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Job Description:

Parsons Corporation's San Diego office is hiring a Senior Commissioning Manager for our Water Sector. This role supports startup/commissioning efforts for the billion-dollar City of San Diego Pure Water Program, with a focus on the $255M Water Reclamation Plant expansion. This position is based in a field office in the Miramar area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee commissioning and startup activities, ensuring smooth project transitions from construction to operations.
• Manage stakeholders, including client representatives, contractors, and design consultants.
• Develop and maintain detailed startup schedules, procedures, and progress-tracking systems.
• Coordinate major milestones (e.g., chemical cleaning, testing) and ensure safety and quality standards adherence.
• Coordinates the daily activities affecting and involving startups.
• Supervise commissioning engineers and other startup staff.
• Drives startup by integrating process mechanical and DCS team.
• Champion continuous improvement and change management initiatives.

Requirements:

• Preferred:  Bachelor's in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with design-bid-build Public Works projects.
• Strong background with Water/Wastewater systems and process

• 15+ years of startup experience, including 5+ years in a managerial role.
• Water or Wastewater Treatment Plant startup experience.

Work Conditions:

• Physical demands include lifting to 50 pounds, climbing, kneeling, and working in varying environmental conditions.
• Typical construction site environment with occasional office duties.

Join us to support the largest integrated infrastructure program in San Diego, transforming the water system into a sustainable water cycle by 2035!

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range: 

$126,600.00 - $227,900.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!