Senior Project Manager, Electrical Commissioning

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About the role

  • Senior commissioning project manager leading electrical infrastructure projects for Veolia, a water, waste, and energy management company. Managing mission-critical data center and power plant commissioning across North America.

Responsibilities

  • Manage multimillion-dollar, time-sensitive commissioning projects for Mission Critical clients
  • Lead employees, subcontractors, and client vendors executing critical systems infrastructure projects across North America
  • Manage subcontractors and client vendors on a project-by-project basis
  • Assign project tasks and schedules
  • Serve as technical subject matter expert for complex mission-critical projects
  • Develop procedures, methods, and testing scripts for power, hydraulic, and cooling systems
  • Participate in complex and high-risk system tests, planning, and risk mitigation
  • Provide technical assessments and recommendations for major project reports
  • Develop best practices and lessons-learned databases for commissioning processes and field testing procedures
  • Manage technical resources and direct their participation on projects in the U.S. and Canada
  • Develop training resources and databases for field commissioning teams
  • Lead client meetings, schedules, and issue-resolution processes
  • Prepare proposals for client RFPs and project pricing requests
  • Assist with departmental budgets, KPIs, and financial planning for the Canadian region
  • Review and validate documentation and subcontractor/vendor work
  • Perform extensive travel and on-site commissioning work, typically Tuesday through Thursday
  • Work occasional non-standard hours for maintenance windows or weekend schedules

Requirements

  • Minimum 15 years of experience in the Electrical/Mission Critical industry
  • 5–10 years of experience commissioning complex installations and solving construction/operational problems
  • Proven experience managing design, energy services, and commissioning projects within scope, budget, and schedule
  • Familiarity with NETA, ASHRAE, LEED, and other building codes and industry standards
  • Comprehensive understanding of Mission Critical MEP systems in Data Centers and Power Plants
  • Expertise in high-voltage and medium-voltage switchgear, main switchboards up to 5000A, backup generation, UPSs, battery systems, static and automatic transfer systems, and related power transfer equipment
  • Knowledge of BMS, SCADA, PLCs, TCP/IP, Modbus, and Canbus
  • Familiarity with instrumentation for PID control loops
  • Experience in MEP systems design, commissioning, retro-commissioning, and energy modeling for complex buildings
  • Ability to perform construction observations, develop functional test plans, and execute electrical and control system tests
  • Strong people, negotiation, time management, and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Fiscal awareness and ability to mentor direct reports
  • Ability to interview and participate in selecting direct-report candidates if needed
  • C.E.T. or equivalent with extensive commissioning experience
  • Canadian CSA Z462 Electrical Safety qualification or U.S. NFPA 70E equivalent
  • Proficiency in computer skills
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; Associate degree from relevant technical programs considered
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience acceptable
  • P.Eng. licensed in the U.S. or Canada preferred but not essential; EIT or equivalent professional engineering membership accepted
  • LEED Associate and PMP certification preferred but not mandatory
  • Infrared Thermography certification preferred
  • Ability to travel 40–70% annually, including local, national, and occasional international travel
  • Must be immediately eligible to work legally in Canada; employer will not sponsor a work permit or other Canadian work authorization
  • Ability to walk 5 miles per day, carry up to 50 pounds, and wear required PPE daily

Benefits

  • Internal and external training and coaching programs
  • Very competitive compensation, pension and benefits package
  • Multi-disciplinary work teams
  • Health and safety oriented work environment
  • Career development according to professional objectives
  • Large-scale projects and varied challenges
  • Opportunity to work on projects that make a positive environmental impact

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Associate's Degree

Tech skills

PMPTCP/IP

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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