Start Up​/Commissioning Manager - Water​/Wastewater Infrastructure

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Start Up / Commissioning Manager – Water/Wastewater Infrastructure to join our team. In this role you will work on world‑class water infrastructure programs dedicated to safely providing high‑quality service to a major water utility.

• Under the direction of the Project or Program Manager, oversee the development of a comprehensive Testing, Start‑up, and Commissioning Plan for water and wastewater projects, ensuring the work is performed in conformance with project objectives and contract requirements.
• Manage safety, quality, and schedule related to commissioning activities.
• Work closely with the Design Engineer, Owner’s Operations staff, Project and Construction Managers, and the Contractor’s Startup & Commissioning team.
• Review each project’s Contract Documents to ensure adequate language is included to provide contractors with sufficient information for planning.
• Collaborate with the Project Team to create an overall commissioning system‑wide plan/schedule.
• Coordinate with the O&M staff to ensure adequate resources, planning, and constraints are included in the commissioning sequences.
• Review the contractor’s Testing and Start‑up Plan and Commissioning schedule.
• Liaise between the constructor, engineer, and owner for all startup and testing activities.
• Work with the contractor and operations team to develop a comprehensive schedule for startup activities and provide regular schedule updates. Incorporate the startup and testing schedule into the Progress Schedule.
• Assist with coordinating manufacturers’ services and their certification of proper installation and/or operation of equipment as required by the specifications.
• Oversee all startup, testing, and commissioning activities, including direct participation and/or oversight and monitoring of activities.
• Ensure all tests are completed in accordance with accepted testing procedures and contract requirements.
• Coordinate end‑to‑end tests with the contractor’s Start‑up Manager and the owner’s SCADA system programming staff.
• Oversee pre‑test checks to ensure readiness for testing.
• Verify all piping and vessel hydrostatic testing and flushing has been completed prior to field testing of connected equipment.
• Ensure all testing equipment is in proper working order, calibrated to appropriate standards, and coordinate & oversee electrical acceptance testing.
• Coordinate with contractor to ensure required materials and spare parts are ordered in accordance with contract documents.
• Ensure all operating/maintenance/vendor documentation, including reports, drawings, and specifications, are complete and accurate, and that they are handed over to the owner per project specifications and requirements.
• Coordinate and monitor commissioning project budgets, performance and utilization, and provide periodic reports for management.
• Participate in the creation, completion, and turnover of facility operations manuals.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Oversee the development of a comprehensive Testing, Start‑up, and Commissioning Plan for water and wastewater projects, ensuring the work is performed in conformance with project objectives and contract requirements.

• B.S. in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred) with experience in complex commissioning projects or equivalent.
• 15 years diverse experience in plant operations/maintenance/commissioning activities in a related industry with a minimum of 5 years at managerial level.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• General knowledge of instrumentation, PID control and loop tuning, and PLCs and industrial control network platforms and protocols.
• Knowledge and expertise in commissioning principles (incl. construction completion requirements, pre‑commissioning requirements, commissioning requirements, verification testing requirements, performance testing requirements, environmental discharge testing constraints, cleanliness/disinfection criteria).
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements (incl. general, lockout/tagout, arc‑flash hazard requirements…