Commissioning - Field Services

WSP USA is initiating a search for a Full-time Commissioning - Field Services for our New York office.

Our engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national, and international projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with the execution of building commissioning processes (new/re/retro/continuous), energy auditing and building retrofit applications, support for sustainability certification applications, and measurement and verification techniques.

WSP USA offers excellent growth opportunities for our young engineers in our firm. You will work under the supervision, training, and guidance of the senior commissioning leadership and together you will carve out your career path.

• Experience with 480-Volt electrical systems, executing / witnessing electrical testing 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).
• Knowledge of 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.
• Knowledge of Short Circuit/Coordination/ Arc Flash Studies.
• An understanding of the architectural, engineering and construction industry.
• Knowledge of sustainable design practices or facilities operations is preferred.
• Ability to work independently under supervision of senior leadership in a highly collaborative team environment.

Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site during various construction phases, surveys, blueprints, schematics, data, technical drawings, flow diagrams, computer-generated reports, and other matrices for project energy auditing actions, validation, and commissioning.

Perform professional building and system commissioning work by conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, resources, layout, usage, and systems to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, and installation or operating permits.

Assist with development of configuring, testing specifications, and readiness plans; preparing and updating checklists/punch lists and cost estimates that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.

Involved from project inception to completion for commissioning work deliverables throughout the various project work phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, integration, installation, and operation.

Assist with advanced technologies, monitoring, modeling techniques, design requirements, load calculations, and operating strategies to account for the proper installation and functioning of equipment and systems according to specifications, implementing future-ready solutions with building systems operating standards.

Assist cross-functional teams with executing project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, schematics, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.

Assist with commissioning and operational plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.

Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, technical drawings, spreadsheets, and other 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.

Maintain quality control standards, document logs of control and equipment functionality testing and verification, and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, calculations, statistical analysis, and reporting.

Assist with development and scoping of commissioning projects.

Assist with preparing comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to navigate, improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or installation/operational issues or opportunities.

Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during site assessments, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk installation, equipment operations, and/or mitigation activities.

Interact with any applicable regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.

Collaborate with other professionals, engineers, inspectors, project control, and technicians on public and privately funded building improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development…