Lead LSS CSU Engr

Major Responsibilities

• Leading commissioning activities for fire and life safety systems from construction completion through startup and handover.
• Developing commissioning plans, test procedures, integrated systems testing protocols, and acceptance criteria.
• Managing functional performance testing of fire alarm, clean agent suppression, sprinkler, foam, smoke control, emergency communication, hazardous gas detection, and related systems.
• Coinciding with contractors, vendors, design teams, operations personnel, and AHJs to resolve deficiencies and achieve system acceptance.
• Verifying compliance with applicable NFPA standards, International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), local regulations, and client-specific requirements.
• Supporting integrated systems testing to validate interactions between fire protection, building management, process safety, HVAC, emergency power, and control systems.
• Reviewing design documents, submittals, sequence of operations, and test results to ensure alignment with project requirements and operational intent.
• Ensuring complete turnover documentation, test records, deficiency tracking, and final acceptance documentation are maintained and delivered.
• Witnessing factory acceptance tests (FATs) and site acceptance tests (SATs) as required.
• Ensuring adherence to project safety requirements, safety protocols, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Developing and implementing commissioning plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria in alignment with project requirements.
• Reviewing and interpreting drawings, P&ID diagrams, control schematics, and project specifications.
• Coordinating with engineering, construction, QA/QC, and operations teams to ensure a seamless transition from construction to operations.
• Performing functional testing, performance verification, and troubleshooting of Control Systems to ensure compliance with NFPA, NEC, IEEE, and project specifications.
• Coordinating with Commissioning Team, Design Engineers, Construction teams, vendors, and owner representatives to resolve technical issues.
• Scoping project drawings.
• Supporting reviews of performance curves, metrics, trackers, and feedback to show trends, and use in improvements.
• Coordinating contractors, subcontractors, and vendors during testing and commissioning activities.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Construction Management.
• 3–8+ years of hands-on U.S. experience in fire construction, building life safety systems, or semiconductor facility management.

Codes, Standards, and Regulations

• NFPA 72 (Fire Alarm)
• NFPA 13 (Sprinklers)
• NFPA 20 (Fire Pumps)
• NFPA 25 (Inspection & Testing)
• NFPA 70 (NEC)
• NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code).
• Required Knowledge And Skills
• Fire Alarm Systems (FAS)
• Fire Suppression Systems (Wet Pipe, Pre-Action, Deluge, Clean Agent)
• Smoke Detection and Smoke Control Systems
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills for coordination with engineering, operations, and client teams.
• Experience with Commissioning Software (Smart Completions) and/or Digital Software.
• Experience in Commissioning or a technical consulting field such as facility design, engineering, construction management or related area.
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills with a focus on mentorship and accountability.
• Emergency Power Interfaces.
• Mass Notification Systems.
• Hazardous Gas Monitoring Systems (HGMS).
• Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD).
• Identifies owner’s goals, needs, and expectations for building operation and function; identifies the Commissioning responsibilities.
• Leadership or Supervisory experience, ideally leading a Construction Automation Team on a Bechtel jobsite.
• Experience with or exposure to Hexagon’s Smart Completions Software.
• Familiarity with semiconductor facility standards and critical power.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Occupancy Evacuation and Emergency Response Systems.
• Understand and have knowledge of Clean Rooms. Toxic, corrosive, pyrophoric, and flammable gas systems.
• HPM (Hazardous Production Material) requirement.

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