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The Opportunity
We are working exclusively with a world-leading semiconductor technology company to identify a Construction Program Manager for Commissioning, supporting their U.S. semiconductor fab expansion programme — one of the largest and most technically demanding greenfield capital programmes ever undertaken in the U.S.
This role leads the governance framework for how commissioning is defined, integrated, measured, and reported across the company's U.S. capital construction programmes. You will establish the standards, controls, and reporting structure needed to support consistent commissioning execution from project planning through system turnover — across multiple fab construction sites simultaneously.
The ideal candidate brings strong programme leadership, technical credibility across HVAC, process utilities, electrical, and controls systems, and proven experience establishing structured commissioning frameworks for complex facilities. Experience in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, or advanced manufacturing environments is all relevant.
Key Responsibilities
We are working exclusively with a world-leading semiconductor technology company to identify a Construction Program Manager for Commissioning, supporting their U.S. semiconductor fab expansion programme — one of the largest and most technically demanding greenfield capital programmes ever undertaken in the U.S.
This role leads the governance framework for how commissioning is defined, integrated, measured, and reported across the company's U.S. capital construction programmes. You will establish the standards, controls, and reporting structure needed to support consistent commissioning execution from project planning through system turnover — across multiple fab construction sites simultaneously.
The ideal candidate brings strong programme leadership, technical credibility across HVAC, process utilities, electrical, and controls systems, and proven experience establishing structured commissioning frameworks for complex facilities. Experience in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, or advanced manufacturing environments is all relevant.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish commissioning governance, standards, and programme controls across new fab project expansions.
- Identify, standardise, and integrate commissioning programme tools into project delivery lifecycle and enterprise systems to enable facilities start-up and operational readiness.
- Define commissioning scope, execution requirements, system turnover expectations, and readiness criteria.
- Integrate commissioning requirements into project plans, contracts, schedules, and delivery frameworks.
- Establish reporting, metrics, and governance reviews to provide leadership insight into commissioning performance and readiness.
- Document and integrate programme expectations for test plans, validation protocols, startup planning, and turnover.
- Drive phased cleanroom readiness strategies and turnover gates to support tool installation and operations handoff.
- Work across construction, engineering, commissioning, and operations teams to align commissioning scope, readiness expectations, and turnover requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- 8 years of experience in capital project delivery, commissioning, or construction management.
- Technical fluency across process facilities systems, including HVAC, process utilities, electrical, and controls.
- Experience developing and deploying programme-level commissioning standards and performance frameworks.
- Strong understanding of commissioning startup planning, turnover processes, and cleanroom or high-tech facility system validation.
- Experience in large-scale capital programmes — semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or oil and gas.
- Knowledge of ASHRAE guidelines and standards.
- Experience working within multinational project environments with coordination across construction, engineering, and operations teams.
- Professional certifications — BCxA, BCxP, CxA, QCxP, or CQE.