Start Up and Commissioning Leader

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a long and rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong. We are looking for a driven and curious client focused Program Start Up and Commissioning Leader to grow with our team.

As the Start Up and Commissioning Leader, you will supervise Start Up and Commissioning Managers, and in doing so you will report to the Program Post Construction Manager and will be part of the Program Core Management Team to support infrastructure projects. This leadership position will include duties such as Owner’s coordination and overall program-level testing compliance, oversight of all project startup and commissioning activities through occupancy, taking into account the execution of all required training strategies and deliverables and the development and implementation of all project’s preventive maintenance programs. This position is Client’s facing and would be the direct contact as Owners Representative with an emphasis on ensuring program-level testing, start up and commissioning services.

General responsibilities include:

• Provide program-level post construction management support over Start Up and Commissioning field tasks during all capital improvement project’s construction phase, in order to substantiate conformance to Owner’s sustainability, resilience, preventive maintenance, operations and compliance requirements, expectations, and institutional culture.

• Provide program-level post construction management support over Start Up and Commissioning field tasks during all capital improvement project’s process systems startups, equipment and pipelines testing, equipment performance testing and calibration, documentation of start-up and commissioning O&M Manuals during the construction process.

• Responsible to assure that all Start Up and Commissioning Managers properly coordinate between Owner and Contractors for all start up and commissioning tasks and activities during construction phase.

• Serve as consultant to the Owner for all capital improvement project’s operational performance equipment test and commissioning activities, according to Owner’s compliance and operational constraints and regulatory requirements.

• Interfaces with Owners/Clients to define project requirements with support from Start Up and Commissioning Leads and subconsultants to minimize facilities, operational process units and/or equipment’s downtimes and/or to establish minimum requirements for the management of facilities operations.

• Provide program-level supervision to Start Up and Commissioning Managers and support to Program Construction Managers while reviewing Contractor’s construction schedule in terms of adequate durations and logistical sequence for startup and testing, commissioning, and training tasks and activities, and aligns project work plan and deadlines with deliveries.

• Support Startup and Commissioning Managers in Startup and Testing Meetings’ attendance (on-site/off-site or video conferencing) and assure all provide timely official project status reports (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, etc.).

• Provides specialized technical support on a daily basis to all assigned capital improvement projects.

• Provide direct support to Start Up and Commissioning Managers’ field oversight for all Startup and Commissioning activities at the project site according with pre-established policies, project schedules, drawings, specifications, contractual terms, plans and procedures.

• Minimum requirements shall be Professional Engineer with at least 8 years of experience with at least 3 years of experience within the water and wastewater industry. Technical experience in a startup and commissioning, operation and construction in a water business is desirable.

• Professional Engineering (PE) license issued by the State Department Board of Professional Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico.

• Active member of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico (CIAPR).

• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams) and Industry Project software packages.

• Experience with coordination with Utility Owners and Engineers to develop design and construction documents.

• Experience with reviewing design document submittals, reviewing construction schedule and cost estimates, collecting, preparing, and reporting programmatic information.

• Experience in startup and commissioning activities including but not limited to testing, training, loop checks, functional test, acceptance, and performance test.

• Ability to analyze all relevant project-related information and communicate project status and major issues in writing or verbally.

• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications, interpret contract terms and conditions, communication skills, intermediate computer skills and leadership skills.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Certified Water and Wastewater Operator

• Instrumentation and control experience.

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