LMS Energy is at the forefront of emissions reduction and renewable fuel innovation across Australia. We are currently recruiting for a full-time or part-time Commissioning Manager located in Prospect, South Australia.

Reporting directly to Group Leader – Engineering this role will play a key role in enabling the Engineering team to deliver on objectives through effective support and collaboration.

Why LMS Energy?

This role presents a unique opportunity to join an inclusive and purpose-driven team, united by our vision to lead in renewable fuels and methane abatement. At LMS Energy, our people are supported by accessible, engaged leadership with a genuine desire to support collaboration, innovation and meaningful organisational outcomes. Ongoing training and development opportunities empower our team to achieve exceptional personal and professional growth and to excel in their chosen pathway. In our Engagement Survey for 2025, 86% of employees either agreed or strongly agreed that they have had opportunities to learn and grow.

Our commitment to you:

• Health, Wellbeing & Flexibility: Enjoy flexible working arrangements, a weekly wellbeing hour, access to ClassPass fitness and wellness as well as services provided via our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Learning & Development: Grow your career in a supportive team environment with professional, safety, and technical training opportunities.
• Community Impact: Make a difference through participation in charitable activities and volunteering opportunities, including a dedicated “Give Back Day.”
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Join a workplace where everyone is valued and empowered, with active committees and focus groups promoting inclusion.
• Leave Entitlements: Benefit from prorated long-service leave, study leave, and employer paid parental leave.
• Rewards & Recognition: Be acknowledged for length of service and excellence in safety and culture.

Responsibilities:

• Provide visible and strong leadership across relevant commissioning stakeholders including contractors, OEMs and vendors, setting clear expectations for safety, discipline, and performance
• Plan, organise, and lead commissioning activities from pre‑commissioning through to completion across various project delivery models
• Develop, maintain and execute in accordance with structured commissioning plans
• Develop commissioning documentation, including checklists, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Field Installation Checklists (FICs) defined hold/witness points and other relevant construction and commissioning QA documentation.
• Coordinate and facilitate workshops with internal and external stakeholders where relating to commissioning – including, but not limited to:
  • Commissioning HAZID
  • Pre-Start Safety Review (PSSR) and handover to operations.
  • Daily pre-start / toolbox
• Manage project interfaces, priorities and competing demands across Engineering, Construction, Operations, HSE, and external stakeholders.
• Provide input during design and construction to ensure operability, maintainability, and commissioning readiness.
• Establish and maintain commissioning governance frameworks, including stage gates, assurance processes, and minimum documentation requirements aligned with LMS Energy standards.
• Provide independent assurance that commissioning activities meet defined quality, safety, and technical standards prior to progression between project phases and final handover.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, contractual obligations, and relevant regulatory requirements throughout all commissioning phases.
• Lead commissioning readiness reviews and formal sign-off processes, ensuring all systems, documentation, and competencies are in place prior to start-up and handover.
• Monitor and report on commissioning performance, risks, and key milestones to senior stakeholders, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Provide input into key technical documentation including P&IDs, control philosophies, shutdown logic, and cause‑and‑effect matrices.
• Demonstrate strong safety leadership, managing high-risk activities such as hazardous energy isolation, first gas, first energisation, and live plant commissioning in compliance with LMS Energy Health, Safety and Environmental and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate generator compliance testing, grid energisation approvals, protection systems, metering, and permission‑to‑operate
• Verify commissioning completion and performance against contractual requirements.
• Develop and maintain commissioning records, punch lists, non‑conformances, and completion dossiers
• Lead operational readiness and structured handover (including PSSR) to Operations and Asset Management.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in commissioning, operations, or delivery of industrial process plant and equipment.
• Engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Process, or related discipline (desirable) or Senior Tradesperson with demonstrated technical competency in commissioning complex plant.
• Demonstrated experience in commissioning and/or construction of biogas, Renewable Natural Gas, Oil and Gas and/or electrical generation plants.
• Commissioning or project management training is desirable
• Excellent planning, organisational, and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work fronts and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Australian Drivers Licence
• Upholds LMS’ company values and culture

We are seeking committed individuals who are passionate about environmental sustainability. At LMS Energy, we foster a collaborative, people-focused culture where innovation, integrity and impact guide everything we do. If you share our values and are looking to be part of a team making a real difference, we invite you to apply. To learn more about our work and culture, please visit our website https://www.lms.com.au/.

Employment is conditional upon a pre-employment medical and entitlement to work in Australia. It is a requirement of some job roles to have up-to-date vaccination records.

LMS Energy (LMS) does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. LMS considers any resume (CV) or biography received from an agency without prior approval from a member of our HR team to be unsolicited and gratuitous, and such submissions will not be recognised by LMS for purposes of “ownership” of the candidate. Agencies are requested not to contact any employee at LMS with recruiting enquiries. LMS does not consider candidates received by the company until they are received by the HR team directly from the agency after approval has been given and a fee agreement is in place. LMS will not pay a fee to any agency that does not follow these guidelines. Any questions, please contact employment@lms.com.au