Commissioning Specialist - Electrical

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate,affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

McKinstry cannot succeed without you. We are currently seeking a Commissioning Specialist - Electrical to join our growing National Technical Services team. Your passion, experience and endless curiosity are the drivers we need as we seek to become the one of the leading commissioning providers in the country.

At McKinstry,a 2025 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Top 5 Commissioning Giant, commissioning is respected as an essential part of project delivery and a preferred method for ensuring building systems are installed and operated to reach maximum performance.

Newly built buildings need you to ensure they operate as designed. Existing buildings need your capable hands to fine-tune operations.

Technical and Consulting Services:

• Helping clients improve efficiency, reliability, and operating costs on new and existing facilities.
• Developing, managing, and coordinating project-specific commissioning, balancing, and startup plans.
• Performing commissioning activities across mechanical, electrical, controls, and building automation systems.
• Reviewing installation, startup, functional performance, and controls operations to verify compliance with engineering specifications.
• Supporting controls system design by developing PLC-based control drawings, control panel requirements, instrumentation selections, and network architecture coordination.
• Programming, integrating, and troubleshooting basic PLC systems, field devices, third-party equipment, and communication networks.
• Leading or supporting FAT/SAT activities, including I/O verification, point-to-point checks, loop checks, and functional performance testing.
• Developing and maintaining commissioning documentation such as I/O lists, instrumentation schedules, control drawings, network diagrams, test scripts, and checklists.
• Providing technical leadership, coordinating with project stakeholders, participating in design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers or technicians.

• 3+ years of MEP commissioning experience, including leading new construction commissioning projects.
• Proven understanding of building automation systems, controls integration, and PLC-based control environments.
• Experience reviewing construction documents, controls drawings, I/O lists, instrumentation schedules, and network architecture documentation.
• Familiarity with PLC hardware, remote I/O, power supplies, network components, instrumentation, and common protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, Profinet, and BACnet.
• Ability to troubleshoot startup issues related to PLC programming, instrumentation, electrical systems, mechanical systems, communication networks, and field devices.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word;
  AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to coordinate across engineers, vendors, contractors, and owners.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, architectural, or electrical engineering or equivalent work experience preferred.