Mechanical Energy Marshal - Subject Matter Expert

Mechanical Energy Marshall - SME

FusionIRX · Boise, United States · Contract · Posted 2026-11-11

Workplace: on_site

Department: Construction Management

Description

FusionIRX is seeking an exceptional, highly experienced Mechanical Energy Marshal – Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide technical leadership, oversight, and coordination of mechanical hazardous energy control, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), system isolation, and safe commissioning activities for a large-scale, state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication manufacturing construction project.

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical construction, industrial mechanical systems, equipment operations, commissioning, or energy control, including substantial expertise in hazardous energy isolation, pressure systems, process utilities, and mechanical equipment safety within complex industrial or mission-critical facilities.

The Mechanical Energy Marshal SME will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for overseeing mechanical energy control activities, coordinating safe isolation of hazardous energy sources, verifying compliance with established safety requirements, and supporting the controlled transition of mechanical systems from construction through testing, commissioning, startup, and operational turnover.

This position requires comprehensive knowledge of mechanical systems, process piping, pressurized utilities, stored energy hazards, and the coordination of multiple contractors performing work on interconnected mechanical and process systems.

The successful candidate must demonstrate exceptional technical expertise, strong leadership capabilities, excellent organizational skills, sound professional judgment, and the confidence to intervene whenever hazardous energy control or personnel safety requirements are compromised.

At FusionIRX, we hire the best of the best. We seek highly accomplished professionals who combine exceptional technical expertise with uncompromising integrity, high ethical and moral standards, accountability, professionalism, and genuine respect for others.

Key Responsibilities

1. Mechanical Hazardous Energy Control & LOTO Program Oversight

Serve as the senior technical resource for mechanical hazardous energy control and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) activities throughout construction, testing, commissioning, startup, and system turnover.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee the implementation, coordination, and compliance of project-specific mechanical hazardous energy control and LOTO programs.
• Review mechanical isolation procedures to verify identification of applicable energy sources, isolation points, potential hazards, and required safeguards.
• Coordinate hazardous energy control activities involving multiple contractors, subcontractors, commissioning personnel, equipment vendors, and facility representatives.
• Verify that required isolation measures are established before authorized personnel begin activities involving potentially hazardous mechanical energy.
• Review and evaluate mechanical isolation plans, LOTO procedures, permits, and supporting documentation.
• Oversee group LOTO coordination, including approved lockbox procedures and multi-contractor energy control arrangements.
• Verify that individual worker protection requirements are maintained throughout energy control activities.
• Monitor mechanical system isolation status and coordinate measures to prevent unauthorized changes.
• Identify gaps, conflicts, or deficiencies in mechanical energy control procedures.
• Coordinate resolution of energy isolation concerns before affected work proceeds.
• Support controlled transfers of mechanical energy control responsibility between construction, commissioning, and facility operations.
• Maintain accurate records of active isolation arrangements, equipment status, and responsible personnel.
• Support periodic audits and continuous improvement of energy control processes.

The Mechanical Energy Marshal shall maintain oversight of energy control activities while ensuring that physical isolation, verification, and equipment operation are performed by personnel qualified and authorized for those activities.

2. Mechanical Energy Source Identification & Risk Assessment

Provide technical oversight for identifying, evaluating, and controlling hazardous mechanical energy sources throughout the facility.

Potential hazardous energy sources include:

• Pressurized liquids and gases.
• Hydraulic pressure.
• Pneumatic pressure.
• Mechanical motion and rotating equipment.
• Stored mechanical energy in springs and tensioned components.
• Elevated or suspended equipment and gravitational energy.
• Steam and thermal energy.
• Hot and chilled fluids.
• Vacuum systems and associated pressure differentials.
• Chemical energy associated with process fluids.
• Stored pressure in vessels, piping, accumulators, and equipment.
• Automatically actuated valves and equipment.
• Electrical energy associated with mechanical equipment and control systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Identify all applicable energy sources associated with mechanical systems and equipment.
• Review piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), mechanical drawings, equipment specifications, and system operating conditions.
• Evaluate potential stored or residual energy hazards.
• Verify that isolation procedures address both primary and secondary energy sources.
• Identify potential hazards resulting from interconnected mechanical systems.
• Evaluate the possibility of pressure accumulation, backflow, thermal expansion, trapped liquids, and unintended equipment movement.
• Coordinate risk assessments involving simultaneous construction, maintenance, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Review mitigation measures for systems involving hazardous chemicals, specialty gases, high pressures, or extreme temperatures.
• Escalate conditions that may result in uncontrolled release of energy or exposure to hazardous substances.

