Field Engineer

Job Title: Field Engineer III

Location: Lake Charles, LA

Schedule: 5/10, M-F (occasional weekend calls)

Duration: 1-year W2 contract

Position Overview

The Field Engineer III provides field engineering support for construction, system turnover, commissioning, and startup activities associated with capital projects and facility modifications. This role works closely with Engineering, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, HSE/Process Safety, Quality, and Contractor teams to ensure systems are fully completed, properly documented, and prepared for safe startup and operational readiness.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with system turnover processes, mechanical completion requirements, punch-list management, field verification activities, and Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide on-site engineering support throughout construction, commissioning, and startup phases.
• Verify that equipment, piping, electrical systems, instrumentation, controls, and safety systems are installed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
• Develop and maintain system boundaries, turnover plans, acceptance criteria, and system completion tracking.
• Coordinate turnover documentation packages, including P&IDs, drawings, vendor documentation, inspection records, test results, calibration records, redline markups, and as-built documentation.
• Lead system walkdowns and identify incomplete work, deficiencies, or non-conforming installations.

Punch-List Management

• Develop, maintain, and manage punch lists by system, discipline, responsible party, and target completion date.
• Categorize punch-list items as pre-startup, post-startup, deferred, or contractual work.
• Assign ownership, prioritize critical items, monitor progress, and drive timely closure.
• Verify completion of corrective actions in the field and ensure supporting records are incorporated into turnover documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance teams to ensure deferred or post-startup work is appropriately transferred and managed.
• Communicate punch-list risks, constraints, and status updates to project leadership.

PSSR & Startup Readiness

• Plan, coordinate, and participate in PSSR activities for new and modified facilities and systems.
• Verify construction completion, equipment readiness, testing requirements, safety system functionality, operator training, procedures, and required documentation.
• Track Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), PSSR actions, and pre-startup action items through completion or approved resolution.
• Coordinate field verification efforts with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Process Safety, HSE, and contractor personnel.
• Obtain all required approvals before systems are energized, placed into service, or approved for startup.
• Support Operations during commissioning and initial startup activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in field engineering, construction, commissioning, project completion, or industrial facility execution.
• Demonstrated experience with system turnover, mechanical completion programs, punch-list management, and PSSR execution.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, specifications, electrical one-line diagrams, and vendor documentation.
• Working knowledge of Management of Change (MOC), Process Safety Management (PSM), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and startup readiness processes.
• Strong communication, documentation, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in active construction and operating facility environments, including extended hours during commissioning, turnarounds, and startup events.

Preferred Experience

• Turnaround experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting refining, petrochemical, chemical processing, pipeline, terminal, power generation, or other industrial facilities.
• Experience with brownfield projects, facility tie-ins, turnarounds, phased commissioning, or large capital projects.
• Familiarity with electronic commissioning, completion management, document control, scheduling, or project management systems.
• Experience coordinating contractors and supporting quality documentation, functional testing, loop checks, pressure testing, flushing, energization, and equipment startup activities.

Success Measures

• Turnover packages are complete, accurate, and successfully accepted by Operations.
• Punch-list items are effectively managed, tracked, verified, closed, or formally transferred.
• PSSR requirements and pre-startup actions are completed before startup authorization.
• Systems are commissioned and started safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved engineering and operational requirements.