This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Sr. Commissioning Manager in our New York, New York office. In this role you will lead and work with a team of commissioning technical experts that perform activities to validate construction, integrity, and confirm operability of facilities in terms of performance, reliability, safety and security. Our experts contribute to the configuration of facilities in their planning stage, participate in optimization studies in the design phase, witness equipment and system functional testing during construction phase and develop readiness plans and training to achieve transition from the construction phase to full operations.
Your Impact
As a Sr. Commissioning Manager you will be responsible for addressing and executing policy including safety, financial, managerial, administrative and technical matters. You may serve as a Department Manager or Assistant Department Manager.
Commissioning:
Implement safety as top priority with zero-harm approach
Experience in testing and commissioning of power projects including EHV Substations
Review major and control equipment including protection and control schematic drawings
Have ability to lead testing and commissioning team
Develop and/or review commissioning plan incorporating construction phases, testing procedures including formats to record.
Review schedule/commissioning and energization process activities
Develop and/or review energy auditing actions including root cause analysis
Review site visits to conduct functional performance testing and validate equipment
Oversee close out, including testing and balancing, controls, start up and commissioning
Coordinate tasks for larger projects
Lead tasks for technical assignments
Develop and manages work plans for addressing technical issues, staying within project time and budget
Develop and/or review the relay setting calculations
Ability to troubleshoot and provide convincing technical solutions
Develop outage management plan in coordination with the stakeholders
Prepare detailed progress reports
Extend support to business development team by providing resource effort estimates, methodologies for proposals.
Analytics:
Demonstrate strong competence in analytical techniques in solving complex technical problems
Demonstrate excellence and innovation in providing high quality level technical performance
Approve and signs off on work
Review document logs of control, functionality verification, equipment testing and creating of checklists/ punch lists
Present complex technical solutions to clients
Provide input on estimates for project schedules and resources
Oversee the schedules/objectives for project and staff
Review information for proposal documents, specifications, and reporting
Manage project teams and small- to mid-size projects
Competence in analytical techniques in solving complex technical problems
Demonstrate excellence and innovation in providing high quality level technical input to the projects
Perform quality control reviews of work developed by others
Collaboration:
Regularly imparts professional knowledge and skills to others
Develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Leads team and/or project meetings and interface with internal specialty groups
Provides technical direction to others on Testing & Commissioning
Manage or mentor junior staff
Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
Other duties as required by business needs
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related discipline (or other engineering discipline)
10+ years of relevant post education experience with commissioning experience.
Valid driver's license and willing to travel
Ability to work efficiently in a multicultural team environment
Excellent verbal communication and writing skills
Attention to detail and highly organized
Self-starter, able to work independently as well as multi-task
May have post Graduate Education (Graduate Level Courses, Masters, PhD)
Competencies in operating the relevant computer applications
Eligible for discipline certification or professional license
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree is preferred.
Essential or enhancing professional licensure/certification.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $97,100 - $173,140
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