3. Mechanical System Isolation & Verification

Oversee and coordinate the safe isolation of mechanical systems before construction, maintenance, modification, testing, or commissioning activities.

• Review system-specific mechanical isolation plans and isolation boundaries.
• Identify applicable valves, blinds, disconnects, drains, vents, and other energy isolation provisions.
• Verify that isolation methods are appropriate for the system configuration, operating pressure, fluid characteristics, and associated hazards.
• Coordinate with authorized mechanical personnel responsible for establishing physical isolation.
• Review documentation confirming that required isolation and verification activities have been performed.
• Verify that stored pressure, residual energy, and other hazardous conditions have been addressed.
• Coordinate approved depressurization, draining, venting, purging, and equipment securing activities.
• Review engineered isolation arrangements, including double-block-and-bleed or positive isolation methods where required by the system and approved procedures.
• Verify that isolation effectiveness has been assessed before permitting affected work to proceed.
• Monitor mechanical isolation status and coordinate periodic verification when conditions warrant.
• Ensure changes to piping configurations, valve positions, equipment status, or system operations are evaluated for their effect on existing isolations.
• Coordinate isolation release requests and restoration of mechanical systems in accordance with approved procedures.

Isolation methods must be appropriate for the actual system hazards. Valve closure, double-block-and-bleed arrangements, or administrative controls alone shall not be presumed sufficient without appropriate engineering review and verification.

4. Mechanical Systems & Critical Utility Oversight

Provide mechanical energy control expertise for equipment and utility systems serving semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

Systems may include:

• Chilled Water (CHW) systems.
• Condenser Water (CW) systems.
• Process Cooling Water (PCW) systems.
• Ultra-Pure Water (UPW) production and distribution.
• Industrial water and domestic water systems.
• Wastewater treatment and industrial waste systems.
• Acid Waste Neutralization (AWN) systems.
• Compressed Dry Air (CDA) systems.
• Plant compressed air and instrument air systems.
• Nitrogen distribution systems.
• Specialty gas distribution and support systems.
• Process chemical supply and distribution systems.
• Vacuum and process vacuum systems.
• Heating Hot Water (HHW) systems.
• Steam and condensate systems.
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
• Air-handling units and exhaust systems.
• Pumps, compressors, chillers, cooling towers, and associated equipment.
• Mechanical systems supporting cleanrooms and semiconductor manufacturing tools.

Responsibilities include:

• Review mechanical system configurations and identify hazardous energy sources.
• Evaluate isolation boundaries between interconnected process and facility utility systems.
• Coordinate isolation requirements involving equipment with multiple utility connections.
• Identify the potential effects of mechanical shutdowns or energy isolation on adjacent equipment.
• Support safe commissioning and startup of critical mechanical infrastructure.
• Coordinate with mechanical, process piping, electrical, and I&C teams to address interconnected energy sources.
• Verify that required safety precautions are established before mechanical systems are returned to service.

5. Mechanical Commissioning, Startup & System Readiness

Provide technical energy control oversight throughout mechanical pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, and system acceptance activities.

• Coordinate with mechanical commissioning SMEs, construction management, and owner representatives to establish system readiness.
• Review mechanical commissioning sequences and identify required energy isolation or restoration activities.
• Participate in pre-commissioning inspections, system walkdowns, readiness meetings, and startup planning.
• Verify that applicable construction, inspection, pressure testing, flushing, cleaning, and documentation requirements have been completed before planned system operation.
• Review testing and commissioning procedures for potential hazardous energy exposures.
• Coordinate energy control arrangements during equipment testing, functional performance testing, and integrated systems testing.
• Support safe transitions between isolated, under-test, pressurized, operational, and maintenance states.
• Review outstanding deficiencies, incomplete work, temporary connections, and system modifications that could affect safe operation.
• Identify conflicts between ongoing construction activities and commissioning operations.
• Support restoration of systems following approved isolation release procedures.
• Coordinate energy control responsibilities during system acceptance and transfer to facility operations.

6. Pressurized Systems & Pressure Testing Safety

Provide specialized oversight of hazardous energy control associated with pressurized mechanical systems.

• Review mechanical pressure testing plans, test boundaries, and associated safety requirements.
• Coordinate with qualified personnel performing hydrostatic, pneumatic, and other pressure testing activities.
• Evaluate potential hazards associated with stored pressure and uncontrolled releases.
• Review isolation requirements for systems undergoing pressure testing.
• Verify that appropriate test exclusion zones, barricades, warnings, and access restrictions are established.
• Coordinate pressure testing schedules with adjacent construction and commissioning activities.
• Review procedures for controlled depressurization and safe restoration following testing.
• Verify that required pressure test records and acceptance documentation are available.
• Identify risks associated with temporary piping, test connections, hoses, fittings, and pressure boundaries.
• Support safe management of systems containing hazardous, corrosive, toxic, or high-temperature fluids.
• Escalate potential pressure containment or safety concerns to the designated technical authority.

