[Hiring] Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer @Kiewit

Role Description

As a Senior Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer, you will play a critical role in the safe, efficient, and successful startup of complex industrial and mission-critical facilities. This position is responsible for supporting electrical commissioning, testing, energization, validation, startup, turnover, and operational readiness activities across major construction projects throughout North America.

• Support the planning and execution of electrical pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, turnover, and operational readiness activities.
• Develop, review, and execute commissioning procedures, startup plans, energization plans, test scripts, and turnover documentation.
• Lead electrical testing activities including Factory Witness Testing (FWT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Functional Performance Testing (FPT), and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Support electrical energization planning and execution, including system readiness reviews, switching plans, risk assessments, and contingency planning.
• Perform electrical system validation and verify compliance with design intent, project requirements, and operational objectives.
• Participate in system walkdowns, readiness reviews, punch management, and turnover activities.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical system issues encountered during commissioning and startup.
• Support completions management activities including system boundaries, turnover workflows, commissioning readiness tracking, and systemization efforts.
• Validate system performance during startup, failure-mode testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Perform redundancy verification for critical electrical systems including N, N+1, and 2N architectures.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, operations, vendors, OEMs, utilities, third-party testing firms, and commissioning teams to support startup and commissioning objectives.
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, test documentation, startup reports, and turnover packages.
• Review electrical design documents, one-line diagrams, specifications, and vendor documentation to support commissioning and startup activities.
• Support development and execution of system readiness reviews, commissioning schedules, and startup work plans.
• Monitor commissioning progress and communicate system readiness status to project stakeholders.
• Review commissioning reports and testing documentation to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Support development of lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance future commissioning and startup execution.
• Support coordination and resolution of commissioning punch list items and startup-related deficiencies.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all applicable project safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering, commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, or industrial project experience.
• Experience supporting commissioning and startup activities for industrial, power, manufacturing, mission-critical, or data center facilities.
• Experience with medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems.
• Experience with electrical testing, startup, and energization activities.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, testing, and operational readiness activities, including exposure to Functional Performance Testing (FPT) and Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Strong understanding of electrical system redundancy concepts including N, N+1, and 2N architectures.
• Strong technical troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel and relocate to project sites throughout North America based on business needs.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure (preferred).
• Experience supporting hyperscale data center, mission-critical, industrial, power generation, or EPC projects (preferred).
• Experience with protective relaying systems and electrical acceptance testing (preferred).
• Experience supporting completions, turnover, systemization, or CSU programs (preferred).
• Experience with commissioning management software and turnover management systems (preferred).
• Experience reading and interpreting one-lines, relay protection drawings, control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, equipment documentation, and construction documents (preferred).
• Experience working within a contractor-led commissioning and execution environment (preferred).
• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents.
• Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Retirement plans with matching.
• Generous paid time off.