Commissioning Engineer

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Commissioning Engineer to join a highly reputable Blue-chip main contractor in Reading for 6 months, this company offer great development and progression opportunities and well known for putting their people first.  

The key responsibilities for this role include:  

- Deliver the testing and commissioning of complex machinery and process equipment.  

- Ensure all requirements are satisfied and proven during commissioning.  

- Ensuring all commissioning works comply with the approved Overall Commissioning Strategy.  

- Ensure all testing pre-requisites are identified as earlier as possible.  

- Ensure all pre-requisites are in place before testing and commissioning starts.  

- Carry out the testing and commissioning to the approved documentation.  

- Ensure testing and commissioning is carried out in the most efficient way.  

- Ensure all stakeholders are notified of testing and commissioning.  

- Ensure appropriate witnessing authorities are notified before testing starts.  

- Record all test results on the approved test documents.  

- Present completed test documentation for approval.  

- Raise Commissioning Reservations as required.  

- Track and close out Commissioning Reservations.  

- Support the Supply Chain partner Commissioning team in implementing arrangements for LC21 and relevant good practice within the range of the project commissioning activities.  

- Line management of a commissioning team in terms of safety, performance, conduct and output.  

- Application of robust commissioning/engineering processes and procedures ensuring coherence from the work package scope through to system level close out, including interface management.  

- Management and implementation of commissioning stakeholder engagement plans  

- Ensure safe procedures are applied consistently across the allocated work packages  

- Prepare and present regular commissioning progress updates

- Experience of commissioning complex workshop and testing machinery and equipment, preferable to nuclear or pharmaceutical standards.  

- Proven track record in commissioning, in defence or nuclear (preferred) or similar technical sectors.  

- Strong client and stakeholder relationship building skills Demonstrable knowledge and application of commissioning methodologies.  

- Ability to operate both autonomously and as part of a larger team.  

- Excellent oral and written communication and organisation skills.  

- Essential soft skills include, leadership, flexibility, self-motivation, effective listening, persuasion, creativity, collaborative style, insightfulness. Computer literacy in Microsoft applications. Full UK driving licence.  

- Qualifications: Apprenticeship and/or degree level and/or equivalent.  

- Security: Current holder of Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance, or willing to obtain security clearance required for role