Description
WSP USA is seeking a full-time Senior Electrical/ Critical Systems’ Lead Commissioning Agent for their Dallas, Texas office.
This role provides high-level technical execution and guidance for multi-site/phase activities to validate construction, integrity, operability, and the commissioning of critical systems and facilities projects in the public and private sectors.
Responsibilities include:
- Planning, directing, coordinating, testing, and commissioning and retro-commissioning of building systems.
- Substantiating reports, documentation, and decisions regarding the configuration of equipment, optimization studies, system functional testing, readiness testing, and the transition from the construction phase to full operations.
- Ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for performance, reliability, safety, and security for building inhabitants.
Requirements:
- Proficient with 480-Volt electrical systems, executing/witnessing electrical testing/commissioning tasks utilizing equipment such as power quality meters, circuit breaker test sets, contact/insulation resistance meters, and infrared cameras.
- Experience with Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS), Back Up Battery Systems, Static Switches (STS), and Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), Emergency Generators, and Power Distribution Units (PDUs).
- Experience with 5kV-26kV systems and protection relays is preferred.
- Experience with witnessing and executing pre-functional, functional, and integrated electrical testing.
- Knowledge of NETA, IEEE, and NFPA-70 electrical testing standards.
- Experience with Short Circuit/Coordination/Arc Flash Studies.
- Good understanding of the architectural, engineering, and construction industry.
- Experience with sustainable design practices or facilities operations is preferred.
- Ability to work independently and provide supervision in a highly collaborative team environment.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related discipline or equivalent years of industry experience.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant post-education experience in the discipline with prior building and systems commissioning experience.
- Proficiency with building commissioning principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.
- Experience with building planning, design, and installation management; including active involvement in a variety of renovation and new design projects.
- Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant building technology/system installation and/or construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
WSP offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
The expected salary range for this position is $129,000 - $180,000.