Lead Commissioning Engineer
$140,000–$185,000 year
HybridDenver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Review specifications and engineering drawings to understand substation functionality, then develop detailed test procedures and sign-off sheets for each piece of equipment. Manage and schedule installation and commissioning with subcontractors, personnel, and customers while providing safety analysis and outage plans. Direct crews during critical work junctures, including final commission and initial energization, and witness or perform critical tests such as DC Functional Trip Testing. Train new engineers and technicians in relay testing and equipment testing while supporting multiple capital projects simultaneously. Acknowledge completed modifications as functional and formally turn them over to Dispatch.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical or engineering technology) from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 8-20+ years testing & commissioning experience
- In-depth understanding of three-phase power systems
- In-depth understanding of protection and control schemes and implementation
- In-depth experience utilizing relay test sets with various relay vendors including SEL, GE, Beckwith, ABB, Basler, etc. and various manufacturers of electromechanical relays
- In-depth understanding of equipment testing - circuit breakers, transformers, circuit switchers, MOABS, CTs, PTs, batteries & chargers, transfer switches, line tuners, wave traps, carrier relays, etc.
- In-depth experience executing in-service power measurements (load checks)
- Experience leading crews to test and commission new and modified substations including equipment isolation/restoration and complex circuit cutovers being mindful to mitigate inadvertent operations
- Experience with rotating machinery, including generators and excitation systems
- Experience testing previously programmed RTUs locally and remotely to system operators
- Experience with SCADA, RTU, and DFR systems
- Ability to travel a minimum of 50%
- Must possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver's license
- Ability to understand AC and DC elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams and one-line drawings for the purpose of understanding system operation and developing testing requirements and procedures
- Ability to develop programming macros for use in automated relay testing
- Candidate should be able to obtain NICET certification or equivalent
Desired Qualifications
- Education A Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical or engineering technology) from an accredited institution is preferred
- Proven ability to motivate, mentor, and optimize in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
- Goal oriented and focused
- Strong drive, energy, enthusiasm, and proactive style
- Experience managing technical projects of various sizes
- Excellent communication (written and oral) & interpersonal skills
- Excellent negotiation, influence, mediation & conflict management skills
- Proven ability with problem solving and decision making
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, & time-management skills
- Strong budget management skills
- Diverse skill set with the ability to work independently
- Will act as technical lead on projects and guide less experienced engineers/technicians
- May also act as Commissioning Engineer on projects
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