Electrical Commissioning Engineer

Brunel Energy is recruiting an Electrical Commissioning Engineer to work with a major oil and gas company on a 6-month contract in Nederland, TX. The company is offering GSA Per diem for those who need to relocate.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute electrical testing and commissioning of low- and medium-voltage systems up to 15kV, including switchgear, MCCs, transformers, breakers, and protective relays.
• Support plant startup, energization, functional testing, interlock verification, and system turnover.
• Develop commissioning plans and test packages based on engineering drawings, vendor manuals, relay settings, project ITPs, and industry standards (IEEE/NETA).
• Coordinate with construction, QA/QC, engineering, operations, instrumentation, and controls teams to ensure system readiness.
• Perform and oversee live electrical testing, including relay trip checks, breaker timing, insulation resistance, and contact resistance testing.
• Supervise subcontractors, field electricians, and third-party testing companies, managing scope, productivity, safety, quality, and schedule.
• Conduct RFPC reviews, field walkdowns, punch list management, and turnover documentation through final handover.
• Identify design or documentation deficiencies and coordinate design changes and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with electrical codes, project quality requirements, NFPA 70E, LOTO, permits, and site safety procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent military/industrial certification with 6–9 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with low- and medium-voltage electrical systems, including switchgear, MCCs, transformers, power distribution, and protective relays.
• Strong experience in electrical commissioning, functional testing, energization, and system turnover.
• Experience with protective relay programming, configuration, logic testing, and troubleshooting, particularly SEL/GE Multilin; familiarity with SEL AcSELerator QuickSet.
• 3+ years of experience supervising electrical craft or subcontractors during commissioning or maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of instrumentation/control system interfaces, signal verification, and interlock testing.
• Experience with commissioning planning, test procedure development, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, and progress tracking.
• Knowledge of LOTO, work permits/authorizations, NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and NETA standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Access) for testing, tracking, reporting, and documentation.