The Energy Marshal shall not independently authorize pressure testing outside the authority established by approved project procedures.

7. Semiconductor Manufacturing & High-Purity Process Systems

Provide specialized mechanical energy control oversight for semiconductor fabrication facilities and critical manufacturing infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate isolation requirements for semiconductor manufacturing utility systems.
• Support energy control planning during process piping construction, modification, and commissioning.
• Review isolation arrangements for specialty gas and process chemical support infrastructure.
• Coordinate with high-purity mechanical, process piping, and chemical distribution SMEs.
• Identify risks associated with pressure changes, contamination, unintended flow, backflow, and chemical exposure.
• Evaluate how planned mechanical shutdowns or system isolation may affect cleanroom environmental conditions.
• Support safe energy control during manufacturing equipment installation and tool hook-up activities.
• Coordinate mechanical energy control requirements involving tool utility connections and associated facility support systems.
• Review interfaces between mechanical utilities and automated equipment controls.
• Ensure planned isolation activities are coordinated with affected engineering, safety, and operational personnel.
• Support controlled commissioning and startup of critical process utility infrastructure.

Hazardous chemical and specialty gas systems require additional controls, qualified personnel, and applicable EHS authorization. Mechanical Energy Marshal oversight does not replace specialized chemical safety, process safety, or gas system operational requirements.

8. Multi-Contractor Coordination & Simultaneous Operations

• Coordinate hazardous energy control activities among multiple mechanical contractors and subcontractors.
• Identify conflicts involving simultaneous construction, testing, maintenance, and commissioning operations.
• Participate in daily coordination meetings and high-risk activity planning.
• Support the development of integrated isolation schedules and equipment status plans.
• Coordinate mechanical system shutdowns, temporary isolation arrangements, and restoration activities.
• Communicate affected system status to construction, commissioning, engineering, EHS, and owner representatives.
• Support safe work planning when multiple contractors require access to interconnected systems.
• Identify activities that could unintentionally introduce pressure, flow, movement, or hazardous substances into controlled work areas.
• Coordinate energy control responsibilities during shift changes, contractor transitions, and project phase changes.
• Resolve coordination issues involving conflicting isolation requirements or system availability.
• Maintain clear communication regarding active isolations, planned system changes, and emerging safety concerns.
• Support site-wide Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) planning and risk mitigation.

9. Mechanical & Electrical Energy Control Interface

Work closely with the Electrical Energy Marshal SME and associated technical disciplines to coordinate hazardous energy control for equipment involving multiple energy sources.

• Identify mechanical equipment requiring both electrical and mechanical isolation.
• Coordinate isolation planning for pumps, motors, compressors, chillers, fans, and other powered mechanical equipment.
• Review interfaces between equipment electrical power, control systems, actuators, and mechanical energy sources.
• Coordinate with electrical personnel responsible for electrical LOTO and verification.
• Identify equipment capable of automatic startup or movement through BMS, FMCS, SCADA, or PLC controls.
• Verify that control commands, automation sequences, and remote-start capabilities are addressed in isolation planning.
• Review potential mechanical hazards remaining after electrical power has been isolated.
• Coordinate safe work boundaries for equipment involving stored pressure, rotating machinery, and automatic valves.
• Ensure isolation responsibilities are clearly established between the Mechanical and Electrical Energy Marshals.
• Support integrated system readiness reviews before equipment startup and commissioning.

Control-system commands, emergency stops, and software interlocks are not substitutes for approved hazardous energy isolation methods.

10. Safety, Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Promote a strong culture of mechanical safety, hazardous energy awareness, and accountability.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable OSHA regulations and established hazardous energy control practices.
• Support compliance with project-specific safety procedures and owner requirements.
• Participate in Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), and mechanical risk assessments.
• Review hazardous energy control provisions within applicable work permits and Method of Procedure (MOP) documents.
• Support safe management of pressurized systems, rotating equipment, stored energy, and thermal hazards.
• Coordinate with EHS personnel regarding confined space entry, line breaking, pressure testing, chemical hazards, and other high-risk activities.
• Identify unsafe conditions and immediately escalate safety-critical concerns.
• Exercise stop-work authority in accordance with established site procedures.
• Participate in incident investigations, near-miss reviews, and corrective action development.
• Support periodic audits and continuous improvement of mechanical energy control processes.
• Reinforce the principle that personnel safety must never be compromised to achieve construction or commissioning milestones.

