C-Commissioning Electrical Lead (Electrical Red Seal)

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GrizzlyTrek is hiring a Commissioning Electrical Lead for our valued client's commissioning and startup (CSU) team in Edmonton, Alberta. You will be the electrical subject matter expert on an integrated field leadership team, taking electrical equipment and systems through inspection, testing and energization to first time start-up, and mentoring less experienced members of the team along the way.

A Journeyman Electrical Interprovincial Red Seal is required, with 7 to 15 years of experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up.

At a Glance

• Pay: $80.00 per hour
• Location: Edmonton, Alberta. Field based, working on site.
• Ticket: Journeyman Electrical, Interprovincial Red Seal (required)
• Experience: 7 to 15 years of work experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up
• Safety Tickets: Six required (OSSA and CSTS), listed below
• Scope: Electrical commissioning, testing and energization

Required Safety Certifications (OSSA and CSTS)

• Construction Safety Training System (CSTS-20)
• Basic Scaffold Safety (CSTS-20)
• Fall Protection
• Confined Space Entry and Monitoring
• WHMIS
• H2S Alive

The Seat

You will work inside an integrated field leadership team, planning, managing and preparing equipment and systems for first time start-up. Your work covers electrical equipment such as switchgear, transformers, ATS and UPS, from walkdowns and megger testing through functional performance testing, VFD programming and energization. As the electrical subject matter expert, you mentor less experienced members of the team and direct E&I resources to mitigate deficiencies.

What You'll Do

• Perform static and dynamic commissioning, including continuity checks, insulation resistance (megger) testing, functional performance tests and VFD programming
• Inspect and walk down electrical equipment (switchgear, transformers, ATS and UPS) visually and mechanically to verify installation against drawings
• Identify, troubleshoot and resolve electrical issues and deficiencies during the startup phase, and direct E&I resources to mitigate them
• Take part in system walkdowns and manage punch list items until every deficiency is resolved, within the Completions process, the Punchlist and Mitigation Plan and the CMS Plan
• Coordinate and execute commissioning, testing and energization per the Commissioning Execution Plan and team directives, and support EHT testing and validation
• Keep test result records, complete check sheets (A, B and C checks), write detailed technical reports, and make sure CSU documentation is collected, filed and archived to standard practice
• Take part in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), documenting deficiencies
• Read and apply detailed vendor settings, P&IDs, isometrics, single line diagrams, electrical and instrument drawings, manuals and loop diagrams, and track red-line changes
• Identify, schedule and manage vendor and contractor needs on site, monitor progress, and coordinate with project managers for handover of electrical systems
• Within the Electrical scope, assist the CSU Manager with review and edits of Commissioning Plans, Procedures and Strategy, and develop daily progress reports for the CSU Electrical Coordinator
• Act as the electrical subject matter expert and mentor to the project team, sharing CSU experience and teaching less experienced members

What You Bring

• Journeyman Electrical Interprovincial Red Seal
• 7 to 15 years of work experience, including 5 years leading commissioning and start-up of electrical, instrumentation and automated electrical and mechanical equipment and process control systems
• Strong electrical background in power generation, protection relay testing, interlock verification, VFDs, transformer testing, high voltage substation energization and EHT, with a high level of understanding of automated equipment commissioning
• Experience meeting the high corporate safety and environmental directives and requirements of major industrial suppliers
• All six safety certifications listed above

Nice to Have

• Commissioning and start-up experience on electrical and instrumentation equipment in industrial gas, power generation and chemical facilities, including cryogenic technologies, air separation, syngas and CO2 capture

Why Electrical Leads Take This Job

This seat puts you in the lead electrical role on an integrated field leadership team, taking switchgear, transformers, ATS and UPS equipment from walkdowns and megger testing to energization and first time start-up. It pays $80.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Life insurance plus AD&D with critical illness and cancer coverage
• Extended health: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, vision, and paramedical including mental health
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic coverage for children
• Travel insurance up to $5,000,000 per incident
• Ongoing training and career development support

About GrizzlyTrek

GrizzlyTrek Group is a Technical Workforce and Indigenous Employment Partner. We recruit skilled trades and technical professionals across Canada's industrial sector and place them with reputable employers offering long term work, fair pay, and room to advance. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and proudly support Indigenous employment.

Apply

Are you a Red Seal electrician who has led commissioning and start-up? Tell us your years leading start-up, the equipment you have tested and energized, and your safety tickets. Qualified candidates will be contacted quickly.

Apply today at www.grizzlytrekgroup.com

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