Commissioning Agent

Affiliated Engineers, Inc.; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Year-end bonus

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. in Charlottesville seeks a Commissioning Agent to lead commissioning tasks for energy-efficient buildings, translating Owner’s Project Requirements into delivery plans and ensuring quality across HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems.

You will collaborate with owners, project partners and field teams to resolve commissioning challenges, apply safety practices, and document test results, commissioning criteria, and final acceptance packages.

Qualifications

• Technical or Associate Degree in HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, or architectural design or construction engineering.
• General understanding of building systems across disciplines including fire protection, HVAC, electrical and plumbing.
• Knowledge of codes, guidelines and standards related to commissioning, design and construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement commissioning plans from OPR, BOD, and construction documents.
• Resolve commissioning challenges and ensure quality across building systems.
• Collaborate with owners, partners, and field teams; document results and acceptance packages.

Skills

HVAC knowledge

Code interpretation

CAD/BIM software

Driver's license

Team collaboration

Education

Technical/Associate degree in HVAC or related field

Tools

Engineering calculation software

Job description

About FAC Services is a professional firm that provides business services to architecture, engineering, and construction service firms. Our focus on high quality, timely and trusted business services allows our partners to focus on advancing their strategic goals and priorities. We maintain the highest ethical standards and personalized services within a culture that encourages professional and personal growth.

As a Commissioning Agent in our Charlottesville office, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all.

Here’s Why We Need You

In this role, you will be responsible for resolving commissioning challenges and completing tasks assigned, including developing and implementing commissioning process delivery plans from information set forth in Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), plans and specification construction documents, as well as information gathered from users, project partners, field surveys, and code research.

Expertise Of Our Most Successful Commissioning Agent

• Technical or Associate Degree in HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, or architectural design, or construction engineering from an accredited technical institution or college; or commensurate design or construction experience.
• General understanding of building systems across disciplines including fire protection, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing/piping.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret codes, guidelines and standards related to commissioning, design and construction.
• Experience in computer operation and ability to learn engineering calculation programs, computer-aided drafting/BIM software for the purpose accessing and interpreting design requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and state required vehicle insurance.

Effective Skills To Help You Flourish

• Commissioning certification with a nationally recognized professional body.
• Ability to combine personal judgment with a wide variety of data and information to implement commissioning criteria.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, including carrying out appropriate follow-through with others, giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Communicates well with clients, project partners and with individuals at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to apply safety training to specific construction situations and avoid unsafe work environments.
• Ability to understand and safely use test and measurement equipment and common tools.
• Experience in diagnosing and solving construction and operational problems.
• Strong spoken and written communications skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Effective working individually and within team environments.

Our Dedication To You

• AEI passionately invests in our brilliant talent by allowing for personal and professional growth through supporting clients like NASA; the National Institutes of Health and Cone Health System; the US Department of Homeland Security and US Department of Energy; and Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology.
• Our flexible and collaborative work environment demonstrates our dedication to employee appreciation and collective commitment to excellence.
• We provide the opportunity to serve the greater good of humanity through work on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art projects like Promega Corporation’s Kornberg Center, The University of Arizona’s Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, AbbVie’s West Coast Oncology Hub, and BioMed Realty’s Gateway of Pacific.
• Our culture encourages professional development while adhering to a set of core values that drive company and team decisions. Our commitment to these values – innovation and expertise, integrity, communication, quality, responsibility, opportunity, and growth – informs both project decisions and behavior amongst colleagues and clients
• An exceptional benefits package (health, dental, vision) and a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance.

We provide the tools and a support system to ensure a thriving career. If this environment and opportunity to work on world-changing projects align with your goals, we would be thrilled to meet you.

Come and collaborate with us!

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