Completions & Commissioning Manager - Construction (Kansas City)

About the role

This position serves as a Completion and Commission Manager responsible for overseeing field commissioning teams, testing facilities, managing documentation, and ensuring alignment with project contractual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, and manage field commissioning teams for various electrical and mechanical equipment and systems.
• Test facilities and confirm alignment with project contractual requirements.
• Direct project pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup requirements.
• Evaluate efforts by assistant, staff, and senior level Completion and Commission Coordinators.
• Train, manage, and lead Assistant, Staff, and Senior level Completion and Commission Coordinators.
• Audit, define, and provide contractual specifications for project-specific completion and commissioning requirements.
• Create, verify, and finalize turnover boundaries and packages.
• Provide quality reviews of turnover packages built by others.
• Lead teams in tracking, reporting, and turnover documentation of projects.
• Develop, support, and refine methods of reporting for pre-commissioning, commissioning, and completions.
• Evaluate vendor requirements per individual package, define timelines, budgets, and manage vendors for all phases including pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup efforts.
• Develop and implement pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup plans.
• Review plans built by others for various projects.
• Avoid unsatisfactory implementation by field teams during execution of pre-commissioning, commissioning, and completion plans.
• Perform and accept inspections of installed devices and completion of field-required setup and verifications.
• Coordinate and lead checkout, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning phases of project efforts.
• Lead the management of documentation of pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup activities to support project record keeping and reporting requirements, including turnover documentation.
• Lead Completion and Commission coordinators in the completion of project requirements.
• Independently lead projects for Completions and Commissioning, including proposal support.
• Understand and demonstrate knowledgeable use of various testing equipment operation, processes, and procedures.
• Oversight of pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup procedures.
• Lead regularly scheduled meetings for completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup.
• Review staffing for effective utilization and staff sizing and meet provide budgetary goals.
• Manage project work activities: mechanical - piping, rotating equipment, stationary equipment, steel, welding, rigging, insulation, heat trace, paint, hydrostatic testing, fire protection and coatings; electrical - installation, conduit, cable pulls, relay testing, substation, terminations.
• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED or GED and 17 years of completions and/or commissioning experience required.
• Associate Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical engineering/technology, construction management, or relevant field of study and 15 years of completions and/or commissioning experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical, Chemical engineering/technology, construction management, or relevant field of study and 13 years of completions and/or commissioning experience preferred.
• Proficient computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office).
• Proficient in Bluebeam and cloud-based software.
• Candidates will be required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of OSHA training in order to be OSHA 30 Hour Certified.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with responsibilities of a Mechanical or Electrical Superintendent.
• Ability to lead construction activities and provide support finishing construction and meeting turnover requirements.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.