Lead I&C Commissioning Technician

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Job Description:

The Lead I&C Commissioning Technician is a working lead within the commissioning crew, responsible for the hands‑on execution of instrumentation and controls commissioning activities and for directing the contract labor, O&M personnel, and technicians working within their scope. This is a field role. The Lead Tech installs, inspects, calibrates, and tests field instrumentation and supports control system loop checking, functional testing, and DCS/SCADA/SIS validation activities from pre‑commissioning through system turnover.

The position reports to the Commissioning Manager (CxM).

This role is fleet-mobile. Assignments follow the active commissioning schedule across the portfolio of geothermal facilities. As the fleet scales, Lead Technicians will administratively anchor to the regional commissioning management layer for performance management and career development, while receiving day‑to‑day operational direction from the site CxM during each campaign.

Responsibilities:

Field Execution:

• Install, inspect, calibrate, and test field instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, and analytical devices per applicable instrument data sheets and calibration procedures
• Conduct point‑to‑point checks, loop checks, and signal validation for all assigned instrument loops; document results accurately against loop sheets and commissioning checklists
• Support functional testing of control system I/O, DCS and PLC logic verification, and SCADA point commissioning in coordination with the IC Controls Commissioning Engineer
• Support Safety Instrumented System (SIS) functional testing activities as directed by the IC Controls Commissioning Engineer; maintain accurate proof test documentation
• Troubleshoot instrumentation faults, signal errors, wiring discrepancies, and control logic issues during commissioning; document findings and coordinate resolution with the appropriate engineer or vendor
• Participate in wellpad and surface facility commissioning activities involving I&C scope, including wellhead instrumentation, chemical injection systems, and downhole monitoring interfaces

Crew Direction:

• Direct the day‑to‑day work of contract I&C technicians, O&M instrument technicians, and commissioning technicians assigned to their scope
• Coordinate with DCS, PLC, and SCADA vendor field service personnel on control system commissioning activities; maintain oversight of vendor scope and documentation
• Participate in pre-task briefs, job hazard analyses, and daily crew coordination meetings; enforce work authorization and LOTO/PTW compliance within the I&C scope
• Identify scope conflicts, sequencing issues, and resource constraints within the I&C work front; elevate to the CxM and Commissioning Coordinator promptly

Documentation and Quality:

• Complete calibration records, loop check sheets, and commissioning test records accurately and on time; documentation completeness is a gate requirement for system advancement
• Maintain configuration control within the I&C scope; deviations from design are documented through the management‑of‑change process before work proceeds
• Identify and log punch list items within the I&C scope; verify closure physically before signing off

Safety:

• Maintain stop‑work authority within the I&C work front
• Enforce LOTO, PTW, and SIMOPS compliance for all I&C work within scope, including energized instrument work and control system bypasses

Skills and

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of I&C commissioning or…