Commissioning Engineer

Commissioning Engineer
Up to 70k + car allowance
UK based travel

The Commissioning Engineer will be responsible cold commissioning various projects all around the UK and mentoring young aspiring commissioning technicians. A strong understanding of cold commissioning 11-33kV switchgear. Liaising with customers representatives and delivering switchgear installations for various manufacturers such as Siemens, Schneider, Ormazabal, ABB etc.

Key Accountabilities

• Mentor up and coming Test & Commissioning technicians.
• Carry out and document all tasks associated with the pre-commissioning / commissioning of the equipment.
• Be responsible in handing over a fully operational system for acceptance by the customer.
• Ensure health and safety procedures and standards are followed on site. Ensure all Health and safety documentation is filed, maintained and updated on site.
• Ensure commissioning schedules, handover and witnessing documents are updated, maintained, completed and filed / issued to project manager prior to project completion.
• Carry out factory acceptance testing when required, Site acceptance testing and customer witnessing.
• Ensure sites are cleared of equipment and materials / products prior to handover / completion.
• To undertake any other duties as requested by senior staff within the business

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent in Engineering.
• At least 5-years working within the Power Industry.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal and ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Full UK Driving license.
• Has good working knowledge of basic protection relays and functions.
• Is capable of performing tests such as Contact resistance (Ductor), Insulation resistance, AC dielectric withstand tests, CT/VT primary and polarity checks, relay secondary injection, scheme checks and CT analysis.
• Capable of working with protection relays and making minor changes to settings and configs as and when required.
• Installation tests on distribution Transformers.
• Occasionally helping senior commissioning engineers on major projects.