Commissioning Engineer / Project manager - Black & McDonald Limited

ABOUT THIS CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The Electrical Commissioning Engineer / Project Manager position requires technical knowledge and experience in the design, operation, testing methods, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical substation equipment such as transformers, cables, circuit breakers, CTs, PTs, battery systems, etc.  This position is in Syracuse, NY and typically reports directly to the Division Manager. The ideal candidate would also have great technical, communication, coordination, project management and leadership skills.  The successful candidate is an on-site leader and independent worker with strong interpersonal skills to develop working relationships and expectations with stakeholders and crews.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide technical supervision of commissioning and testing for compliance with manufacturer, NETA, and client specifications.
• Provide in-field substation design review with engineers.
• Understand 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, inspection reports, and testing reports.
• 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.
• Read and evaluate test reports and recommend corrective action.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Communicates Effectively
• Continuous Learning
• Customer Focus
• Problem Solving and Innovation
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Coaches and Develops

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Electrical Engineering Degree or related discipline (electrical / power) from an ABET accredited program.
• Knowledge of applicable professional organizations such as NETA, IEEE, NERC & other trade industries as related to testing & commissioning.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years' experience in commissioning and electrical engineering on HV / MV substation projects

SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• Organization and time management.
• MS Office (Word, Excel).
• Ability to visit construction sites when required.
• Ability to work both indoor and outdoor in any weather condition.
• Valid Driver's license.
• Able to obtain security clearances.