Commissioning Lead Engineer - BOP

Commissioning Lead Engineer - BOP (Contract)
Location: Walsall, UK
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contractor
Duration: January 2027 - August 2027
Start Date: 4th January 2027
Kanadevia Inova is seeking an experienced Commissioning Lead Engineer - BOP to support our commissioning activities at our Walsall Energy-from-Waste facility. Reporting into the site commissioning leadership team, you will play a key role in leading Balance of Plant (BOP) commissioning activities, ensuring systems are safely tested, commissioned, and handed over in line with project requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a commissioning professional with Energy-from-Waste, power generation, or heavy industrial project experience to contribute to a high-profile infrastructure project.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate commissioning activities within your assigned area, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, quality, and safety requirements.
Champion Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) standards, ensuring compliance with project procedures, risk assessments, permit-to-work, and LOTO systems.
Supervise contractors, subcontractors, and vendors during commissioning activities, ensuring work is completed safely and in accordance with approved drawings and specifications.
Collaborate with site management, engineering, construction, HSE, and commercial teams to support successful project delivery and system handover.
Produce commissioning records, reports, quality documentation, lessons learned, and maintain progress updates through project reporting systems.
Please note: This role is advertised as Commissioning Lead Engineer - BOP; however, the successful candidate's internal job title will be Maintenance Engineer, with commissioning and maintenance engineering responsibilities undertaken according to project requirements.
This is a non-exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and may be subject to change in line with business and project requirements.
Proven experience in a mechanical, process, commissioning, or maintenance engineering role within Energy-from-Waste, power generation, or similar industrial environments.
Previous experience leading commissioning activities on large-scale industrial or power projects.
Strong understanding of HSEQ requirements, including risk assessments, permit-to-work processes, and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedures.
Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, contractors, and vendors while maintaining programme commitments.
Strong communication, planning, problem-solving, and reporting skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Employment type
Contract

Work arrangement
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