CAI

Operational readiness consulting for pharma

Lead Commissioning Engineer - Commissioning, Mechanical

Building Services EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeIndiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or equivalent safety requirements.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical schematics and mechanical piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
Knowledge of mission-critical design concepts.
Knowledge of mechanical distribution switchgear, substations, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), automatic transfer switches (ATS), batteries, emergency diesel generators, and load banks.
Knowledge of power quality analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead and steer mechanical commissioning and testing activities for contracted work on mechanical systems at the client site, in accordance with the agreed scope of work.
Act as the client's technical expert and advisor, assessing feasibility, practicality, cost and resource impacts, solutions, methods, and work procedures throughout commissioning.
Serve as the on-site technical lead and coordinate with equipment vendors, the client, contractors, and site owners to obtain information and make decisions.
Participate in meetings with the client, consultants, and contractors, provide technical opinions, and work with commissioning stakeholders to agree on deliverables and scope.
Ensure construction contractors and equipment or system vendors provide the certifications and documentation needed for approval and use in commissioning documentation.
Review, check, and analyze basis of design (BoD), owner project requirements (OPR), mechanical drawings, schematics, diagrams, and installation drawings; provide opinions and approve documents that meet the client's commissioning requirements.
Support development of engineering and commissioning deliverables with team members.
Develop, create, review, and obtain approval for test scripts and Inspection Test Plans (ITPs).
Develop, create, review, obtain approval for, and initiate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) or Factory Witness Tests (FWT) as needed by the client.
Ensure delivery quality meets client testing and commissioning requirements and that test outcomes meet the client's specifications and performance requirements.
Enforce client project timelines and supervise mechanical commissioning activities according to the commissioning schedule.
Track task completion and work progress, provide regular status updates and feedback, and communicate progress to internal teams, the Project Manager, and the client team.
Create regular technical reports on commissioning project status.
Identify and communicate issues, opportunities, challenges, or risks affecting project schedules or resources to the Project Manager and Client Manager.
Track potential changes during job progression, identify scope variations, and assess their effects on commissioning schedules, budgets, and targets.
Collaborate with the Project Manager to quantify scope variations, including price, budget, and resource changes, and help develop mitigation or contingency plans.

About CAI:

At CAI, we are a professional services firm designed to accelerate operational readiness and excellence in critical environments. Our team of engineering, quality, and operations experts combines top-tier talent with the latest technology to deliver projects on time and within budget. We're committed to continuous improvement, real connections, and the highest standards, aiming to lead the industry and build the future.

Are you ready?

Our approach is simple; we put the client’s interests first, we do not stop until it is right, and we will do whatever it takes to get there.

At CAI, we are committed to living our Foundational Principles, both professionally and personally:

•We act with integrity

•We serve each other

•We serve society

•We work for our future.

We strongly believe that one person’s success is everyone’s success; we work diligently to accomplish team goals. We place Team Before Self, demonstrate Respect for Others, and possess a can-do attitude. That is how we have grown exponentially.

The role:

Lead Commissioning (Cx) Engineer-Mechanical provides direction of all mechanical aspects of assigned commissioning projects from initial engagement through turn over to the client. He/she will be expected to execute against the project schedule through the coordination of contractors and/or vendors to complete the desired mechanical system testing while ensuring the safety of oneself and other project personnel.

Responsibilities:

· Lead and steer all mechanical commissioning and testing activities for all contracted testing and commissioning work related to mechanical systems at the client`s site according to agreed Scope of Works.

· Act as technical expert and advisory for the client, advising on feasibility, practicality and any cost, resource impact of solution, methods and work procedures at all stages of the commissioning process.

· Fulfil the role of on-site technical lead and coordinate obtaining correct information from equipment vendors, client, contactors and site owners to make decision and lead.

· Participate and contribute to meetings with the client, consultants, other contractors to provide expert technical opinion. Work with all commissioning stakeholders to sign-off and commit to a common and agreed commissioning deliverables scope and outline items.

· Ensuring all relevant certification and required documentation have been provided by construction contractors, equipment/system vendors to be approved and used as reference for commissioning documentation development.

· Review, check, analyse, and provide opinion on design documents such as BoD, OPR, mechanical drawings, schematics, diagrams and installation drawings as well as approve documents meeting commissioning requirements of the client.

· Support engineering and commissioning deliverables development, working together with team members

· Develop, create, review and achieve approval of test scripts, Inspection Test Plans (ITPs)

· Develop, create, review, achieve approval and initiate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) or Factory Witness Tests (FWT)according to the needs of the client.

· Ensure delivery quality is consistent with testing and commissioning requirement from client, and the tested outcome is consistent with the client`s desired specification and performance requirements.

· Enforce and work to the client`s project timelines and supervise mechanical commissioning activities according to the client`s commissioning schedule and timeline.

· Manage the progress of work through task completion progress tracking and regular work completion status updates. Pro-actively and regularly update, provide feedback and communicate on work progress with internal teams, Project Manager and client team on work progress.

· Create and develop regular technical reports regarding commissioning project status.

· Using expert knowledge to identify and create an informed opinion, clearly and transparently communicate to the Project Manager, Client Manager on issues, opportunities, challenges or risks to project schedule and resourcing during any stage of work.

· Track potential changes during job progression and have competency in understanding identifying scope variation (potential scope and requirement changes) and how it affects commissioning schedule, budgeting and initially defined commissioning targets

· Collaborate closely with Project Manager when quantifying any scope variation including any price, budget or resource change and to assist in developing mitigation or contingency plans.

Critical Skills and Knowledge

· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

· Knowledge of OSHA (or equivalent) safety requirements.

· Good written and spoken communication skills.

· Ability to read and interpret mechanical schematics and mechanical P&IDs.

· Knowledge of mission critical design concepts.

· Knowledge of Mechanical Distribution Switchgear, Substations, Uninterruptable Power Sources (UPS), Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), Batteries, Emergency Diesel Generators & Load Banks.

· Knowledge of power quality analysis

Working Environment:

Extensive travel (75%)

Construction environment

CAI is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

About the Company

CAI

Operational readiness consulting for pharma

CAI Technical Consulting Malaysia SDN (brand cagents.com) provides operational readiness consulting for pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare firms. It helps clients prepare for full-scale production through quick operational readiness assessments, gap-tailored plans, and hands-on implementation support in areas like project planning, production operations, asset management, reliability, and sustainability, plus Digital Pathology Validation for Leica Biosystems to meet regulatory standards. The firm differentiates itself by combining rapid assessments with practical, cost-effective strategies, ongoing industry collaboration, and global delivery that informs tailored solutions. Its goal is to help clients accelerate their path to compliant, scalable operations and successful production scale-up.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Pre-seed
Total funding: $3.4M
Headquarters: Indianapolis, IN
Founded: 1996

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