Commissioning Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Services (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is: 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history, a Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant, and an ENR Top 500 Firm.

About the role

This individual will be responsible for commissioning transmission and distribution substation additions or modifications to ensure they are installed, function, and energized correctly. The role serves as a safety net to correct errors from design, installation, or equipment failures before energization, preventing reliability and safety risks to the T&D system and its operators. The Senior Engineer also trains new engineers/technicians in relay testing, equipment testing, and substation commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Review specification and engineering drawings to understand the purpose and functionality of substations
• Schedule installation and commissioning with subcontractors and customers
• Provide safety analysis and proper equipment isolation procedures
• Develop day-to-day outage plans for customers
• Create detailed test procedures and sign-off sheets for each piece of equipment
• Monitor construction and address technical questions during installation and testing
• Identify and resolve design errors
• Assist field crews and dispatch in developing switching sequences and incorporating testing hold points
• Directly witness or perform critical tests such as DC Functional Trip Testing prior to energization
• Direct crews during critical work junctures, particularly during final commissioning and initial energization
• Acknowledge substation modifications as complete and formally turn over to Dispatch for operation
• Support multiple capital projects simultaneously, rotating between jobs to monitor progress and anticipate issues
• Work extended hours/days near project completion for functional testing and energization
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships, demonstrating awareness of their needs and constraints
• Manage resources and services required for electrical equipment installation
• Assist in developing estimates for client proposals and business development
• Understand AC and DC elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, and one-line drawings to develop testing requirements
• Develop standard testing documentation, training procedures, and maintain project documentation, including certifications and calibration records
• Act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers/technicians

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, or engineering technology) preferred; Associate Degree acceptable with proven field experience
• 1 to 5 years of experience in the following areas:
  • In-depth understanding of three-phase power systems, protection and control schemes, and equipment testing (circuit breakers, transformers, circuit switchers, MOABs, CTs, PTs, batteries and chargers, transfer switches, line tuners, wave traps, carrier relays, etc.)
  • Testing, troubleshooting, and servicing electrical distribution and control systems
  • Utilizing relay secondary injection test sets and PQ measurements
  • Leading crews to test and commission new and modified substations
  • Rotating machinery, including generators and excitation systems
  • SCADA, RTU, and DFR systems
  • AutoCAD (desired)
• Ability to obtain NICET certification or equivalent
• Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
• Willingness to travel primarily onsite at client locations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Northern Massachusetts

Physical Demands

• Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity
• Driving, lifting, climbing, mounting/dismounting equipment, pushing, pulling
• Working in warm/cold temperatures, sun exposure, moisture, and potential exposure to hazardous materials and electrical voltages
• Frequent standing, occasional bending, squatting, climbing, twisting, balancing, and reaching
• Exposure to noise, vibrations, chemicals, and confined spaces
• Irregular or extended hours, on-call availability, and travel for project completion

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Basic and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability and voluntary short-term disability
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Health savings account
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• 401(k)/Profit sharing
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Will preparation resources
• Worldwide travel assistance