Commissioning Manager; NY

Overview

This position is responsible for the oversight and/or management of the testing, and commissioning of a single complex or multiple smaller scope high voltage substation projects. The role will provide testing and technical support for both greenfield and brownfield substation projects. For complex multistage brownfield work where the Commissioning Manager will be required to be on site daily, they will serve a dual role as the Construction Manager and Commissioning Manager;

the additional responsibilities in the Construction Manager’s role also apply. For smaller scope projects, the Commissioning Manager will provide support to the Construction Manager and witness required tests on equipment and protection devices.

The LT&CM has responsibility for the overall effort required to energize the project. They manage pre-commissioning, commissioning, primary equipment (HV apparatus), P&C equipment and systems testing, A&I equipment and systems testing, coordination for Network and Security System testing, substation functional testing, and energization activities.

The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, project location and project scope. Related travel, per diem and/or relocation expenses will be considered outside of base salary negotiations and will be based on project location. This is an on‑site position, with various project locations open.

• Review detailed engineering drawings to gain understanding of project scope and required services before commission kickoff.
• Review existing protection schemes in the subject area to incorporate into new design, as required. Special areas of focus are anti‑islanding schemes, generator intertie settings, SPS schemes, etc. Prior to testing kickoff, be aware of how existing schemes work today before making modifications during outages, construction and/or testing.
• Ensure revision of relay settings, logic diagrams (including Goose messaging diagrams), operational descriptions and protection schemes by the Commissioning Engineers prior to commissioning work.
• Coordinate with SP&C engineer and Owner as needed for modifications as a result of the review process.
• Develop Commissioning Plan.
• Develop Commissioning Forms to document test results. Prepare detailed commissioning documentation needed to prepare for, execute, validate and record all commissioning results.
• Develop Commissioning Outage & Energization Plan.
• Work with the Commissioning Engineer to ensure proper Commissioning of all Protection & Control Settings and Systems, Automation & Integration Settings and Systems, and Network & Security Settings and Systems.
• Complete functional testing of the entire system to ensure operation per the design of all equipment and associated protection, control, automation, integration, network, cyber‑security and SCADA functions.
• Fill out test certification sheets as they apply to the work.
• Perform testing on secondary, AC, and DC electrical systems.
• Perform full functional, phasing tests to ensure proper operation of all low voltage systems. Validate tests and provide sufficient overlap with successful results.
• Identify and support troubleshooting of network or serial communication issues.
• Manage and coordinate on‑site resources including commissioning team, construction contractors, and others.
• Provide progress weekly reports per project, projections, and schedule updates to Owner.
• Develop risk mitigation plans to reduce chance of incidental operations or safety risks to the system and personnel.
• Establish plans for temporary wiring or relay settings as required. Track, identify, test, and restore any temporary configurations as part of the project.

Must have a BS/BA degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET (or Owner approved equivalent) accredited college/university, and 10 years' experience in the following areas:

• Construction, maintenance and testing of electrical equipment
• Relay protection and control systems
• Start‑up and commissioning of electrical equipment and systems
• Electrical field engineering
• Arc Flash safety training
• Troublesh…