Startup Engineer / Arctic Field Start-Up Engineer (Rotational)

Job Description

Job Description

Startup Engineer / Arctic Field Start-Up Engineer (Rotational)

Location: North Slope, Alaska (Field-Based)
Position Type: Contractor, Rotational Schedule (Typically 3 weeks on / 3 weeks off; 12-hour shifts)

Position Summary

Our client is seeking a qualified Start-Up Engineer to provide critical field engineering and commissioning support for operations, maintenance, design, and construction teams on the Alaska North Slope. This role acts as a primary technical bridge, guiding projects smoothly from the pre-Issue for Approval (IFA) stage, through the construction phase, and into successful post-construction asset handoff. The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic, harsh environments and possesses strong on-site coordination and interdisciplinary communication skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Field Coordination: Act as the primary on-site technical liaison between the Anchorage-based engineering facility group and North Slope construction, operations, and maintenance personnel.
• Project Progress: Interface daily with Project Leads, Supervisors, Superintendents, and Facility Engineers to proactively resolve field discrepancies and maintain aggressive execution schedules.
• Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning: Review multi-discipline design packages (mechanical, piping, electrical, and structural) to verify field readiness, ensuring physical builds match engineering intent before plant startup.
• System Testing & Validation: Support, direct, and document pre-commissioning system walkthroughs, leak tests, loop checks, and functional asset integrations.
• Technical Issue Resolution: Manage and process Requests for Information (RFIs), troubleshoot real-time field changes, and redline drawings to reflect accurate as-built conditions.
• Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Adhere rigidly to arctic safety protocols and ensure all startup activities strictly align with environmental regulations, safety policies, and design codes.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in an ABET-accredited engineering discipline (Mechanical, Chemical/Process, or Electrical preferred).
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) to four (4) years of direct engineering or operations support experience in the oil and gas sector.
• Regional Knowledge: Previous experience working in Arctic or remote industrial field conditions is highly preferred.
• Technical Literacy: Proven ability to accurately read and interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), electrical one-lines, wiring schematics, and structural engineering packages.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written technical reporting skills, with the ability to maintain strong working relationships under tight operational deadlines.
• Software: Competency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and exposure to computer-assisted design or engineering simulation tools.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• This is a remote, camp-based assignment on the Alaska North Slope.
• Must be comfortable working consecutive 12-hour shifts in a cold, physically demanding, and safety-focused outdoor environment.
• Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a standard pre-employment background check, drug screening.

Taylor Technical Services began business in 1977. Since then, we have grown to become one of the largest suppliers of Engineering personnel in the Houston/Gulf Coast area and Alaska. We pride ourselves in having recruiters and account managers that have experience and have worked in the oil & gas engineering industry.

Specialties: Cad Drafters, Electrical Designers, Instrument Designers, Structural Designers, Piping Designers, Electrical Engineers, Instrument Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Pipe Stress Engineers, EH&S, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Controls, Document Control, Administrative

Company Description

Taylor Technical Services began business in 1977. Since then, we have grown to become one of the largest suppliers of Engineering personnel in the Houston/Gulf Coast area and Alaska. We pride ourselves in having recruiters and account managers that have experience and have worked in the oil & gas engineering industry.\r\n\r\nSpecialties: Cad Drafters, Electrical Designers, Instrument Designers, Structural Designers, Piping Designers, Electrical Engineers, Instrument Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Pipe Stress Engineers, EH&S, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Controls, Document Control, Administrative