M/E Engineer 3 - Commissioning

JE Dunn Construction; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JE Dunn Construction is seeking an M/E Engineer 3 responsible for performing commissioning tasks across project lifecycles, including functional performance testing and site inspections. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years of experience in the field.

Key responsibilities include supporting commissioning activities, developing documentation, and interacting with project teams. The company promotes a collaborative environment and offers a professional benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years construction and/or engineering experience preferred.
• Ability to perform work accurately, completely, and timely.
• Commissioning accreditation from recognized associations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and advanced commissioning tasks.
• Support commissioning activities for various systems.
• Assist in reviewing design documents and identifying commissioning requirements.
• Help develop commissioning documentation including plans and schedules.

Skills

Intermediate communication skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Ability to read plans, drawings, and specifications

Construction management knowledge

Team collaboration

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/architectural engineering or related field

Commissioning accreditation from ASHRAE or similar

Tools

JE Dunn construction M/E tools and software

Job description

Overview

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success. By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years. Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The M/E Engineer 3 performs routine and advanced commissioning tasks across all phases of the project lifecycle. This role is responsible for supporting and executing commissioning deliverables including documentation reviews, pre-functional checklists, functional performance testing, site inspections, and commissioning plan development. The Commissioning Engineer 3 collaborates closely with project teams, trade partners, and owners to ensure building systems meet the project requirements, operate as intended, and achieve a high-quality turnover. In addition to commissioning tasks, the M/E Engineer 3 will complete routine mechanical, electrical and field construction site observations. This position will be responsible for collecting and assembling data, helping to develop estimates and helping to generate systems and bid analysis. Assist project teams in troubleshooting of equipment and systems. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Key Responsibilities (Core)

• Learns and actively participates in JE Dunn’s safety and quality programs, promoting an injury-free environment through personal actions and by mentoring others.
• Supports commissioning activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building automation, life safety, and specialty systems.
• Assists in reviewing design documents and OPR/BOD to identify commissioning requirements, system performance criteria, and potential quality issues.
• Assists with providing commissioning services estimates, proposals and scope of work.
• Helps develop commissioning documentation including commissioning plans, commissioning schedules, and commissioning specifications.
• Perform constructability reviews on projects.
• Supports the development of pre-functional checklists (PFCs) and functional performance test (FPT) procedures and integrated systems test (IST) procedures in accordance with ASHRAE Guideline 0 and project requirements in JE Dunn web-based commissioning platform.
• Assists with on-site commissioning activities including jobsite walks, equipment readiness inspections, and system start-up coordination.
• Helps perform functional testing by gathering field data, recording results, identifying deficiencies and providing solutions, and documenting issues in the commissioning issues log.
• Supports trade partners through the submittal and shop drawing review process by checking compliance with commissioning requirements.
• Assists with verifying O&M manuals, training materials, and turnover documentation.
• Manage commissioning logs, meeting agendas/minutes, and communications with all project stakeholders.
• Learns how to develop budgetary M/E estimates, based upon program and schematic design information using automated M/E estimating system.
• Assists in the review of mechanical and electrical options as part of the preconstruction process and completes systems analysis for select projects.
• Learns to develop the mechanical and electrical scopes of work used to coordinate during the bid process.
• Assists in the completion of bid analysis and provides input during the subcontractor selection process.
• Assists in developing sequencing requirements of various systems and providing solutions to meet the schedule requirements.
• Gains knowledge of design documents in order to identify potential quality problems to assist in developing constructability review reports.
• Learns to perform job inspections to ensure specifications and expectations are met and work is completed in a quality and timely manner.
• Learns and assists with the shop drawing/submittal process to comply with the contract documents.
• Assists with the commissioning process including developing and performing commissioning plans, commissioning schedules, pre-functional checklists, functional testing procedures, and integrated systems testing.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Interacts independently with project teams regarding work product deliverables.
• Assumes responsibility for producing and explaining work product to assigned clients and represents JE Dunn in professional manner.
• Participates in all phases of construction from preconstruction to closeout for the successful delivery of end product to the client.
• Provides input for scheduling of mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems.
• May participate in job pursuit presentations representing mechanical/electrical/plumbing expertise.
• Provides budgetary M/E estimates, based upon program and schematic design information using automated M/E estimating system for assigned projects.
• Reviews the mechanical and electrical options as part of the preconstruction process and completes systems analysis for select projects.
• Gains knowledge of developing the mechanical and electrical scopes of work used to coordinate during the bid process.
• Participates in the completion of bid analysis and provides input during subcontractor selection process.
• Performs job inspections to ensure specifications and expectations are met and work is completed in a quality and timely manner.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Communication skills, verbal and written (Intermediate).
• Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate).
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings and specifications.
• Develops proficiency in basic JE Dunn construction M/E tools and software.
• Knowledge of means and methods of construction management.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
• Ability to travel.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architectural engineering or related field (Required).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Commissioning accreditation from ASHRAE (Certified Commissioning Provider -CxP), Building Commissioning Association (Certified Commissioning Professional - CCP), University of Wisconsin Madison (Qualified Commissioning Process Provider - QCxP) or National Environmental Balancing Bureau ( NEBB Cx Certified Professional - CxCP)

Experience

• 5+ years construction and/or engineering experience (Preferred).

Working Environment

• Valid and unrestricted drivers license required

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

EEO statement and accommodations contact added per policy. JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to [e-mail]

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