Senior Engineer – Commissioning

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Commissioning to establish commissioning standards for upcoming projects.

• Assist in the creation of project-specific commissioning plans.

• Support and/or oversee commissioning activities from pre-design stages to turnover and occupancy, encompassing L1 through L5 tasks.

• Align commissioning schedules with project managers, contractors, vendors, and commissioning agents.

• Aid in managing the delivery timelines for OFCI vendor equipment.

• Evaluate and endorse commissioning scripts.

• Analyze design documents, equipment submittals, and operational sequences.

• Monitor commissioning progress and maintain comprehensive logs, issue lists, deficiency reports, and turnover documentation.

• Participate in factory witness testing and oversee site acceptance testing.

• Confirm the installation, pre-energization, startup, and testing of electrical, mechanical, controls, security, and life-safety systems.

• Engage in commissioning meetings and provide project leadership and stakeholders with status updates.

• Coordinate functional performance testing for UPS systems, generators, switchgear, chillers, fan walls, split systems, CRAHs/CRACs, BMS, EPMS, and other essential systems.

• Facilitate integrated systems testing.

• Manage the resolution of commissioning challenges with design consultants, contractors, vendors, and commissioning agents.

• Enhance operational readiness through training, turnover documentation, SOP/MOP/EOP reviews, and final acceptance tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field from an accredited university; equivalent technical experience will be considered.

• 3 to 5 years of commissioning experience in mission-critical and/or data center projects.

• Proficient understanding of electrical distribution systems, including utility services, switchgear, transformers, generators, ATSs, UPS systems, and PDUs.

• Experience in commissioning mechanical systems such as chillers, cooling towers, dry coolers, fan walls, CRAHs, CRACs, pumps, and their associated controls.

• Familiarity with Building Management Systems (BMS), Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), and integrated control platforms.

• Knowledge of commissioning processes, including QA/QC, startup and energization, pre-functional testing, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, and turnover procedures.

• Skilled in reviewing mechanical, electrical, process flow, and control system drawings and specifications.

• Capable of reviewing, developing, executing, and documenting commissioning plans, scripts, procedures, and test reports.

• Strong coordination abilities with experience collaborating with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and commissioning agents.

• Understanding of mission-critical operational requirements, redundancy concepts, and reliability standards (N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable designs).

• Knowledge of industry standards such as ASHRAE commissioning guidelines, NFPA requirements, and Uptime Institute principles is preferred.

• Exceptional communication, organization, problem-solving, and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.

• Willingness to travel within the US and Canada to meet project and team requirements.

• Valid driver's license and dependable transportation.

• Candidates must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; employment visa sponsorship or transfer, including CPT/OPT, is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Company paid Life Insurance

• Voluntary supplemental life insurance

• Flexible spending account

• Health savings account

• Non-accrued PTO

• Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Company paid holidays

• 401k Retirement Plan with employer match

• Mental Wellness Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Discount Marketplace

• Employee Recognition Platform

• Annual bonus eligibility