STARTUP COMMISSIONING HELPER

SPC Mechanical; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SPC Mechanical is seeking experienced personnel to lead start-up and commissioning activities for HVAC and related systems. The role emphasizes quality, safety, and thorough documentation, with responsibilities spanning startup, commissioning, QA/QC, planning, and customer interaction on regional projects.

Candidates must be able to travel regionally, learn system architectures, and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical equipment across chillers, towers, AHUs, and pumps while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel regionally and support regional projects.
• Baseline HVAC and plumbing knowledge.
• Ability to learn start-up, test and balancing, commissioning, and diagnosis.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems and 24V controls.
• Experience across multiple trades and equipment such as chillers, cooling towers, AHUs, and pumps.
• Capable of documenting startup activities and results.

Responsibilities

• Assist in piping system startup and document flushing activities.
• Assist commissioning checks of controls and DDC sequencing.
• Support QA/QC punch lists and close items.
• Maintain high-quality installation within budget and schedule.
• Plan with PM to coordinate start-up and commissioning processes.
• Coordinate with other trades on critical path.
• Provide courteous customer service and professional conduct.
• Complete turnover documentation and daily records.
• Adhere to SPC standards and provide technical assistance when needed.
• Procure materials as needed within contract scope.

Skills

Travel

HVAC knowledge

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Electrical know-how

Multi-trade skills

Tools

Flow meters

Flow hoods

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

To implement the processes by which projects are started up, sequenced, commissioned, turned over, and warrantied. To train customer facilities personnel in the proper operation and maintenance of installed systems and equipment and provide response and support for warranty requests.

Responsibilities: Include assisting a technician in, but not limited to, the following

STARTUP

• Assist in piping system flushing and complete documentation for the flushing activities.
• Activate and document starting conditions of equipment.
• Adjust equipment setting such that it will operate by design drawings and specifications.
• Verify that equipment is ready to be started by vendor.
• Troubleshoot issues with equipment or system operation and provide solutions.

COMMISSIONING

• Assist in pre-testing of controls and DDC point-to-point and logic sequencing.
• Complete required Commissioning documentation.
• Assist in communication of Commissioning issues to SPC’s team.
• Assist Commissioning Agent while they are onsite with any needs or questions they may have.
• Execute and assist with coordination of Owner Training.

QA/QC

• Participates in Autodesk Build QA/QC punch list.
• Assigns punch list items to appropriate field superintendent.
• Closes out completed punch list items.

QUALITY OF WORK

• Demands the highest quality installation possible within the boundaries of the budget and schedule.
• Can personally show the crew members the quality expected of SPC Mechanical.

PLANNING

• Works with PM to plan, schedule, and coordinate all start-up and commissioning processes of assigned projects.
• Works with other trades on critical path.
• Proficient in the use of special tools or equipment such as flow meters, flow hoods, temp cooling etc.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Displays a courteous and professional manner to customers and their representatives.
• Understands the value of each customer to SPC Mechanical regardless of the size or scope of the job.
• Ensures that the start-up crew is conducting themselves in a professional manner.

DOCUMENTATION

• Keeps files in a concise orderly manner.
• Completes startup documentation to be included in turnover packages.
• Documents all job-related occurrences.
• Keeps a daily record.

TRADE STANDARDS

• Is knowledgeable of trade standards in general as well as SPC Mechanical standards in particular.
• Displays the ability to find solutions to problems.
• When required to do so, provides technical assistance for the best application for a particular installation.

MATERIAL AND EXPENSE CONTROL

• Procure material as needed to complete tasks within contract scope such as:
  • Special wiring as needed
  • Refrigerant for Dx Startup
  • Glycol as required
  • Miscellaneous parts for repairs

Qualifications:

• Must be able to travel throughout regional projects.
• Intent to learn a high level of understanding of total HVAC and Plumbing installation and operation, equipment capabilities, and controls systems architecture and sequences.
• Intent to gain an understanding of system start-up, test and balancing, commissioning and diagnosis.
• Intent to gain an understanding of Electrical Systems and be able to troubleshoot line side work and troubleshoot/resolve low voltage (24V) issues.
• Intent to gain have a high level of skill in troubleshooting of multiple trades and types of systems such as:
• Electrical circuits and systems
• Control components and systems
• Mechanical equipment such as Chillers, Cooling Towers, Air Handling Units and Fans
• Plumbing equipment such as air compressors, vacuum pumps, and sump pumps
• Mechanical Hydronic systems and components
• Plumbing Hydronic systems and components
• Air flow dynamics and components

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