Power Plant Commissioning & Startup Manager

Universal Energy

📍Houston, TX
Posted May 20, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Power Plant Commissioning & Startup Manager

Company

Universal Energy

Location

Houston, TX

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4416195570

Job Description

To support our continued growth, Universal Energy is seeking a Commissioning & Startup Manager for a new simple cycle power project. Over 20 years experience required. Scope of work includes management of CSU team, and pre-mobilization efforts including turnover planning and EPC schedule coordination. Immediate opportunity. Please respond to ueiadmin@ueillc.com

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💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach turnover planning from the EPC contractor to the commissioning team for a simple cycle power project, and what are the key milestones you look for?
  • 2.Can you walk me through your pre-mobilization strategy for a commissioning and startup team on a new simple cycle facility?
  • 3.When coordinating with an EPC contractor on their construction schedule, how do you ensure commissioning activities are properly integrated without causing delays to the overall project timeline?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time when you had to manage a commissioning team through a significant schedule acceleration on a power project.
  • 2.Describe a situation where the turnover from construction to commissioning was incomplete or substandard, impacting your startup timeline.
  • 3.Give an example of how you have led and developed a diverse commissioning and startup team under high-pressure field conditions.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are reviewing the EPC schedule and realize that the commissioning phase has been severely compressed to meet the commercial operation date, but the pre-mobilization and turnover logic doesn't support it. What do you do?
  • 2.During the initial startup of the simple cycle turbine, a critical vibration issue arises that was not anticipated, and the EPC contractor is blaming the commissioning procedure. How do you handle this?

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CommissioningStartupSimple CyclePower PlantTurnover PlanningEPC CoordinationPre-mobilizationCSU ManagementGas TurbineSchedule IntegrationFirst FirePunch List

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