Instrumentation & Controls Commissioning Lead - Kiewit Power Engineering

Position Overview

The Instrumentation &Controls Commissioning Lead will report directly to the Commissioning Manager. Promote and provide leadership for Safety. Direct and coordinate the daily activities of startup I&C and construction craft. Assume direct responsibility of all mechanical components and systems integrity for completion of contractual requirements with the highest degree of safety and quality.

District Overview

Our rapidly growing Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas: 

• Gas-fired generation  
• Power delivery  
• Environmental retrofits 
• Renewables and new technology 
• Water/wastewater 
   

We are a high-performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life-cycle engaging exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.  

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. 

Location

This position is based in Lenexa, KS with opportunity for flexible work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safety procedures are followed.
• Review and Approve all Work Authorizations and develop boundary locking plan with Authorized Requested 
• Assist Tagging Authority in LOTOs as a Lead I&C in walking down boundaries and perform all the safety checks 
• Maintain jumper log/Temporary Modification list 
• Assist the Commissioning Manager with ordering and maintaining Spare Parts and Consumable list for the discipline
• Ensure have all the calibrated testing tools and equipment throughout the commissioning period 
• Oversee plant I&C activities during commissioning phase and be accountable to the Site Commissioning Manager. 
• Develop required procedure related to SU activities. 
• Develop a plan to track the checkout for all instrumentation.
• Verify completion of commissioning packages. 
• Coordinate completing and recording all instrument calibration and loop check-out sheets. 
• Work with DCS Lead in updating Input/Output (I/O) Database. 
• Perform all the necessary checkout for Specialized Instrumentation such as Steam and Water Sample System, Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) and Chromatograph. Order the necessary gases, Reagents and all consumables for those systems.
• Review engineering system descriptions for functionality. 
• Directly supervise construction and contractor craft during commissioning phase.
• Oversee and/or perform all instrument calibrations and instrument control-loop checkouts. 
• Resolve Instrument Problems 
• Maintain updated Red-Line/As-Built drawings and documentation, ensuring that all modifications documented are tracked through completion both in the field and on all records.
• Assist other leads in performing check-out and commissioning of systems.
• Provide oversight to TFA support. 
• Elevate issues to Commissioning manager in a timely manner. 
• Develop action plan to address any issues. 
• Ensure documentation of lessons learned throughout commissioning process.
• Read and adhere to Startup Administration Manual.

Qualifications

• An associate degree in the Instrumentation and Controls technology-related field or equivalent job-related experience
• Ten years of experience working in Instrumentation & Controls commissioning in power industry
• Expertise in the installation, testing, operation, repair, and maintenance of industrial processes
• Knowledge of electrical principles and controls methods and practice
• Ability to supervise and train others in testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operating and maintaining mechanical equipment related to the power industry
• Ability to create and implement a project schedule to complete assigned daily work and achieve commissioning goals
• Experience in Instruments and Controls technology, specifically related to commissioning of power plants
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• May work at various locations and conditions may vary

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