Lead P&C Commissioning Specialist

About the role

Lead complex protection and controls projects from a technical and project management standpoint. Responsible for customer relations and project oversight for the projects assigned to them by the P&C Area Supervisor. Reports To P&C Area Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Act as a single point of contact with the customer’s representatives as necessary to maintain customer relations.
• Scheduling and coordination of the day-to-day activities being performed at assigned project.
• Become familiar with all applicable policies and procedures and making sure that information is effectively communicated to all team members working on a project.
• Attend project safety and planning meetings as required.
• Aid with job cost estimates and proposals.
• Create and maintain project schedule.
• Review financial health of assigned projects and track project costs.
• Communicate potential schedule or cost overruns to the Area Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Aid with development or provide justification for change orders as necessary.
• Constantly explore new business or customer opportunities.
• Identify safety hazards associated with the project and develop a task-hazard-mitigation analysis.
• Identify human performance risks and develop a task-risk-mitigation analysis.
• Supervise, mentor, and train less experienced team members.
• Provide feedback to Area Supervisors on performance reviews and assessments.
• Review timesheet and expense reports and submit to customer for approval.
• Become familiar with all Premier Power policies and procedures and ensuring that team members assigned to their projects are adhering to them.
• Provide technical support and assistance for team members assigned to or working on their projects.
• Foster teamwork by encouraging cross training leveraging the strengths of team members on their projects.

Requirements

• Able to provide evidence of leading the successful execution of numerous P&C commissioning projects.
• Strong understanding of protection relay schemes, P&C commissioning procedures, and relay testing.
• Ability to use a variety of relay test sets and automated relay testing software.
• Strong understanding of network communications including TCP/IP, DNP, Modbus, and media structures such as Ethernet and Serial over copper, fiber optics, telephone or wireless systems, and powerline carrier systems.
• Familiar with construction and apparatus testing standards and procedures.
• Strong understanding of NERC Standards and CIP policies and procedures and required compliance documentation.
• Must have strong PC skills including email, internet, data entry, and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (Continued)
• Strong working knowledge with common electrical industry software applications from industry manufacturers such as SEL, GE, Cooper, Novatech, ABB, Siemens, etc.
• Must show the ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with customers and other team members.
• Demonstrates organizational skills to include on time reporting of time and expenses, weekly status reports, and any other documentation and reporting requirements.
• Experienced in developing detailed commissioning test plans.
• Demonstrates the responsibility required to maintain a professional appearance as well as keeping tools, test equipment, and vehicles in clean and organized condition and up to date with service and calibrations.
• Must be organized and have excellent attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Associates of Science in Engineering/ Technology, or technical school diploma, or military experience in either Army Prime Power or Navy Nuclear power fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in P&C, project management, and substation commissioning.
• Ability to achieve NETA level III or IV within 12 months of employment.
• Project management experience and be able to support management in the planning, scheduling, execution, and cost management of field projects.

Skills

• Able to provide evidence of leading the successful execution of numerous P&C commissioning projects.
• Strong understanding of protection relay schemes, P&C commissioning procedures, and relay testing.
• Ability to use a variety of relay test sets and automated relay testing software.
• Strong understanding of network communications including TCP/IP, DNP, Modbus, and media structures such as Ethernet and Serial over copper, fiber optics, telephone or wireless systems, and powerline carrier systems.
• Familiar with construction and apparatus testing standards and procedures.
• Strong understanding of NERC Standards and CIP policies and procedures and required compliance documentation.
• Must have strong PC skills including email, internet, data entry, and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (Continued)
• Strong working knowledge with common electrical industry software applications from industry manufacturers such as SEL, GE, Cooper, Novatech, ABB, Siemens, etc.
• Must show the ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with customers and other team members.
• Demonstrates organizational skills to include on time reporting of time and expenses, weekly status reports, and any other documentation and reporting requirements.
• Experienced in developing detailed commissioning test plans.
• Demonstrates the responsibility required to maintain a professional appearance as well as keeping tools, test equipment, and vehicles in clean and organized condition and up to date with service and calibrations.
• Must be organized and have excellent attention to detail.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other voluntary insurance programs are available.
• Covers 100% of team member premiums for short-term disability, long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D.
• 401(k) plan.
• Generous paid time off policy, with annual carryover option.
• Opportunity for additional paid time off through our “Work Life Balance” program.
• Six paid holidays per year, plus one floating holiday.
• Years of service bonus.
• NETA testing incentives.
• Field incentive pay for procuring additional work.
• Referral Bonuses.
• Travel per diem reimbursement.
• Education assistance program.
• Potential relocation signing bonus.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time/Regular.