Job Description

C-Commissioning Process Lead

$65.00 to $72.00 per hour | Sherwood Park, AB | 12 Month Contract

Commissioning and Startup / Power Generation | 4th Class Power Engineer | 40 Hours per Week

Hiring now. Qualified candidates are being interviewed this week.

GrizzlyTrek is hiring a Commissioning Operator for the power block on our valued client's major capital energy project in Sherwood Park, Alberta. You will help take three gas turbine generators and a steam turbine generator from construction walkdowns through first roll, synchronization and full load. This is a 12 month contract starting October 19, 2026, at 40 hours per week.

A Power Engineer certificate, 4th Class or higher, is required.

At a Glance

Pay$65.00 to $72.00 per hourTypeContract, October 19, 2026 to October 18, 2027Hours40 hours per weekLocationSherwood Park, Alberta. Project field based.Per DiemNone. This is a local role.Reports ToPower Block Commissioning CoordinatorEquipmentThree gas turbine generators (GTGs), HRSGs, and one steam turbine generator (STG)TicketPower Engineer certificate, 4th Class or higher (required)

The Site

This is a new-build power block: three gas turbine generators, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), and a steam turbine generator with its condenser and cooling water systems. The job is to get all of it safely energized, tested and brought to full production capacity. Expect significant hands-on field work alongside vendors, subcontractors and the project engineering team: walkdowns, isolations, troubleshooting, and verifying system performance against design specifications.

Your First 3 Months

• Get up to speed on the power block commissioning and startup plans with your Commissioning Coordinator, including the System Commissioning Packages and procedures
• Complete the CSU Operator Training Material and Competency Validation for the power block
• Complete the site Safety Work Permit (SWP) training. It is extensive, but the principles line up with other Alberta industrial sites

What You'll Do

• Support Construction Complete (CC) and Mechanically Complete (MC) walkdowns
• Install energy isolations and issue Safety Work Permits (SWPs) as required
• Oversee chemical cleaning and flushing of the HRSGs and lube oil systems
• Perform cold and hot commissioning, functional testing and trial runs of the GTGs
• Commission the STG condenser and cooling water systems, and support STG steam line blowing, initial roll and heat up, overspeed testing, synchronization and load progression
• Support GTG and STG reliability testing, plus electrical testing of the excitation systems, static frequency converters and generators
• Work with vendors, subcontractors and project engineering under your CSU Coordinator's direction to execute commissioning and startup procedures, and provide daily progress reports
• Redline site operating procedures, mentor less experienced team members, and help train Operations personnel

What You Bring

• Power Engineer certificate, 4th Class or higher
• Strong understanding of GTG and/or STG operation
• Ready for significant hands-on field work: troubleshooting equipment and verifying system performance against design specifications

Nice to Have

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on operator experience with gas turbine generators and/or steam turbine generators
• Commissioning and startup experience on GTGs or STGs (highly preferred)

Why Power Engineers Take This Job

Few operators get to take a power block from walkdown to full load. This seat puts you on three gas turbine generators and a steam turbine generator through cleaning and flushing, first roll, overspeed testing, synchronization and reliability testing: the commissioning line that sets a resume apart. It pays $65.00 to $72.00 per hour for a full 12 month contract, and it is local work in Sherwood Park.

Benefits

• A full 12 month contract at 40 hours per week
• Life insurance plus AD&D with critical illness and cancer coverage
• Extended health: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, vision, and paramedical including mental health
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic coverage for children
• Travel insurance up to $5,000,000 per incident
• Ongoing training and career development support

About GrizzlyTrek

GrizzlyTrek Group is a Technical Workforce and Indigenous Employment Partner. We recruit skilled trades and technical professionals across Canada's industrial sector and place them with reputable employers offering long term work, fair pay, and room to advance. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and proudly support Indigenous employment.

Apply

Hold a 4th Class Power Engineer ticket and know gas or steam turbine generators? Tell us your class of certificate, the turbines you have operated, and any commissioning or startup projects you have worked. Qualified candidates will be contacted quickly.

Apply today at www.grizzlytrekgroup.com

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