Job ID: 12385
Location: Tulsa, OK
Category: Engineering & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 09/08/2026

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Job Description

Commissioning Technician 

Description:

Provides electrical, instrumentation, controls, automation, and commissioning support during pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and system turnover activities. Supports safe and orderly progression of systems through Ready for Pre-Commissioning (RPC), Mechanical Completion, PSSR, Commissioning, and Operations turnover milestones by executing assigned testing, inspections, documentation, troubleshooting, and startup activities.

Role Purpose:
  • Execute assigned pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, complete required Inspection Test Records (ITRs), participate in system walkdowns, support hold point inspections, identify punch list items, and assist with testing, startup, troubleshooting, and turnover of electrical and instrumentation systems.
Roles & Responsibility Overview:
  • Execute assigned pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
  • Complete assigned A, B, and C Inspection Test Records (ITRs).
  • Perform assigned hold point inspections.
  • Participate in system walkdowns.
  • Identify, document, and communicate deficiencies and punch list items.
  • Support Ready for Pre-Commissioning (RPC) activities.
  • Support Mechanical Completion activities.
  • Participate in pre-commissioning testing activities.
  • Participate in commissioning and startup activities.
  • Support loop testing activities.
  • Support functional testing activities.
  • Support control system interface testing.
  • Support communications system validation.
  • Support SCADA point-to-point validation activities.
  • Support motor no-load testing activities.
  • Support cause and effect testing activities.
  • Support equipment energization activities.
  • Support final leak testing and drying activities as assigned.
  • Verify assigned commissioning documentation is complete and accurate.
  • Assist with turnover documentation assembly and verification.
  • Communicate testing issues, construction deficiencies, documentation gaps, and readiness concerns to commissioning leadership.
  • Support coordination with vendors, construction personnel, operations personnel, and engineering personnel during testing and startup activities.
  • Follow approved commissioning plans, procedures, schedules, and testing requirements.
Behaviors as a Leader:
  • Demonstrate ownership of assigned systems, testing activities, and commissioning deliverables.
  • Lead by example in safety, quality, and compliance with commissioning procedures.
  • Promote effective coordination between Construction, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Vendors, and Commissioning personnel.
  • Communicate testing status, risks, deficiencies, and readiness concerns in a timely manner.
  • Support efficient resolution of technical issues and commissioning challenges.
  • Promote accurate completion of commissioning records, turnover documentation, and punch list activities.
Expected Behaviors as a Team Member:
  • Work effectively with Construction, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Vendors, and Contractors.
  • Follow approved commissioning procedures, testing requirements, and safe work practices.
  • Maintain accurate commissioning records, testing documentation, and turnover records.
  • Complete assigned commissioning tasks, inspections, and testing activities on schedule.
  • Identify, document, and communicate deficiencies, punch list items, and startup issues.
  • Support project commissioning milestones, turnover objectives, and system readiness activities.
  • Take ownership of assigned systems and proactively work to resolve issues.
  • Communicate openly and professionally with project stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications & Certifications:
  • Minimum 5 years of commissioning, startup, electrical, instrumentation, automation, operations, maintenance, or related industrial experience.
  • Experience with pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and turnover activities.
  • Experience reading and interpreting P&IDs, electrical one-lines, loop drawings, control narratives, and vendor documentation.
  • Experience with PLCs, RTUs, SCADA systems, communications systems, instrumentation, and electrical power systems.
  • Experience supporting Mechanical Completion, Ready for Pre-Commissioning (RPC), PSSR, and system turnover activities.
Preferred Certifications:
  • OSHA 30
  • CPR / First Aid / AED
  • NFPA 70E Electrical Safety
  • Applicable Operator Qualifications (OQs)
  • ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
  • NICET Industrial Instrumentation Certification
  • NETA Technician Certification
  • Vendor-specific PLC, SCADA, DCS, or automation training
Key Deliverables:
  • Completed A, B, and C Inspection Test Records (ITRs)
  • Loop Check Records
  • Functional Test Records
  • Cause and Effect Test Records
  • Communications and SCADA Validation Records
  • Equipment Startup Records
  • Hold Point Inspection Records
  • Punch List Identification and Tracking Support
  • System Walkdown Documentation
  • Turnover Documentation Support
  • Testing Deficiency Reports
  • Commissioning Redline Markups
  • Commissioning Progress Updates
  • Startup and Troubleshooting Documentation
Role Authorities:
  • Execute assigned pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
  • Document and communicate deficiencies, punch list items, and readiness concerns.
  • Request technical assistance when issues are identified during testing or startup.
  • Recommend additional review when systems, equipment, or documentation appear incomplete or non-compliant.
  • Participate in inspections, walkdowns, testing, troubleshooting, and startup activities.
  • Escalate safety, quality, technical, scheduling, and turnover concerns to Commissioning Leadership.
  • Recommend that systems not proceed to the next commissioning phase when assigned testing or documentation requirements have not been completed.
Lateral Role Relationships: 
  • “This role requires productive team membership and collaboration with others in order to successfully complete work and to help others do their job well.” This requires a shared understanding of the authorities that can be exercised by the role with respect to lateral (non line) relationships and the lateral accountabilities that apply to this role”