Commissioning Coordinator Electrical & Automation

ISS International Spa is looking for a Commissioning Coordinator for electrical and automation (E&A) systems for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) Project at Cerro Armazones, Chile.

The role will be responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising the entire package of commissioning activities in the Electrical, Instrumentation and Automation field, ensuring alignment between construction, engineering, QA/QC, HSE, vendors and the client, as well as the correct progress of commissioning activities according to project priorities.

Requirements and skills required:

• Technical diploma or degree in electrical engineering, electrotechnics, automation, instrumentation or an equivalent discipline.

• Solid professional experience, preferably of no less than 8-10 years, in pre-commissioning and commissioning activities on complex industrial plants.

• Specific experience in commissioning coordination roles, with direct management of multidisciplinary technical teams.

• Experience with plants featuring MV/LV distribution systems, electrical panels, industrial automation, field instrumentation and auxiliary plant systems.

• Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams, single line diagrams, P&ID, loop diagrams, architecture drawings, cause & effect, functional logics and commissioning documentation.

• Structured knowledge of the phases of Mechanical Completion, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Punch List, Handover and Close-Out.

• Ability to coordinate continuity tests, insulation tests, loop checks, cold commissioning, hot commissioning, functional tests, interlock tests and integration tests between systems.

• Experience managing interfaces with suppliers, specialist vendors, construction, engineering, quality, HSE and the end client teams.

• Good command of English; knowledge of Spanish is a preferred advantage.

• Willingness to work in Chile, at a project site located at approx. 3,000 m a.s.l., according to the 90/15 rotation foreseen by the project.

Further information follows:

• Place of work: Cerro Armazones (Chile)

• Start: May 2026

• Working hours: 10 hours per day / 6 days per week

• Rotation: 90 days ON / 15 days OFF + travel days

• Duration: 12, renewable