Lead Electrical Commissioning SME - Remote / Traveler

Gilder Search Group; Ashburn (VA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Lead Electrical Commissioning SME for remote work/travel opportunities. The role involves overseeing the electrical commissioning process for data center projects, ensuring that standards are followed and managing technical aspects across multiple projects. Candidates should possess 5 to 10+ years of experience in electrical commissioning, excellent communication skills, and be willing to travel up to 50%. This position comes with competitive salaries and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10+ years experience in the Electrical Commissioning Field.
• Previous Data Center / Mission Critical experience is a must.
• Open to 50% travel, living within 60-90 minutes from a major airport.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; client interaction is common.
• Experience with IEEE procedures and Power testing equipment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical commissioning process for data center projects.
• Ensure compliance with commissioning standards.
• Review design criteria and specifications for commissioning.
• Develop and review test procedures, reports, and commissioning logs.
• Interface with clients, contractors, vendors and owners as needed.
• Travel up to 50% to check on multiple projects.

Skills

Electrical Commissioning

Communication skills

Project Management

Electrical power systems

Education

Bachelor's / Associates Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Associates degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Lead Electrical Commissioning SME - Remote / Traveler

Pkaza – Ashburn, VA, United States

Tagged: Company Type: Commissioning Firm, Discipline: CXA / Commissioning, Company Type: AEC / MEP Engineering, Discipline: Navy Nuke

Lead Electrical Commissioning SME – Remote / Traveler

Our client is an Engineering Design and Commissioning Company that has a national footprint and specializes in MEP critical facilities design. They provide design, commissioning, consulting and management expertise in the Critical Facilities Space. They have a mindset to provide reliability, energy efficiency, sustainable design and LEED expertise when providing these consulting services for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies. This career‑growth minded opportunity offers exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

Lead the overall electrical commissioning process, follow standards set by the organization and oversee multiple commissioning projects for large data center projects. This candidate will act as a Commissioning Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure that commissioning experts follow commissioning standards, adhere to a thorough quality management / QC process and procedures that validate and document client’s systems. This candidate will also handle any technical commissioning issues for their data center clients.

Position can be located out of any major data center hub or near a major airport.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a SME on Electrical Commissioning Projects on a wide range of Data Center Commissioning projects
• Will be managing the technical aspect of projects and act as a technical resource for commissioning teams
• Ensure Commissioning standards are being followed for: Equipment pre‑start‑up and start‑up procedures; Development of standard operating procedures (SOP's) and Methods of Procedures (MOPs); Comprehensive Commissioning documentation
• Ensure that the overall Commissioning process is being followed with the highest of standards
• Commissioning test procedures and reports
• Commissioning logs, equipment checklist, and other tools to track commissioning projects
• Comprehensive reports which include:
• Recommendations for optimizing building operations
• Functional checklists
• List of deficiencies
• Maintenance manuals
• Ensure that the teams follow Electrical Commissioning Standards
• Review design criteria, specifications, drawings, equipment submittals, and other documentation pertinent to commissioning
• Integrated system testing; Load Bank Testing; Compilation of all testing procedure results
• Functional tests for various building MEP systems, normal and standby electrical distribution systems, UPS, standby generators, PDUs, Switchgear, power equipment, etc.
• Follow company QC process and procedures
• Interface with clients, contractors, equipment vendors and owners agents as needed
• Execute project assignments; Interface with project contractors, vendors, and testing technicians; Interact with all facets of the company: engineering, design, etc.
• Verification of commissioning results of test reports
• Assist with field troubleshooting of commissioned equipment as needed; Field experience in the operation and application of Power Quality Analyzers, Power Disturbance Analyzers, Data loggers, and related system testing equipment

Qualifications:

• 5 to 10+ years experience in the Electrical Commissioning Field
• Bachelor's / Associates Degree as an Electrical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer a plus
• A/E experience working in complex facilities or mission critical projects
• Previous Data Center / Mission Critical experience a must
• Experience commissioning enterprise data centers, colos, and hyperscale companies
• Electrical Commissioning experience: electrical power and distribution systems, UPS, standby generators, PDUs, Switchgear, power equipment, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (this role requires heavy amount of writing, documentation, and client interaction)
• Experience with Level 1-5 commissioning
• Experience with IEEE procedures and protocols a plus
• Possess basic knowledge of systems design for various projects
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project
• Previous experience in the Military / Military veterans in all branches that have experience with Electrical / Mechanical is a huge plus (Navy Nukes- EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army – Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, etc.)
• Open to 50% Travel (not long periods of travel / just many smaller ones to check on multiple projects)
• Must live 60-90 minutes from a major airport

Submittal Instructions:

Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to [e-mail].

After applying, if you have further questions, you may call 973-895-5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at https://www.pkaza.com/jobs/.

If this job is not for you, feel free to forward this along. WE PAY FOR REFERRALS!!

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan

EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V

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