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.
• Provide 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.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with customers, demonstrating an awareness of customer needs, preferences, and time and financial constraints.
• Aid in supporting the development of estimates for client proposals and further business development.
• Understand AC and DC elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams and one-line drawings for the purpose of understanding system operation and developing testing requirements and procedures.
• Develop standard testing documentation, training procedures and maintain all project documentation including certifications and calibration records.
• Support 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).
  • 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.