Lead I&C CSU Engineer
About The Position
The Lead Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Commissioning and Startup (CSU) Engineer provides technical leadership, planning, coordination, and execution for commissioning, startup, testing, troubleshooting, and turnover of instrumentation, controls, automation, and process monitoring systems at a large semiconductor manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio. The role supports the transition of systems from construction completion to operational readiness and client handover, ensuring that instrumentation, control systems, PLCs, SCADA/BMS systems, process control networks, field devices, and interfaces meet project requirements, design specifications, industry standards, and safety expectations. The position is a key interface among Engineering, Construction, Quality, Vendors, Operations, and Client stakeholders throughout commissioning and startup. It leads commissioning personnel and coordinates commissioning activities across disciplines, with a focus on safe execution, project turnover, startup milestones, documentation, and operational readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or international equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Technical Management, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of industrial construction, commissioning, startup, or project delivery experience.
- 5+ years managing completions, turnover, commissioning, or construction teams.
- Experience on large-scale semiconductor, pharmaceutical, data center, advanced manufacturing, LNG, or process industrial projects.
- Strong understanding of construction turnover, systems completion, commissioning, startup, and handover processes.
- Experience working for an EPC contractor on major construction projects.
- Knowledge of quality systems, turnover documentation, and punch management processes.
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Relevant experience in mission critical facilities: the education and experience section states 10–13 years with a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent), or 14–17 years of relevant work experience.
Nice To Haves
- Semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab) startup experience.
- Experience with digital completions platforms such as Hexagon Smart Completions, WinPCS, Completion Management System (CMS), or similar tools.
- Familiarity with cleanroom classifications, contamination control, and process utility systems.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary turnover activities across complex facility environments.
- Knowledge of owner qualification and operational readiness processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise I&C commissioning engineers and commissioning specialists; provide technical guidance, mentorship, and oversight.
- Develop commissioning strategies that support project turnover and startup milestones, and foster a strong safety culture.
- Coordinate activities among construction, systems completion, startup, operations, and vendor representatives.
- Develop commissioning plans, procedures, test packs, turnover packages, and acceptance criteria.
- Participate in commissioning scope development, constructability reviews, HAZOPs, operational readiness reviews, and startup planning.
- Review P&IDs, control narratives, logic diagrams, instrument datasheets, loop drawings, network architecture diagrams, and vendor documentation.
- Support commissioning schedules and turnover strategies; help identify system boundaries and turnover packages.
- Verify installation and configuration of field instrumentation, analyzers, control valves, PLCs, distributed control systems, building management systems, and process monitoring equipment.
- Confirm instrument calibration, communication protocols, network connectivity, and equipment readiness; verify safety interlocks, permissives, alarms, and shutdown functions.
- Ensure construction completion and documentation requirements are met before startup activities.
- Lead field walkdowns and punch list management.
- Execute instrument loop checks, functional testing, cause-and-effect testing, integrated systems testing, and performance verification.
- Coordinate factory acceptance tests (FATs), site acceptance tests (SATs), and vendor startup support.
- Verify operation of PLC, SCADA, BMS, and industrial communication networks; support energization, startup, and operational testing.
- Troubleshoot instrumentation, controls, software, communications, and integration issues.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary testing involving mechanical, electrical, process, and facilities systems.
- Maintain commissioning records and startup documentation; document test results and track deficiencies through completion.
- Support Smart Completions or equivalent digital turnover systems; assist with operating procedures and training materials.
- Coordinate system acceptance and handover to Operations and the Client.
- Support implementation of LOTO procedures and participate in Job Hazard Analysis reviews.
- Ensure compliance with project EHS requirements and promote a zero-incident safety culture.
Benefits
- The posting describes robust benefits and refers readers to Bechtel Total Rewards, but does not list specific benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
