Testing-Commissioning Specialist

                                                                 Testing & Commissioning Specialist

Testing & Commissioning Specialist (TCS) are responsible for overseeing the testing and commissioning process and schedule of Beta’s 3^rd party testers.  The TCS is also responsible for reviewing test reports for accuracy, totality, and accordance with NETA and customer standards.  The TCS is expected to coordinate with customer representatives, EE’s and PM’s to ensure designs meet appropriate specifications and requirements while supporting the overall project schedule.

BETA CORE VALUES:

• Understanding the value of the customer: Strives to convey service standards of the organization in both a collaborative and individual manner to both external and internal customers.  Works with customers, partners and internal teams to provide solutions that are tailored to the needs of the project.  Maintains a humble spirit; while interacting with customers to ensure their input is viewed as valuable and integral to the project’s success.
• Contributes to overall team success: Willingness to share one’s knowledge with others to develop and grow the team as a whole; working cooperatively with others to perform at the highest standards and levels possible within the department, company and industry.
• Continuous and applied learning: Actively seeks out areas for new learning while taking advantage of learning opportunities; applies new learning to day-to-day workload; continues to seek addition growth and gains through new approaches and updated principles; seeks opportunities to be a knowledge leader in department, company or industry.
• Strategic Development: Offers frank and open evaluations of one’s self, department and company while offering solutions to overcome obstacles and barriers; develops a vision and long-range plans; seeks input from resources, industry and others to facilitate good decision making and full achievement of goals.
• Pride: Maintains a healthy perspective of the capabilities, performance, appearance and product of both the individual and the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interprets new and existing one-lines, panel elevations, AC\DC\Communication schematics, relay panel wiring diagrams, equipment wiring diagrams, cable schedules, lighting plans, general arrangements, conduit drawings, grounding drawings, control building drawings and transmission/distribution drawings and equipment manufacturing prints
• Interprets battery sizing calculations, AC load calculations, lighting and grounding calculations
• Interprets project material list and makes recommendations for additional material as needed
• Reviews test reports, relay settings, coordination studies, load flow studies, underground cable ampacity studies and any other studies/reports pertinent to the commissioning of a substation
• Coordinates daily with 3^rd party testers to ensure they are on schedule and performing their duties in accordance with the agreed scope of work
• Requires 3^rd party testers to provide overall testing schedule, 3 week look aheads, raw test reports as completed, 2 sets of field red line prints, final testing binder containing final copies of all testing results & documentation, and final AS LEFT relay settings
• Creates testing plans as required
• Helps EE’s create project testing RFQ’s
• Helps create a list of preferred and approved testing subcontractors
• Answers technical questions posed by construction managers, field staff, project managers, engineers, customers, and their representatives
• Travels periodically as a Beta representative to both job sites for testing/commissioning and manufacturing facilities for witness testing
• Manages day-to-day activities of schedule of projects assigned to them
• Coordinates and problem solves between design teams and the field
• Assist team leaders in training EE’s in on review of test reports
• Demonstrates integrity and ethics in all client relationships and communications
• Recognizes and recommends methods to improve every customer’s experience

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Testing & Commissioning Specialist will have zero employees reporting to this position

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

• As assigned by the Vice President of Engineering or designated Team Leader

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EXPECTATIONS:

• Performs quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
• Interacts professionally with other employees and customers
• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assigned projects
• Communicates regularly with supervisor regarding testing schedules and concerns
• Desire to participate in continued education and training
• Overnight travel to active job sites
• Must have clean driving record as use of company vehicles is a requirement of position
• Adhere to and practice the Beta core competencies and Beta principle
• Maintains check print set of all work they perform

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering is preferred
• Strong background in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required; strong verbal and written communication skills are required
• Knowledge of all or some of the following applications are required: AutoCAD & AcSELerator Quickset & other microprocessor relay programs
• Must have ability to input and sanity check relay settings generated from studies
• Must have in depth knowledge of the NETA testing specification
• Must have in depth knowledge of the NEC

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Overnight travel is required to an active construction site for weeks at a time. Ability to perform duties safely and to adhere to each job site’s safety requirements; while working on an active job site, outdoors, is a requirement.

ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES

The above statements are illustrative of the duties and responsibilities typically assigned to employees in this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of their duties and responsibilities.

NOTHING IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION RESTRICTS MANAGEMENT'S RIGHT TO ASSIGN OR REASSIGN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES TO THE JOB AT ANY TIME.