Commissioning Manager - Durham

£Highly competitive rate on application (experience dependent & outside IR35) + 5-month contract starting August 2026

Commissioning Manager responsibilities include:

• Full accountability for the safe, systematic, and compliant execution of all commissioning activities at a hazardous and clinical waste High Temperature Incineration facility
• Responsible for leading all phases of commissioning from mechanical completion through to full performance acceptance and handover to operations, in full compliance with HSE, EA, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Primary point of contact between the EPC contractor, specialist vendors, operations, maintenance, QA/QC, safety, and the senior management team, ensuring commissioning progresses to programme and to the required standard of technical and regulatory requirements
• Take a leading role in developing, owning, and maintaining the master commissioning execution plan and schedule, ensuring all commissioning activities are sequenced, resourced, and traceable against project milestones
• Ensure all systems are formally handed over from the construction phase to the commissioning team to a defined, documented, and auditable standard.
• Responsible for Cold commissioning phase, encompassing all pre-energisation and no-load testing activities required to confirm that equipment and systems are mechanically, electrically, and instrumentally sound prior to the introduction of process fluids or thermal energy
• Prior to introducing process fluids or live thermal energy into any system, the Commissioning Manager must confirm that all pre-start-up conditions are satisfied and documented to the required regulatory standard.
• Responsible for hot commissioning involving the controlled introduction of process media, thermal energy, and waste feedstock, maintaining overarching technical authority and site safety leadership throughout.