Senior Electrical Commissioning Consultant

** Overview*
* Kimley-Horn's Warrenville, IL office is seeking a Senior Electrical Commissioning Consultant to help grow our MEP Commissioning practice. In this role, you will plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute full life-cycle commissioning for critical facilities. You will collaborate with the design team and construction partners, witness and document static and dynamic testing of complex mechanical, electrical, and controls systems; and verify operation in normal, maintenance, and failure modes.

** Responsibilities*
* - Lead and participate in all phases of commissioning engagements, including planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution for complex projects (including in new and existing buildings).

- Perform design reviews; confirm design intent, criteria, and operational requirements for commissioned systems.

- Develop commissioning plans, checklists, logs, functional performance test scripts, and other documentation to manage and track progress.

- Prepare equipment pre-startup/startup procedures; develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).

- Lead client-site testing, including integrated systems testing (IST) and load bank testing, and compile and analyze test results.

- Direct and/or support functional testing of building MEP systems, including (as applicable) HVAC air and water distribution, AHUs, pumps, cooling towers, chillers, boilers, UPS, generators, switch gear, and power distribution.

- Coordinate with construction contractors, vendors, and testing technicians; interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, and shop drawings.

- Facilitate commissioning meetings; document decisions and action items and prepare meeting minutes as required.

- Perform site observation surveys and prepare field, punch list, and general condition reports; recommend corrective actions as needed.

- Prepare comprehensive commissioning and closeout reports, including deficiencies, functional checklists, recommendations to optimize operations, and O&M documentation inputs.

- Use standard test instruments and fundamental measurement equipment safely and effectively.

- Adhere to all project safety requirements and applicable codes, local regulations, construction practices and specific on-site regulations.

- Lead and perform engineering design reviews, prepare commissioning scripts and reports, direct client-site testing and manage the training of on-site staff

- Prepare equipment pre-start-up and start-up procedures;
Development of standard operating procedures (SOP's) and Methods of Procedures (MOPs);
Comprehensive Commissioning documentation

- Prepare commissioning test procedures and reports

- Develop oversee and maintain commissioning logs, equipment checklists, and other tools to track commissioning projects

- Prepare comprehensive reports; recommendations for optimizing building operations, functional checklists, list of deficiencies, equipment operation and maintenance manuals

- Review design criteria, specifications, drawings, equipment submittal, and other documentation pertinent to commissioning

- Assist in leading and managing internal and external resources as the lead electrical commissioning professional on project sites

- Knowledgeable of building codes, local project regulations, construction practices and the latest equipment functional concepts.

** Qualifications*
* - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; this role requires significant writing, documentation, and client interaction.

- Strong technical writing skills and experience creating, organizing, and maintaining commissioning documentation.

- Proficient with cloud-based construction administration and commissioning tools (e.g. CxAlloy, Procore, etc.)

- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; familiarity with AutoCAD is preferred.

- Extensive understanding of MEP systems and controls design, installation, and operation.

- Ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences (e.g., contractors, architects, engineers) with varying levels of technical knowledge.

- Demonstrated experience in commissioning planning and functional testing; building performance investigation (re-/retro-commissioning) and troubleshooting for new and existing facilities.

- Ability to work professionally on site and interact effectively with clients and project partners.

- Comfort working around live electrical components, three-phase AC power systems, DC power systems, chilled water distribution and HVAC systems.

- Willingness to travel domestically 60-80% of the time.

- Recognized Professional Cx Certification is preferred (e.g. CCP, BCxP, CxA, etc.)

- Infrared Thermography Certification is preferred (e.g. ITC Level 1, 2, 3, etc.)

** Education and Experience*
* - 10+ years of field experience as a commissioning agent with demonstrated expertise in MEP system construction, testing and operations.

- Direct field experience working on mission critical facility construction sites is preferred.

- Technical degree or…