Commissioning Engineer

Overview

Wunderlich-Malec Services (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history. WM is a Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant and an ENR Top 500 Firm.

We have a Commissioning Engineer position available in our Biddeford, ME office. This role is responsible for commissioning transmission and distribution substations, ensuring additions or modifications are installed, functioning, and energized correctly. The role serves as a safety net to correct errors from design, installation, or equipment failures before energization and service. The Senior Commissioning Engineer is also responsible for training new engineers/technicians in relay testing, equipment testing, and substation commissioning.

• Review specification and engineering drawings to understand the purpose and functionality of the substation.
• Schedule installation and commissioning with subcontractors and customers.
• Provide safety analysis and proper equipment isolation procedures.
• Provide a day-to-day outage plan for the customer.
• Develop detailed test procedures and sign-off sheets for each piece of equipment.
• Monitor the construction and be available to address technical questions during construction, installation, and testing.
• Identify and resolve design errors.
• Assist field crews and dispatch in developing switch gear sequencing and proper hold points for testing.
• Directly witness or perform critical tests such as DC functional trip testing prior to energization and in-service.
• Direct crews during critical work junctures, typically during final commissioning and through initial energization.
• Acknowledge substation modification is complete and functional and formally turnover to Dispatch to operate within its design limits.
• Senior Commissioning Engineer supports several capital projects simultaneously, rotating among jobs and reviewing test results to anticipate issues.
• Near project completion, when equipment control schemes are to be functionally tested and energized, work extended hours/days may be required at a specific site.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with customers, understanding their needs, preferences, and constraints.
• Manage resources and services required to install electrical equipment.
• Provide customer service, sales ability, and the ability to handle difficult situations with customers.
• Assist in developing estimates for client proposals and business development.

Ability to understand AC and DC elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, and one-line drawings to understand system operation and develop testing requirements and procedures.

Develop standard testing documentation, training procedures, and maintain all project documentation including certifications and calibration records. Candidate should be able to obtain NICET certification or equivalent.

The ideal candidate must have a diverse skill set with the ability to work independently and act as technical lead on projects guiding lower level engineers/technicians.

Education
Bachelor degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical or engineering technology) is preferred. Associate Degree is acceptable provided candidate has proven experience in the field.

Experience
3+ years with capabilities in below areas is preferred:

• In-depth understanding of:
  • Three-phase power systems
  • Protection and control schemes and implementation
  • Equipment testing – circuit breakers, transformers, circuit switchers, MOABs, CTs, PTs, batteries and chargers, transfer switches, line tuners, wave traps, carrier relays, etc.
• Experience in:
  • Testing, troubleshooting, evaluating, and servicing electrical distribution and control systems
  • Utilizing relay secondary injection test sets
  • PQ measurements
  • Leading crews to test and commission new and modified substations
  • Rotating machinery, including generators and excitation systems
  • SCADA, RTU, and DFR systems
  • AutoCAD is also desired

Travel
Work will be mostly onsite at clients primarily in Maine and Northern Massachusetts.

Driver’s License
Possess and…