Commissioning Manager

What We Offer:

There are many reasons why choosing to join Bechtel is one of the best career decisions you will ever make. In addition to working with talented, dedicated people and having the opportunity to play an integral role in stimulating and challenging local and international projects, Bechtel is committed to offering employees the benefits and resources to live healthy lives.

With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.

About the Role:

In your new role as a Commissioning Manager, you will be assigned to a field commissioning organization in a supervisory capacity within an EPCM team, responsible for supervising and directing commissioning operations for the Project. 

You will make day-to-day decisions in support of commissioning progress and make recommendations to project management regarding policy and procedure, responsible for review of project designs and recommendation of changes to design so that projects are safe and operable.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Direct and monitor assigned project commissioning and operations which may include review of design for plant operability, preparation of operations manuals, coordination with construction during field check out and pre-commissioning and testing and execution of the commissioning in the field. 
• Direct the formulation of and recommends to departmental management policies, procedures, plans and programs.
• Supervise, coordinate, and review the work of assigned engineers, estimates staffing needs and schedules, and assigns work to meet completion dates.
• Provides input to project management, engineering, and construction to ensure commissioning requirements are incorporated into project activities, including review of project designs and construction.
• Coordinates, as directed, with project management, the commissioning related engineering, construction and client activities as an office assignment or during commissioning, operations, maintenance or testing at the jobsite.
• Other responsibilities as designated.

What You Bring:

• Degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or a professional license in an engineering discipline, or specialized courses in relevant general engineering, or an appropriate engineering discipline, or broad, progressive work experience including senior supervisory experience in startup, operations, or other relevant experience in design engineering, construction, field engineering, or plant operation in power, industrial, or process facilities.
• Extensive technical knowledge of commissioning and plant operations within iron ore industry.
• Knowledge of engineering systems and calculations, applications of both engineering and commissioning methods, and knowledge of application of computers to engineering problems. 
• Extensive knowledge of precedents in the commissioning and operations areas and a broad knowledge of principles and practices of related areas.
• Broad knowledge of industry and regulatory standards and criteria pertinent to startup, maintenance, operations, or testing.
• Demonstrated skill in leadership.

Why Choose Bechtel?

At Bechtel, we know that exceptional people deliver our customers’ projects—projects with a purpose that create a lasting positive legacy in the communities where we live and work.

Just as we are committed to helping our customers achieve their visions, we are committed to offering the best people in the industry—people like you—with rewarding, challenging, and flexible long-term careers.

Quality people are needed on projects that create jobs and grow economies; improve the resiliency of the world's infrastructure; connect communities to resources and opportunities; get us closer to net zero; tackle critical environmental challenges to protect people and the planet; and accelerate progress to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.

Working Rights in Australia without employer sponsorship are required. 

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer & commit to respond to every applicant.

Artwork credit: Jarrod Beezley, Kabi/Bundjalung, Reconciliation Action Plan story for Bechtel Australia (2022).  Artwork commissioned in recognition of Bechtel Australia’s Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan.