Commissioning Engineer / Project Manager
Black & McDonald
- Syracuse, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide technical supervision of construction, commissioning and testing for compliance with manufacturer, NETA, and client specifications.
- Provide in-field substation design review with engineers.
- Work with high voltage equipment such as transformers, switches and control circuits for protection, circuit breakers, and monitoring systems
- Direct equipment and system level testing to confirm operation in accordance with project requirements.
- Conduct project site surveys, records technical information, and develops technical field reports based on results of site survey events.
- Coordinate on-site activity directly with Construction Managers, Subcontractors, Clients, and Vendors to ensure successful use of everyone's time in the field.
- Responsible for on-time assembly and distribution of all pertinent project documentation including, site observation reports, construction punch lists, inspection reports, laser scanning models, etc.
- Manage set up of a cloud-based project modules/ datasets for a complex project.
- Communicate project updates to all key stakeholders including project management and testing team.
- Extract data from project specifications, contract drawings, and relevant code sections to prepare project-specific inspection/test scripts of multidisciplinary systems, or client-requested method of procedures, and/or system level test procedures.
- Create commissioning outage plans and checkout guides.
- Read and evaluate test reports and recommend corrective action.
- Supervise junior staff and coaches and mentors team members.
- Perform site inspections to meet requirements of Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
- Advanced understanding of documentation formats and content for each deliverable phase (i.e., pre-construction, construction, turnover, and close out).
- Change Orientation
- Communicates Effectively
- Continuous Learning
- Customer Focus
- Holds Self and Others Accountable
- Problem Solving and Innovation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Values and Respects Others
- Coaches and Develops
- · Electrical Engineering Degree or related discipline from an ABET accredited program
- Professional certification title (LEED, CCP, CEM, etc.)
- Affiliation with a major professional organization such as AEE, NEC, NETA, IEEE and other trade industries
- 5+ years' experience in commissioning and electrical engineering on HV and MV utilities projects
- Must have strong skills in reading engineering drawings and specifications to understand the purpose and functionality of substations.
- Have strong substation P&C and power equipment troubleshooting skills.
- Contract management.
- Construction scheduling, planning, and execution.
- Financial statements – read and comprehend.
- Applicable local labour codes knowledge.
- Organization and time management.
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Project).
- JD Edwards or an Oracle-based ERP system.
- Ability to visit construction sites and use ladders or lifts.
- Ability to work both indoor and outdoor in temperatures ranging from moderate to extreme cold or hot and other weather conditions.
- Willing and able to travel to project sites in the Northeast US region.
- Valid Driver's license.
- Security clearance requirements.