvement, and sustainable project delivery.

Responsibilities

Coordinate commissioning, startup, turnover, and operational readiness activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Facilitate collaboration among engineering, procurement, construction, quality, commissioning, startup, operations, and customer stakeholders.
Review engineering designs, specifications, procedures, and construction deliverables to help ensure facilities can be safely commissioned and operated.
Identify operability, maintainability, safety, and startup risks and recommend effective solutions.
Support development and implementation of commissioning execution plans, schedules, procedures, and work processes.
Coordinate system completions, punch list management, turnover documentation, and handover activities.
Work with engineering, procurement, construction, quality, and project controls teams to support project execution.
Support commissioning readiness reviews and ensure systems are prepared for testing, startup, and operational acceptance.
Coordinate pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, including flushing, cleaning, testing, calibration, energization, and functional verification.
Coordinate startup activities and support the safe transition of facilities to operations teams and customers.
Monitor commissioning progress, identify constraints, and recommend corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
Prepare commissioning reports, startup status updates, readiness assessments, performance metrics, and stakeholder communications.
Support contractor coordination related to commissioning and operational readiness.
Promote safety, quality, collaboration, and operational excellence throughout commissioning and startup.
Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance commissioning effectiveness, startup performance, and project delivery outcomes.