Commissioning Technician

Minimum Qualifications

• HS Diploma
• 3 years of commercial/industrial experience working on generators, ATS/switchgear
• PLC, generator controller and protective relay experience
• Commissioning experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to program and make edits to PLC’s, generator controllers, and protective relays.
• Must be able to accurately document onsite changes to As-Shipped Drawings and Settings Files.
• Proficient at switchgear and generator functions and operation.
• Must be able understand and follow project scopes to prevent any type of scope creep.
• Must be able and willing to travel overnight for extended periods.
• Ability to develop and maintain a project schedule.
• Must be able to pass background check and drug screen
• Strong written and verbal English skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, Outlook email/calendars
• Proficient understanding of AC/DC Electrical Theory.
• NFPA 70 Arc Flash Certified preferred
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics with the ability to troubleshoot equipment and systems.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with varying levels of coworkers/customers via phone/email and in person.

Summary

Provide technical oversight and management of the commissioning and field engineering related activities for all the Distributed Infrastructures Systems. This position will be the clear bond between the client, engineering, Service, and operation entities for the successful field vetting of our Distributed Infrastructure Systems. Clear processes and procedures for focused, high quality, pre-defined efforts to meet client expectations shall be the guiding principles for this position. Dedicated to being customer focused by meeting the required expectations, maintaining high decision quality by using work experience, systematic analysis, and engineering support to make valuable and safe decisions, while excelling at problem solving by using logic and time proven methods to effectively resolve any problem.

Essential Functions

• Liaison to engineering groups in the factory to issues in the field that arise during the start-up and commissioning of the site.
• Engage in complex field start-ups by providing quality and engineering oversight.
• Assist Service Technicians on complex start-ups via phone or onsite assistance.
• Provide control of onsite engineering changes to drawings and settings files.
• Effectively communicate open action items to proper initiatives for action planning and task assigning
• Assist in the development of written commissioning, and testing plans to ensure system start-ups are effectively completed.
• Provide communication between project management and engineering to ensure job scope and schedule is being maintained.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with project management, design engineers, and the service department to ensure product improvement initiatives are maintained.
• Assist in the development and execution of field retrofit projects.
• Assist in the development and execution of engineering change notices.
• Lead complex system customer witness testing within the manufacturing facility.
• Escalate issues to leadership that threaten the quality or schedule of projects in a timely manner to assure customer satisfaction while not taking on exorbitant costs.