Control System Commissioning Engineer
BH-320292
Posted: 10/12/2025
NES Fircroft are delighted to be partnering with a major EPC contractor who specialises in carbon capture solutions. They are looking for a Control System Commissioning Engineer to work on two carbon capture facilities in Denmark.
The positions will be full time site based in Copenhagen/Avedore will operate on a contract basis for an initial 6 months, with excellent potential to extend beyond as project work scopes develop.
Job title: Control System Commissioning Engineer
The Role
As our new Controls & Safety System Commissioning Engineer, you will:
· Lead and execute on-site commissioning and startup activities for control and safety
systems for ongoing project, ensuring systems are installed, configured, and tested according
to project specifications.
· Collaborate closely with project teams, control system suppliers during precommissioning and commissioning phases to ensure seamless integration and compliance
with functional requirements.
· Perform system validation and functional testing, including loop checks, interlock
verification, and safety system integrity tests.
· Troubleshoot and resolve control system issues on-site, providing technical support
during startup and early operational phases.
· Ensure proper documentation and reporting of commissioning activities, including punch
list management, test results, and system handover packages.
· Maintain version control and configuration management of control system software
during commissioning, ensuring traceability and compliance with project standards.
· Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying lessons learned and
contributing to standardization of commissioning practices.
· Assist in lifecycle management of control systems post-startup, ensuring long-term
reliability and maintainability.
You have:
Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Controls or Automation engineering (or similar) with a minimum
of 5 years of relevant experience from project work.
· Expertise in Siemens TIA portal programming tools is desirable.
· Multidisciplinary understanding with varied work performed system-related parts of the discipline.
· Experienced in instrumentation cabling, cable tray layouts, and other related activities.
· Experience in functional safety, IEC61511, worked with safety systems, SIL loops, Fire detection,
Gas detection, and alarming systems is an advantage.
· Experience working with commissioning control system interfacing with Gas Analyser and
Chromatographs, mass & ultrasonic flowmeters, and gas and smoke detectors is an advantage.
· Strong analytical mindset with proven ability to use standardized solutions for optimal design.
· Preferably experience in the land-based industry.
You are:
· self-contained, with a passion for environmental projects
· self-motivated and with good cooperation skills within the company as well as with external
parties
· flexible regarding work tasks and possible practical fieldwork, as required.
· fluent in written and spoken English
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
- Competitive
- Denmark Copenhagen
- Contract
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Alternative & Renewable Energy
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Carbon Capture & Storage
NES Fircroft are delighted to be partnering with a major EPC contractor who specialises in carbon capture solutions. They are looking for a Control System Commissioning Engineer to work on two carbon capture facilities in Denmark.
The positions will be full time site based in Copenhagen/Avedore will operate on a contract basis for an initial 6 months, with excellent potential to extend beyond as project work scopes develop.
Job title: Control System Commissioning Engineer
The Role
As our new Controls & Safety System Commissioning Engineer, you will:
· Lead and execute on-site commissioning and startup activities for control and safety
systems for ongoing project, ensuring systems are installed, configured, and tested according
to project specifications.
· Collaborate closely with project teams, control system suppliers during precommissioning and commissioning phases to ensure seamless integration and compliance
with functional requirements.
· Perform system validation and functional testing, including loop checks, interlock
verification, and safety system integrity tests.
· Troubleshoot and resolve control system issues on-site, providing technical support
during startup and early operational phases.
· Ensure proper documentation and reporting of commissioning activities, including punch
list management, test results, and system handover packages.
· Maintain version control and configuration management of control system software
during commissioning, ensuring traceability and compliance with project standards.
· Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying lessons learned and
contributing to standardization of commissioning practices.
· Assist in lifecycle management of control systems post-startup, ensuring long-term
reliability and maintainability.
You have:
Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Controls or Automation engineering (or similar) with a minimum
of 5 years of relevant experience from project work.
· Expertise in Siemens TIA portal programming tools is desirable.
· Multidisciplinary understanding with varied work performed system-related parts of the discipline.
· Experienced in instrumentation cabling, cable tray layouts, and other related activities.
· Experience in functional safety, IEC61511, worked with safety systems, SIL loops, Fire detection,
Gas detection, and alarming systems is an advantage.
· Experience working with commissioning control system interfacing with Gas Analyser and
Chromatographs, mass & ultrasonic flowmeters, and gas and smoke detectors is an advantage.
· Strong analytical mindset with proven ability to use standardized solutions for optimal design.
· Preferably experience in the land-based industry.
You are:
· self-contained, with a passion for environmental projects
· self-motivated and with good cooperation skills within the company as well as with external
parties
· flexible regarding work tasks and possible practical fieldwork, as required.
· fluent in written and spoken English
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.