11. Documentation, Reporting & Energy Control Tracking

• Maintain comprehensive mechanical hazardous energy control documentation.
• Review and maintain mechanical isolation plans, LOTO procedures, and equipment status records.
• Track active isolations, responsible personnel, system boundaries, and release requests.
• Review P&IDs, mechanical drawings, isolation diagrams, and related engineering documentation.
• Maintain records of isolation verification, audits, deficiencies, and corrective actions.
• Review mechanical commissioning and system readiness documentation.
• Prepare daily and weekly mechanical energy control status reports.
• Document hazardous energy concerns, nonconformances, and unresolved technical issues.
• Coordinate updates to isolation procedures following approved engineering changes.
• Maintain accurate and traceable energy control records in applicable project management systems.
• Report safety risks, commissioning constraints, and outstanding concerns to project leadership.
• Support records required for construction-to-commissioning and commissioning-to-operations turnover.

12. Technical Leadership, Mentorship & Collaboration

• Serve as the senior technical authority for assigned mechanical energy control coordination responsibilities.
• Provide guidance to construction management, mechanical contractors, commissioning teams, and energy control personnel.
• Participate in technical reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
• Mentor less-experienced energy control personnel.
• Support development and implementation of site-specific mechanical energy control training.
• Communicate complex technical and safety requirements clearly and accurately.
• Provide objective, fact-based recommendations when evaluating hazardous energy concerns.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and the ability to make difficult safety-related decisions.
• Maintain professional independence when evaluating work readiness and energy control requirements.
• Foster a respectful, collaborative, and solutions-oriented work environment.

Required Qualifications

Professional Experience

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical construction, industrial mechanical systems, process piping, mechanical operations, commissioning, or related technical disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of directly relevant experience in mechanical hazardous energy control, LOTO coordination, mechanical isolation, commissioning safety, or equivalent responsibilities.
• Extensive experience supporting large-scale semiconductor fabrication facilities, advanced manufacturing facilities, data centers, pharmaceutical facilities, petrochemical facilities, or similarly complex industrial environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in mechanical systems, pressurized utilities, piping infrastructure, and hazardous energy isolation.
• Experience overseeing mechanical energy control activities involving multiple contractors and technical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical construction sequencing, pressure testing, flushing, commissioning, and system turnover.
• Extensive experience interpreting P&IDs, mechanical drawings, system schematics, equipment specifications, and piping documentation.
• Proven ability to identify hazardous energy sources, evaluate isolation requirements, and recognize stored-energy risks.
• Experience reviewing mechanical LOTO procedures and isolation plans.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate high-risk mechanical activities safely.
• Proven technical leadership, excellent communication skills, and sound professional judgment.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, technically demanding construction environment.

Technical Expertise

Candidates must demonstrate advanced knowledge in the following areas:

• Mechanical hazardous energy control and LOTO.
• Pressurized system isolation.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic energy control.
• Stored mechanical and gravitational energy hazards.
• Mechanical system depressurization and isolation verification.
• Valve isolation, positive isolation, and approved pressure boundary control methods.
• Mechanical equipment startup and shutdown.
• Process piping and industrial utility systems.
• Mechanical pressure testing and associated safety requirements.
• Rotating equipment and associated stored-energy hazards.
• Mechanical and electrical equipment interfaces.
• High-purity piping and utility infrastructure.
• Semiconductor facility mechanical support systems.
• Mechanical commissioning and operational readiness.
• Multi-contractor hazardous energy control.
• Risk assessments, work permits, and safe work procedures.
• Construction-to-commissioning system turnover.

Codes, Standards & Regulatory Knowledge

Strong working knowledge of applicable safety regulations, standards, and project requirements, including:

• OSHA 29 CFR 1926 – Safety and Health Regulations for Construction.
• Applicable OSHA construction requirements for equipment operation, mechanical hazards, and hazardous energy control.
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 – Control of Hazardous Energy, where applicable to general industry operations or project transition activities.
• Applicable OSHA requirements relating to confined spaces, hazardous materials, and process safety.
• ASME B31.3 – Process Piping.
• ASME B31.1 – Power Piping, where applicable.
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, where applicable.
• Applicable ANSI and industry mechanical safety standards.
• Applicable SEMI environmental, health, and safety guidelines.
• Manufacturer-specific mechanical equipment safety and isolation requirements.
• Project-specific mechanical energy control procedures and owner standards.

