Lead Commissioning Engineer

About the role

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (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, ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 500 firm, Rated as a top System Integrator Giant.

Responsibilities

• Review specifications and engineering drawings to understand the purpose and functionality of substation.
• Identify and resolve design errors.
• Manage and schedule the installation and commissioning with subcontractors, personnel and customer in accordance with project requirements.
• Provide safety analysis and proper equipment isolation procedure.
• Develop a day-to-day outage plan for customers.
• Develop detailed test procedures and sign-off sheet for each piece of equipment.
• Monitor the construction and be available to address technical questions as they arise during construction, installation and testing.
• Demonstrate ability to service newly designed and experimental equipment, which has not been seen before, and instill confidence in the customer.
• Directly witness or perform critical tests such as DC Functional Trip Testing prior to energization and in-service.
• Direct crews as necessary during critical work junctures.
• Support several capital projects occurring at the same time by rotating amongst the jobs, keeping abreast of the construction activities, reviewing test results and monitoring the work to anticipate any problems and gauge their level of involvement from a technical support perspective.
• Near project completion, assist in developing estimates for client proposals and further business development.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with customers, demonstrating an awareness of customer needs, preferences, and time and financial constraints.
• Supports the development of estimates for client proposals and further business development.
• Supports the development of estimates for client proposals and further business development.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to motivate, mentor, and optimize in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Goal oriented and focused.
• Strong drive, energy, enthusiasm, and proactive style.
• Experience managing technical projects of various sizes.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) & interpersonal skills.
• Excellent negotiation, influence, mediation & conflict management skills.
• Proven ability with problem solving and decision making.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, & time-management skills.
• Strong budget management skills.
• Diverse skill set with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide less experienced engineers/technicians.
• May also act as Commissioning Engineer on projects.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical or engineering technology) from an accredited institution is preferred.
• A minimum of 8-20+ years testing & commissioning experience should include:
  • In-depth understanding of three-phase power systems.
  • In-depth understanding of protection and control schemes and implementation.
  • In-depth experience utilizing relay test sets with various relay vendors including SEL, GE, Beckwith, ABB, Basler, etc. and various manufacturers of electromechanical relays.
  • In-depth understanding of equipment testing - circuit breakers, transformers, circuit switchers, MOABS, CTs, PTs, batteries & chargers, transfer switches, line tuners, wave traps, carrier relays, etc.
  • In-depth experience executing in-service power measurements (load checks).
  • In-depth experience leading crews to test and commission new and modified substations including equipment isolation/restoration and complex circuit cutovers being mindful to mitigate inadvertent operations.
  • Experience with rotating machinery, including generators and excitation systems.
  • Experience testing previously programmed RTUs locally and remotely to system operators.
  • Experience with SCADA, RTU, and DFR systems.

Benefits

Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Healthcare & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 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
• Salary Range: $140,000 - $185,000 annually depending on qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.