Commissioning Superintendent - Gas Power Generation

Blattner is expanding our energy construction leadership into gas power generation. This is a unique opportunity to help build this new business from the ground up, backed by a company with decades of proven success in the energy sector. This position will help us shape the processes and standards that carry this business forward to deliver end-to-end hybrid energy solutions.

The Commissioning Superintendent supervises Commissioning activities to ensure a safe, productive, and quality job is attained and costs are controlled in the construction discipline. Assists the site team in labor schedules, materials, tools, equipment and subcontractors within work discipline to effectively utilize all resources; and works with specifications and contract requirements. Provides input and technical expertise for power generating construction projects.

Supports installation guidance as needed, QA/QC leadership, scheduling and owner correspondence as it relates to commissioning activities.

• Helps to set direction for Commissioning Foreman on-site to ensure use of all company resources; and adherence to all company policies and state and federal regulations. Provides feedback to the Commissioning Foreman in addition to ensuring development of front-line onboarding, training, and mentoring the commissioning foreman.
• Supports the site in maintaining safe working conditions and safety procedures on the projects. Understands and enforces company, jobsite specific, federal, and state safety regulations on site and discusses concerns with Site Manager’s and Commissioning Foreman. Will be responsible within work discipline for the utilization of best safety practices: emphasis on special risks, site conditions, JHA’s, EHA’s and participate in the company CATS program, accident injury management.
• Monitors Blattner work including subcontractors to maximize production and minimize costs. Reports observations to the SM & PM.
• Acts as a commissioning consultant to supervisory and field personnel in the areas of transmission lines, inter-connect systems, switch gear installations, electrical circuits, power quality, high voltage collection/distribution systems and substation.
• Responsible for safe working conditions and procedures including verification of qualified and trained personnel for the following: switch and tag procedures, approaching distances, arc flash, protective equipment.
• Communicates with Site Manager to update him/her on project problem areas.
• Compares and continuously monitors actual costs to the job estimate and informs the Commissioning Foreman and Site Manager of cost over-runs with testing and commissioning.
• Assists the PM in establishing the Project testing and commissioning budget (Engineering, Construction, and Interconnect.) Will assist PM in expediting change orders and changes to project testing and commissioning budget.
• Responsible for the safety and skill evaluation of Commissioning Forepersons.
• Provides General Contractor support of Engineering review, procurement (if necessary), construction, and start-up of a high or medium voltage electrical system and associated substation.
• Arranges for engineering support and consultation needed as well as provide for peer review of critical commissioning issues as it relates to testing and commissioning.
• Collaborates with corporate managers in becoming a qualified person in obtaining state contractor license(s), and/or a journeyman or master electrician licenses or PV licenses.

• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
• Identifies opportunities for streamlining work and reducing waste in order to improve efficiency
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