Commissioning Engineer

Summary

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company serving clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources. The company is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to administer commissioning activities for building HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and similar systems, from concept design through functional testing and post-occupancy. The role involves reviewing technical documents, leading meetings and testing, conducting site inspections, resolving issues, and producing project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Verify that systems are designed, installed, and operate within the basis of design and specified criteria
• Review and verify MEP systems design documents, construction submittals, and sequences of operation for conformance
• Plan, chair, and document project commissioning meetings
• Write details system checklists and functional performance operational tests to check each and every system point, mode, input, output, etc
• Conduct site walks and inspections and create site observation visit reports and document the results
• Direct onsite system testing and monitoring of complex and integrated systems
• Track and proactively resolve issues with contractors, engineers, and owners
• Create reports and project deliverables with proper grammar and formatting to create professional deliverables
• For complex projects work under the guidance of senior level staff and for less complex projects lead the commissioning team independently

Skills

• Must be near a major metropolitan airport
• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant building science, plus two years of relevant experience, or 5 years equivalent work in MEP systems
• Knowledge of MEP systems installation and operation required
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers
• Ability to effectively present information using technical writing skills, including detailed document formatting
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills with ability to independently track many ongoing tasks and organize large amounts of project files and correspondence
• Financial Knowledge: Ability to manage tasks and scope within the given budgets
• Reasoning: Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex construction documents and operation of building controls systems; address complex project team dynamics; and troubleshooting building system operation
• Software: Microsoft Word, including detailed formatting
• Microsoft excel, including processing and analyzing large amounts of BAS trend data
• Network file management
• Ability to edit PDF documents
• Preferred cities are Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis. Others may be considered
• Certificates and Licenses: Preferred to have passed the FE and on track for Professional Engineer (PE)
• LEED AP and on track for commissioning certification (such as CxA, CCP, or BCxP) preferred
• Ability to create formatted layouts preferred
• Prior use of commissioning online software preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Must be near a major metropolitan airport
• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant building science, plus two years of relevant experience, or 5 years equivalent work in MEP systems
• Knowledge of MEP systems installation and operation required
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers
• Ability to effectively present information using technical writing skills, including detailed document formatting
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills with ability to independently track many ongoing tasks and organize large amounts of project files and correspondence
• Financial Knowledge: Ability to manage tasks and scope within the given budgets
• Reasoning: Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex construction documents and operation of building controls systems; address complex project team dynamics; and troubleshooting building system operation
• Software: Microsoft Word, including detailed formatting
• Microsoft excel, including processing and analyzing large amounts of BAS trend data
• Network file management
• Ability to edit PDF documents

Nice to Haves

• Preferred cities are Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis. Others may be considered
• Certificates and Licenses: Preferred to have passed the FE and on track for Professional Engineer (PE)
• LEED AP and on track for commissioning certification (such as CxA, CCP, or BCxP) preferred
• Ability to create formatted layouts preferred
• Prior use of commissioning online software preferred

Benefits

• When not testing in field this is a work-from-home position or, if desired, located in the nearest office.
• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.