The candidate must understand that regulatory applicability varies by construction activity, equipment type, and operational phase. The site's approved procedures and applicable regulations govern actual isolation and authorization requirements.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent extensive industry experience will be considered.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety training preferred.
• Documented hazardous energy control and LOTO training.
• Relevant mechanical safety, pressure systems, or process safety training.
• Experience with authorized isolation and verification procedures.
• Additional commissioning, mechanical safety, or industrial operations certifications are advantageous.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or relevant technical credentials preferred but not required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of mechanical construction, commissioning, industrial operations, or hazardous energy control experience.
• Previous experience as a Lead Energy Marshal, Mechanical Energy Control Manager, Mechanical Commissioning Lead, Mechanical Superintendent, or equivalent senior technical authority.
• Direct experience on large-scale semiconductor fabrication construction projects.
• Experience coordinating mechanical isolation and LOTO activities across multi-contractor industrial construction programs.
• Strong background in critical mechanical utilities and high-purity manufacturing infrastructure.
• Experience supporting mechanical commissioning and startup in operationally sensitive facilities.
• Extensive knowledge of industrial piping, pressure systems, and stored-energy hazards.
• Familiarity with cleanroom infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing utilities, and process support systems.
• Experience coordinating system transitions from construction to commissioning and facility operations.
• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, commissioning management platforms, and electronic LOTO or energy control systems.
• Demonstrated success implementing or improving hazardous energy control programs on complex industrial projects.

Professional Character & Leadership Expectations

Exceptional Technical Expertise

FusionIRX seeks recognized professionals who have dedicated their careers to mastering their disciplines. Our Mechanical Energy Marshal SMEs must possess exceptional technical knowledge, extensive field experience, and the judgment necessary to provide credible leadership in complex and safety-critical environments.

Uncompromising Integrity

Our professionals are expected to demonstrate the highest ethical and moral standards.

We value individuals who are honest, accountable, fair, and willing to raise concerns when necessary. Safety decisions must never be compromised by schedule pressure, convenience, or competing priorities.

Respect for Others

We believe exceptional professionals treat people exceptionally well.

Every member of FusionIRX is expected to demonstrate kindness, humility, professionalism, and genuine respect toward colleagues, clients, contractors, and project personnel.

Accountability & Professional Judgment

Mechanical Energy Marshal SMEs must take ownership of their responsibilities, communicate transparently, identify potential risks, and make objective, well-supported technical recommendations.

Leadership by Example

True leadership is demonstrated through technical competence, sound decisions, personal character, and the ability to positively influence others.

We seek professionals who lead confidently, remain approachable, share their knowledge willingly, and inspire trust through their actions.

Work Environment & Position Requirements

• Must be available to work 100% on-site in Boise, Idaho.
• Must be comfortable working in an active semiconductor fabrication construction and commissioning environment.
• Ability to conduct mechanical system walkdowns, participate in field inspections, and oversee energy control coordination activities.
• Ability to review complex mechanical drawings, P&IDs, isolation plans, and technical documentation.
• Must be capable of coordinating multiple contractors and technical disciplines.
• Must comply with project-specific safety, security, quality, and site-access requirements.
• Flexibility to support critical construction, testing, commissioning, and startup milestones.
• Ability to respond effectively to urgent hazardous energy concerns and changing project conditions.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication, documentation, and organizational capabilities.
• Must be willing and authorized to exercise stop-work authority when hazardous energy control requirements are compromised.

Why Join FusionIRX?

Come Work With the Best.

At FusionIRX, our philosophy is straightforward: Hire the best of the best, surround them with other exceptional professionals, and never compromise on integrity.

We recognize that truly exceptional professionals bring more than technical expertise. They bring experience, accountability, sound judgment, high ethical standards, and genuine respect for the people around them.

Our team consists of highly accomplished individuals who have dedicated their careers to mastering their respective disciplines.

As a FusionIRX contractor, you will have the opportunity to:

• Contribute to a major, state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing construction project.
• Serve in a critical mechanical energy control and safety leadership capacity.
• Work alongside highly experienced engineering, construction, commissioning, and energy control professionals.
• Help establish and maintain safe mechanical work environments throughout construction and startup.
• Influence hazardous energy control practices across a complex multi-contractor project.
• Apply your technical expertise to critical mechanical infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing support systems.
• Be part of an organization that values technical excellence, accountability, ethical leadership, and respect for others.

If you are an accomplished Mechanical Energy Marshal with extensive hazardous energy control experience, exceptional technical expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and an uncompromising commitment to safety, we invite you to join FusionIRX.

FusionIRX — Exceptional People. Exceptional Expertise. Uncompromising Integrity.

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