Senior Project Commissioning Manager

Senior Project Commissioning Manager

Sector: Semiconductor / Advanced Technology Facilities

Location: New York

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Compensation: Competitive package

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a leading international engineering and construction organization to recruit an experienced Senior Project Commissioning Manager for major semiconductor and advanced technology construction projects across the United States.

This is a senior technical leadership position focused on developing, standardizing and overseeing commissioning strategies across complex, multibillion-dollar EPC projects.

The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring commissioning activities are effectively planned, integrated and executed, from early project development and proposal stages through construction, mechanical completion, startup and final handover.

The position requires a highly experienced commissioning professional with proven semiconductor project experience, strong multidisciplinary technical knowledge and the ability to influence commissioning performance across multiple major projects.

Key Responsibilities

Commissioning Strategy and Planning

• Develop and standardize commissioning strategies, methodologies and execution frameworks for major semiconductor construction projects.
• Establish commissioning philosophies aligned with contractual requirements, client specifications and project objectives.
• Support project proposals, early planning and execution strategies to ensure commissioning requirements are incorporated from the outset.
• Define commissioning execution approaches, resource requirements, scheduling inputs and technical deliverables.
• Review project schedules to ensure commissioning activities are appropriately integrated with engineering, procurement and construction.

Multidisciplinary Commissioning Management

• Provide senior technical oversight across mechanical, electrical and process commissioning disciplines.
• Coordinate commissioning requirements and activities with engineering, construction, Quality, HSE, procurement and project management teams.
• Establish clear system and subsystem boundaries, commissioning dependencies, completion requirements and handover processes.
• Support commissioning readiness reviews, technical assessments and project execution planning.
• Ensure commissioning procedures, technical standards and work instructions are consistently applied across projects.

Project Execution and Handover

• Oversee commissioning planning and readiness from construction completion through pre-commissioning, startup and handover.
• Identify technical, scheduling and execution risks that could affect commissioning performance.
• Coordinate with contractors, equipment vendors and third-party commissioning representatives.
• Verify alignment between commissioning activities, contractual obligations and technical acceptance requirements.
• Support the resolution of commissioning issues and ensure effective communication between project stakeholders.

Commissioning Governance and Performance

• Establish commissioning KPIs, reporting frameworks and performance-monitoring processes.
• Conduct commissioning audits and readiness assessments.
• Analyze project performance data to identify risks, constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain standardized commissioning procedures, guidelines and technical documentation.
• Capture lessons learned and implement improvements across projects.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a senior technical interface with clients, project partners, subcontractors and third-party commissioning organizations.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to project commissioning personnel.
• Support commissioning management activities across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Promote collaboration between engineering, construction, commissioning and Quality functions.
• Provide senior management with clear reporting on commissioning readiness, technical risks and project progress.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• 15+ years of Commissioning Management experience within EPC construction organizations
• Proven experience in semiconductor facility construction and commissioning
• Demonstrated commissioning leadership on multibillion-dollar EPC projects , representing the engineering and construction contractor.
• Strong multidisciplinary commissioning experience across mechanical, electrical and process systems.
• Extensive knowledge of commissioning strategies, execution planning, scheduling, system completion and handover.
• Experience developing commissioning methodologies, procedures, technical documentation and execution frameworks.
• Strong understanding of system boundaries, commissioning dependencies and the integration of commissioning into project schedules.
• Experience coordinating major contractors, vendors, engineering teams and client representatives.
• Ability to provide technical leadership across multiple complex projects.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering major semiconductor fabrication or related advanced technology facilities.
• International EPC project experience.
• Experience developing or standardizing commissioning frameworks across multiple projects.
• Strong commissioning performance reporting, risk management and continuous improvement experience.
• Experience mentoring commissioning professionals and supporting multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and resolve complex project delivery challenges.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to play a significant role in the delivery of technically complex semiconductor facilities within a major international engineering and construction organization.

Rather than focusing exclusively on day-to-day commissioning execution at a single site, the position provides the opportunity to influence commissioning strategy, execution standards and performance across multiple major projects.

You will work with experienced engineering and construction teams, contribute to high-value capital projects and help shape commissioning practices across a growing semiconductor business.

For a senior commissioning professional with substantial EPC and semiconductor experience, this represents an opportunity to combine technical leadership, project delivery expertise and strategic influence.