Commissioning Manager

Commissioning Manager – Energy from Waste / High Temperature Incineration – County Durham – 5 Month Contract – Outside IR35 – £600-650/day

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning programme on a major Energy from Waste / High Temperature Incineration (HTI) facility in County Durham who has experience of combustion commissioning.

This is a 5-month contract, deemed to fall outside of IR35, with a day rate of £600-650 depending on experience. The project runs from mid-to-late August through to December/January and requires someone who can take ownership of commissioning from mechanical completion through to final performance testing and operational handover.

This is not a role for someone who has only supported commissioning. The successful Commissioning Manager will have a proven track record of leading commissioning activities on complex process plants and be comfortable taking technical and programme ownership from day one.

Key aspects of the Commissioning Manager role include;

• Leading the complete commissioning programme from mechanical completion through cold commissioning, hot commissioning, first fire, performance testing and final handover
• Managing multidisciplinary teams covering mechanical, electrical, controls, instrumentation and process engineering
• Owning commissioning plans, schedules, system handovers, readiness reviews and commissioning documentation
• Leading loop checks, instrument calibration, PLC, DCS and SCADA testing activities
• Managing first fire, kiln warm-up, hot commissioning and plant optimisation
• Driving performance testing, emissions compliance and operational acceptance
• Working closely with EPC contractors, specialist vendors, operations and senior management throughout the project
• Ensuring commissioning activities are delivered safely whilst maintaining programme and regulatory compliance

The successful Commissioning Manager is likely to have experience knowledge of some of the following;

• Energy from Waste (EfW)
• High Temperature Incineration (HTI)
• Rotary kilns
• Thermal treatment plants
• Waste management
• Biomass
• Power generation
• Process plants
• Chemical plants
• Heavy industrial commissioning

The Commissioning Manager will ideally have experience with;

• Boilers and combustion systems
• PLC, DCS and SCADA control systems
• Electrical and instrumentation commissioning
• Safety systems and process control
• Functional testing and performance acceptance
• HAZOP, PSSR and commissioning documentation
• Managing large multidisciplinary commissioning teams
• Contractor management and stakeholder coordination

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Commissioning Manager looking for a technically challenging contract where they’ll take complete ownership of commissioning a complex industrial facility through to successful handover.

Please apply today for immediate consideration.