ERS Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Remote
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Graduate Bachelor Engineer (BSEE or Electrical Engineering Technology Degree preferred).
Nice to have
- Knowledge of industry commissioning standards and best practices including ASHRAE Guideline 0, ASHRAE Standard 202, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NETA ATS, NETA MTS, IEEE standards, and Uptime Institute commissi
- Commissioning certification (BCxP, CCP, AABC CxA) is preferred.
- NETA certification, PE license, or equivalent industry credentials preferred.
- Familiarity with LEED®, sustainable design principles, and green building certification processes; LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential is preferred.
- Strong technical knowledge of electrical power systems and their operation, including utility distribution systems, medium-voltage distribution, low-voltage distribution, protective relaying, generato
- Experience with the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of electrical equipment and systems.
- Knowledge of protection coordination studies, short-circuit studies, arc-flash studies, and electrical system operations.
- Strong working knowledge of electrical testing equipment including: power quality analyzers, relay test sets, megohmmeters, primary injection equipment, secondary injection equipment, and power monito
- Experience commissioning data centers, healthcare facilities, industrial facilities, utility infrastructure, or other mission-critical facilities.
- Ability to independently plan, organize, schedule, and execute commissioning activities for medium- to large-scale projects and programs.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with client expectations and quality standards.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients, owners, contractors, design professionals, and project stakeholders.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present technical information to clients, project teams, and senior leadership.
- Ability to prepare clear, concise, and professional technical reports, correspondence, and project documentation.
- Effective collaborator who works well within multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced project environment.
- Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgment, reliability, and technical expertise.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), internet-based research, document management systems, and computer-based testing and monitoring equipment.
- Willingness to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, or overnight shifts as project requirements dictate.
- Ability and willingness to travel, including extended out-of-town assignments and occasional international travel.
- Ability to work safely in office, construction, industrial, and mission-critical environments, including standing, walking, climbing ladders, accessing mechanical spaces, and lifting up to 25 pounds a
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Ability to perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Full description
Electrical Reliability Services (ERS) is looking for talented Electrical Building Commissioning Engineers to join our Commissioning Group nationally. This exciting opportunity includes the ability to work remotely traveling to project jobsites and has tremendous career growth opportunities. We offer continued professional development at our state-of-the-art training facility, competitive compensation, lucrative overtime pays, and excellent benefits that are above industry standards. ERS is a subsidiary of Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power). While ERS has been a leader in the commissioning of mission critical facilities for over a decade, Vertiv is committed to creating a world class Commissioning Group. This is a large-scale effort to provide comprehensive services to our current customers and to expand our commissioning services nationally and internationally. As part of its plan to grow the Commissioning Group, we have several exciting opportunities for all levels of experience for both Mechanical and Electrical Building Commissioning Engineers.
Electrical Commissioning Engineer: Perform and manage commissioning procedures for electrical power systems, including medium- and low-voltage distribution systems, data centers, critical facilities, and other mission-critical infrastructure. Manage and lead commissioning projects and support commissioning teams through planning, execution, testing, and project closeout. Be self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently with limited supervision. Position is very mentally demanding and requires candidate to be self-aware.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform all aspects of commissioning for electrical systems, including utility service entrances, medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage switchgear, switchboards and panelboards, protective relaying systems, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, battery systems, static transfer switches (STS), power distribution units (PDU), remote power panels (RPP), automatic transfer switches (ATS), standby generators and paralleling switchgear, grounding and bonding systems, electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS), and SCADA and control systems.
- Conduct commissioning-focused design reviews to verify compliance with the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), and project specifications.
- Review electrical equipment submittals, shop drawings, protection coordination studies, short-circuit studies, and arc-flash analyses.
- Develop commissioning plans, specifications, forms, checklists, and project documentation.
- Interpret and apply electrical drawings, specifications, one-line diagrams, control schematics, and sequence of operation documents.
- Develop pre-functional testing, factory witness testing (FWT), site acceptance testing (SAT), functional performance testing (FPT), and integrated systems testing (IST) procedures and scripts.