Job Description

Technical Assurance Lead

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Bahamas

px Americas is a leading provider of commissioning, start-up and operations-readiness services for LNG assets and energy sectors across North America and beyond. As we expand our footprint into the Bahamas we are recruiting for a Technical Assurance Lead.

The Technical Assurance Lead provides dedicated operational assurance support during construction, commissioning, and startup activities as a temporary role established to support safe project execution and transition to steady-state operations.
Acting as the primary interface between Project / CSU teams and the site Operations & Maintenance organization, the role protects plant safety, operational integrity, and defined operating envelopes while supporting safe commissioning, SIMOPS management, system handover, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational assurance and technical interface support during construction, commissioning, startup, and transition to steady-state operations
• Act as the primary interface between project, commissioning, CSU, and site operations and maintenance teams to ensure safe integration of project activities within the live terminal environment
• Protect plant safety, operational integrity, and defined operating envelopes during project execution, commissioning, and startup activities
• Support safe execution of simultaneous operations through effective coordination of permit to work, isolations, interface controls, and operational risk management
• Ensure operational readiness requirements, procedures, competencies, and technical safeguards are established prior to system handover
• Support structured transition of systems, responsibilities, and plant ownership from project and commissioning teams into operations
• Coordinate resolution and escalation of technical, operational, and safety risks arising from project interface activities
• Maintain visible field presence during critical commissioning, startup, and live plant interface activities
• Coordinate operational readiness reviews, interface planning, and assurance activities during construction, commissioning, and startup phases
• Review commissioning procedures, startup plans, operating instructions, and temporary operating arrangements prior to execution
• Coordinate SIMOPS activities, interface boundaries, live plant interventions, and worksite controls to ensure safe execution of project activities
• Review isolation strategies, tie-ins, temporary systems, and modification activities affecting operating plant systems
• Monitor project and commissioning field activities impacting terminal operations, escalating interface risks or operational constraints as required
• Facilitate communication and coordination between project teams, commissioning personnel, operations, maintenance, and technical stakeholders
• Support structured system handover, punch list close-out, operational acceptance, and transition into operations ownership
• Participate in incident investigations, lessons learned reviews, and startup issue resolution activities where required

Core competencies

• Process Safety & Risk Management
• SIMOPS & Operational Integration
• Control of Work Coordination
• Commissioning & Startup Readiness
• Cross-Functional Leadership

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Engineering or technical degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in LNG, terminal, oil & gas, petrochemical, or comparable industrial environments, including commissioning, startup, or live plant interface activities.
• Strong knowledge of Control of Work, SIMOPS, and commissioning processes.
• Experience working at the project–operations interface during commissioning, startup, or live plant execution activities.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, operating procedures, isolation plans, commissioning documentation, and technical drawings associated with live plant activities.
  
  

Desirable

• LNG import terminal or marine terminal commissioning / startup experience.
• Experience supporting SIMOPS within live operating facilities.
• Familiarity with Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Experience supporting brownfield tie-ins, temporary operating arrangements, or live plant modifications.
• Knowledge of process safety and operational risk management frameworks.
• Experience coordinating contractor and vendor technical interfaces.
  
  

Additional information

• Work schedule: Days with flexibility to support project startup and operational support.
• Travel required for training, audits, and stakeholder meetings as necessary.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the Bahamas or willing to relocate with employer-sponsored permits.
• Must be able to drive.