Commissioning Project Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Project Coordination & Scheduling
• Clock in scheduling and logistics for equipment startups and integrated system testing (IST) across multiple concurrent projects.
• Attend project meetings and serve as a key point of contact for scheduling, milestone tracking, and field readiness.
• Track and communicate project status updates to the Director of Startup & Commissioning and internal stakeholders, escalating schedule risks proactively.
• Review project documentation including schedules, submittals, and commissioning plans to identify risks or scheduling conflicts in advance.
• Manage resource coordination across multiple active projects, balancing technician availability with project demand as capacity scales.
• Identify and flag operational bottlenecks or recurring scheduling failures, recommending process improvements to leadership.
• Mechanical Install & Field Coordination
• Work closely with the mechanical install Project Manager to align installation milestones with commissioning readiness, ensuring smooth handoffs and no gaps between install completion and startup mobilization.
• Collaborate with field technicians, project managers, and customers to confirm all pre-startup requirements are met prior to mobilization.
• Serve as a liaison between ThermalWorks and customers, general contractors, and PM teams to align expectations and maintain schedule integrity throughout the installation and commissioning phases.
• Flush & Fill Procedures
• Own and oversee flush and fill procedures for ThermalWorks equipment in the field, ensuring proper execution in accordance with company standards and equipment specifications.
• Verify fluid selection, concentration, and system cleanliness requirements are met prior to equipment startup.
• Document flush and fill activities, results, and any deviations, maintaining records that support warranty compliance and long-term equipment performance.
• Serve as a technical resource for field technicians and customers regarding flush and fill requirements, troubleshooting non-conformances as they arise.
• Support continuous improvement of flush and fill procedures and training materials as equipment lines and project volume grow.

General

• Support the development and continuous improvement of startup and commissioning procedures to accommodate growing project volume.
• Conduct post-startup follow-ups with customers to confirm system performance meets design intent, address outstanding punch list items for CX, and ensure a complete and professional close-out of each project.
• Collaborate with ThermalWorks engineering and manufacturing teams to communicate field findings, recurring installation issues, and design feedback — closing the loop between field performance and future equipment builds.
• Travel to customer sites for startups, ISTs, flush and fill operations, and project coordination meetings (approximately 50% travel).
• Maintain accurate project records, schedules, and reporting in alignment with company standards.

Required Qualifications

• Background in mechanical systems, HVAC, or related field through formal education, technical training, or equivalent industry experience.
• Working knowledge of pipe design and mechanical system layouts.
• Hands-on commissioning (CX) experience with an understanding of startup sequencing and system verification processes.
• Familiarity with flush and fill procedures for closed-loop hydronic or process cooling systems.
• Familiarity with industrial HVAC systems, including chillers, pumps, and process cooling equipment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple project timelines simultaneously.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting updates in project and client meetings.
• Proficiency with standard project management and scheduling tools (MS Project, Excel, or similar).
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel approximately 50% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, HVAC/R, or a related discipline.
• Experience with industrial cooling equipment.
• Familiarity with commissioning documentation standards (ASHRAE, ACG, or similar).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent training.

About Our Parent Company, Endeavour Energy

• Endeavour is the main hub—a self-sustaining incubation platform for innovation—within a larger ecosystem focused on sustainable infrastructure.
• We provide the space, time, and all necessary resources to take advanced technologies from ideation through development to launch.
• Every day we are helping innovators to develop and launch global solutions to tackle global challenges, which is no easy task.
• Our teams work extremely hard because we all believe in Endeavour’s mission: to guarantee clean water and renewable energy to everyone, everywhere.
• We are working hard to decentralize infrastructure and deploy innovative energy, water, and waste treatment solutions that are more sustainable and more profitable than those currently in existence.
• Our team of passionate change-makers want to leave the world better than the way we found it.
• Endeavour prides itself on hiring talented, highly motivated people because that’s what our mission requires.
• There is a strong sense of camaraderie between good-natured people who bring their A-game to work, every day, to make a difference.
• To work at Endeavour is to know that you are part of something special—something bigger than yourself.