Commissioning Engineer

Hatch•Houston, TX

About The Position

Hatch is seeking Intermediate and Senior Commissioning Managers with experience in metals, mining, or infrastructure for assignments in North America. The Commissioning Manager works from the project office and project site and is responsible for the overall planning, direction, organization, and budgeting of pre-commissioning and commissioning work, ensuring high safety and quality standards within time and cost constraints. The role participates in conceptual commissioning project development and oversees organization, scheduling, and implementation strategy. The position leads commissioning planning and execution, including safety planning, system scoping, sequencing, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, supplier coordination, and implementation of the commissioning management system. It collaborates with the Project Manager, client, project team, construction, engineering, procurement, planning, and operational readiness personnel to deliver commissioning activities safely and on schedule. The role also supports site functions, ensures compliance with applicable requirements, and coordinates client-facing activities such as shutdowns, relocations, tie-ins, and restarts.

Requirements

Engineering degree or equivalent.
Five to seven years of previous commissioning management experience.
Demonstrated health and safety management focus during the commissioning phase of project delivery.
Extensive knowledge of health and safety management procedures, safe work practices, and applicable legislation.
Strong leadership skills and ability to lead a team and work within a team environment.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Visio or similar tools to communicate commissioning sequences, organizational charts, and workflow processes.
Experience in metals, mining, or infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead safety planning for commissioning execution methods, with support from the Project Manager and Site Health and Safety Manager.
Scope commissioning systems and plan commissioning sequences, ensuring systems are defined sufficiently for a level four schedule.
Coordinate with the client, project management, and project services to identify reporting procedures and formats.
Coordinate commissioning systems with construction work packages, engineering, and procurement.
Implement corporate policies and procedures, and establish site procedures and objectives as needed for jobsite conditions, including permit-to-work and Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures.
Review and approve commissioning estimates, budgets, forecasts, and schedules.
Review P&IDs, flow diagrams, single-line diagrams, network architecture drawings, and engineering registers to prepare execution plans and estimates, and identify opportunities for project acceleration.
Ensure required permits and licenses are identified and obtained before commissioning activities begin on site.
Coordinate with the Project Manager and project core team to set priorities and ensure timely commissioning performance.
Develop site organization and staffing requirements to execute commissioning within schedule and cost constraints.
Direct, monitor, and motivate commissioning specialists to achieve project requirements.
Manage and coordinate supplier representatives performing specialty commissioning work.
Establish commissioning requirements for prefabrication and modularization.
Provide commissioning technical support to other site functions and inform the Project Manager of commissioning concerns.
Ensure site activity planning complies with local regulations and statutory requirements.
Assist procurement in reviewing contractual agreements with clients, suppliers, and contractors.
Coordinate with client representatives to plan shutdowns, relocations, tie-ins, and restarts safely and with minimal disruption.
Recommend commissioning resources and strategies required to meet area schedules.
Participate in labor studies, manpower sourcing, and development of the industrial relations strategy.
Work with the Construction and Operational Readiness Manager to plan transfer packages.
Coordinate preparation and issuance of the Commissioning Execution Plan.
Lead setup and implementation of the commissioning management system.