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Join our team as a Senior Commissioning Manager and lead the critical transition from construction completion to operational readiness. Bring your technical expertise, leadership skills, and commissioning excellence to projects that shape industries and communities worldwide. This position is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, is a full-time site position and must be willing to work a 6/2 rotation.
Key responsibilities:
Develop and implement the overall commissioning strategy and execution plan.
Establish commissioning objectives, milestones, and project KPIs.
Lead the commissioning team through all commissioning phases (C1-C5)
Ensure alignment between engineering, construction, operations, and commissioning teams.
Act as the primary commissioning interface with the client, contractors and vendors.
Direct cold and hot commissioning activities. This will include plant areas such as:
Crushing circuits
Milling circuits
Flotation circuits
Thickening systems
Reagent systems
Dewatering systems
Tailings systems
Water supply and reclaim systems
Utilities and infrastructure
Ensure commissioning procedures are executed safely and efficiently.
Coordinate startup sequencing and integrated system testing.
Coordinate the project handover to operations
Stakeholder Management:
Manage interfaces with:
Project Management team
Construction team
Client operations team
Vendors and OEMS
Technical Competencies:
Commissioning Management Systems
Completion Management Systems
Mechanical Completion
Pre-Commissioning
Cold Commissioning
Hot Commissioning
Performance Testing
Ramp-Up Planning
Experience
Minimum 15–20 years experience in mining, minerals processing, or large industrial projects.
Minimum 10 years commissioning management experience.
Demonstrated experience commissioning large concentrator plants
Proven copper concentrator experience
Preferred experience with EPCM project execution models.
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