CareerPlan

Director of Commissioning, Start-up, and Operations (CSO)

Houston, Texas, USFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Strategic and technical leadership for commissioning, start-up, operational readiness, and plant operations across major industrial projects.

Role type

Director of Commissioning, Start-up, and Operations (CSO)

Builds

System turnover, commissioning execution, and operational handover for industrial assets

Domain

Energy, petrochemical, LNG, power, oil & gas, and process industries

Required skills

Commissioning strategy, start-up execution, operational readiness, multidisciplinary team leadership, process systems knowledge, regulatory compliance, risk management, resource planning, business development support

Preferred skills

Advanced degree in Engineering/Business, EPC/EPCM project experience, completions management systems expertise, PE registration, mentoring leadership teams

Technologies

Completions Management Systems, digital turnover platforms

Responsibilities

Establish and improve commissioning and turnover standards, define systemization strategies from construction completion to handover, lead resource planning and workforce deployment, support business development proposals and client presentations, resolve cross-functional project execution challenges, mentor CSO managers and leads

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & organizational oversight