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Cmsaz

HVAC Startup Technician

Arizona City, AZ · On-site

Coordinate with owners, engineers, contractors, and assist with owner training. What You Need ... Startup or commissioning experience preferred. Strong electrical troubleshooting background.

Quantum Industrial

HVAC Startup Technician

Mesa, AZ · On-site

Coordinate with owners, engineers, contractors, and assist with owner training. What You Need ... Startup or commissioning experience preferred. Strong electrical troubleshooting background.

Actalent

Commissioning Engineer

Chandler, AZ

Lead commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover activities for mechanical and process systems ... Review engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, equipment submittals, and startup documentation.

MUAQUA ENGINEERING INC

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Commissioning Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

We are seeking a Commissioning Engineer to support the startup, testing, and optimization of water treatment systems. This role is responsible for executing commissioning activities, ensuring system ...

MUAQUA ENGINEERING INC

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Commissioning Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

We are seeking a Commissioning Engineer to support the startup, testing, and optimization of water treatment systems. This role is responsible for executing commissioning activities, ensuring system ...

Automationtechies

Senior Controls Engineer

Mesa, AZ · On-site

$96K - $127K/yr

A Senior Controls Engineer needed to design, develop, program, test, and commission industrial ... Perform startup, commissioning, and validation of industrial control systems. * Troubleshoot ...

Cheez

Product Manager @ Social app startup

Mesa, AZ · On-site

Collaborate with the Founder/CEO, Engineering & Design team (ex-Google/Apple/Facebook/Microsoft) to ... Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment * Eagerness to learn, adapt, and ...

Automationtechies

Senior Controls Engineer

Mesa, AZ · On-site

$96K - $127K/yr

A Senior Controls Engineer needed to design, develop, program, test, and commission industrial ... Perform startup, commissioning, and validation of industrial control systems. * Troubleshoot ...

Cheez

Product Manager @ Social app startup

Glendale, AZ · On-site

Collaborate with the Founder/CEO, Engineering & Design team (ex-Google/Apple/Facebook/Microsoft) to ... Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment * Eagerness to learn, adapt, and ...

Cheez

Product Manager @ Social app startup

Chandler, AZ · On-site

Collaborate with the Founder/CEO, Engineering & Design team (ex-Google/Apple/Facebook/Microsoft) to ... Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment * Eagerness to learn, adapt, and ...

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As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for startup engineer in Arizona is $94,822.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $78,300.00 and $108,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Infographic showing various Startup Engineer job openings in Arizona as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 92% Full Time, 4% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 6% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $94,822 per year, or $45.6 per hour.

Director, Commissioning & Startup

Scottsdale, AZ • On-site

Koch Industries
Oil and Gas Extraction • 10K+ employees
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 21 days ago

Koch Industries rating

8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 53 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

136th of 547 rated manufacturers

Job description

DEPCOM Power has an immediate need for a Director, Commissioning & Startup. This role provides strategic leadership for DEPCOM's commissioning, energization, startup, and operational readiness functions across the project portfolio. This leader is responsible for developing the enterprise vision, standards, talent, and operational systems required to safely and predictably transition projects from construction through energization and commercial operation.
Through Koch's Principle Based Management (PBM) business philosophy, this advanced leadership role creates long-term value by building organizational capability, standardizing best practices, improving execution predictability, and driving continuous improvement across all commissioning and startup activities. The Director serves as the enterprise authority for commissioning strategy and is accountable for developing scalable systems, technical excellence, and future leadership capability that support sustainable business growth.
This role will be physically based out of our headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
What You Will Do
Enterprise Strategy & Operational Leadership
  • Develop and execute the enterprise commissioning and startup strategy aligned with business objectives and customer commitments.
  • Provide strategic oversight of cold commissioning, hot commissioning, startup, energization, turnover, and handover activities.
  • Ensure successful transition of projects from construction to operations with predictable outcomes in safety, quality, schedule, and performance.

Standardization & Operating System Development
  • Develop, implement, and continually improve standard operating procedures (SOPs), commissioning plans, inspection and test plans (ITPs), test forms, startup protocols, and operational readiness requirements.
  • Establish governance and quality assurance processes that ensure consistent execution across all projects.
  • Capture and institutionalize lessons learned to continuously improve enterprise performance.

Capability Building & Organizational Development
  • Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop high-performing leaders and technical professionals
  • Establish succession plans and talent pipelines to ensure organizational sustainability
  • Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning

Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Logistics, Construction, Operations, Quality, HSE, OEMs, utilities, and customers.
  • Align commissioning requirements early in project development to improve execution outcomes and reduce risk.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Establish and monitor leading and lagging performance indicators.
  • Conduct operational reviews to identify opportunities for improvement and value creation.
  • Leverage digital tools, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies to improve startup effectiveness and readiness.

You Will Need (Basic Qualifications)
  • Experience in commissioning, startup, construction, operations, project execution, or related technical leadership roles
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in large-scale industrial, energy, utility, renewable energy, EPC, or infrastructure environments
  • Experience developing commissioning plans, startup procedures, operational readiness requirements, testing protocols, and enterprise standards
  • Experience managing utility coordination, OEM integration, energization planning, and turnover processes
  • Experience leading organizational transformation, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives
  • Experience developing leaders and building high-performing teams
  • Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time as business needs permit

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher
  • PMP, PMI-SP, Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent certifications
  • Utility-scale solar, battery energy storage, power generation, transmission, or electrical infrastructure experience
  • Experience implementing enterprise operating systems and governance frameworks
  • Experience with power systems commissioning, grid interconnection, SCADA, controls integration, and operational readiness programs
  • Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and large project portfolios

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services. Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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