Senior Engineer - Commissioning
Job Details
- Experience
- 3 to 5 years of commissioning experience supporting mission-critical and/or data center projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited university; equivalent technical experience is considered.
- 3 to 5 years of commissioning experience supporting mission-critical and/or data center projects.
- Working knowledge of electrical distribution systems, including utility service, switchgear, transformers, generators, ATSs, UPS systems, and PDUs.
- Experience commissioning mechanical systems such as chillers, cooling towers, dry coolers, fan walls, CRAHs, CRACs, pumps, and associated controls.
- Familiarity with Building Management Systems (BMS), Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), and integrated controls platforms.
- Understanding of QAQC, startup and energization, pre-functional testing, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, and turnover procedures.
- Experience reviewing mechanical, electrical, process flow, and control system drawings and specifications.
- Ability to review, develop, execute, and document commissioning plans, scripts, procedures, and test reports.
- Knowledge of mission-critical operational requirements, redundancy concepts, and reliability standards, including N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable designs.
- Willingness to travel domestically in the US and Canada to support project and team needs.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Preferred: familiarity with ASHRAE commissioning guidelines, NFPA requirements, or Uptime Institute principles.
Responsibilities
- Develop company commissioning standards with the Sr. Director of Commissioning.
- Support development of project-specific commissioning plans.
- Lead or support commissioning activities from pre-design through turnover and occupancy, including L1 activities as required and L2 through L5.
- Coordinate commissioning schedules with project managers, contractors, vendors, and commissioning agents.
- Review design documents, equipment submittals, sequences of operation, and commissioning scripts.
- Track commissioning progress and maintain logs, issue lists, deficiency reports, and turnover documentation.
- Attend factory witness testing and facilitate site acceptance testing for equipment.
- Verify installation, pre-energization, and startup of electrical, mechanical, controls, security, and life-safety systems.
- Coordinate functional performance testing and support integrated systems testing.
- Coordinate training, turnover documentation, SOP/MOP/EOP reviews, and final acceptance activities.