Electrical Commissioning Engineer

About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has more than 19,000 employees, sales of € 4.3 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

For the Voith Hydro, Commissioning department, we are looking for:

Electrical Commissioning Engineer  
Brossard, QC

Job summary :

Taking into account safety and quality requirements, ensure the completion of commissioning activities on time and on budget to ensure customer satisfaction.

Main responsibilities :

Planning
 

• Analyze contract and elaborate a project specific testing plan and schedule;
• Lead planning and execution of pre, dry and wet commissioning and ensure all interfaces between systems are covered;
• Track and mitigate schedule and budget deviations;
• Develop project and system specific commissioning procedures;
• Identify possible risks and their impact in schedule and cost and develop associated relevant mitigation;
• Establish and maintain pre-established standard commissioning processes with customer, site (field service) and other commissioning engineers affected to the project;
• Participate to HSE procedure development for commissioning;
• Participate in the development of competitive commissioning and testing offers.
   

Commissionning
 

• Coordinate testing activities with customer and site (field service);
• Drive and manage commissioning schedule and resources to archive project targets;
• Perform field tests and measurements and provide expert diagnostics and support;
• Act as the external and internal customer primary contact in respect to all commissioning topics (Plant Owner, Voith Project Manager, etc.);
• Meet, follow and promote all applicable HSE standards. Stop all activities if plant safety requirements are not met;
• Ensure execution of all testing activities as per contract requirements;
• Document and track all schedule and/or cost deviations as per applicable process;
• Ensure proper documentation of preliminary commissioning results (commissioning check sheets).
   

Lessons Learned and Feedback
 

• Feed engineering with commissioning and troubleshooting experiences in design phase;
• Drive internal and external commissioning Lessons Learned;
• Participate in department’s continuous improvement by promoting innovation and challenging actual processes and templates.

 
Qualifications and skills:
 

• Bachelor degree in Electrical engineering combined with at least 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position related to hydroelectricity;
• Knowledge of the IEEE norm STD 115, IEC 60034, IEC 60041 and data acquisition (asset);
• Excellent communication skills in French and English, verbal and written;
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
• Self-directed with the desire to solve problems;
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude and proven teamwork skills;
• Ability to perform well under pressure;
• Available to travel approximately 40-50% of the time.