Commissioning Engineer - Mechanical

KSE is a mid-size construction management and engineering firm ranking in the ENR Top 100 for CM and ENR Top 500 for design services. With seven offices across four states (NY, NJ, PA, and CT), the firm has been providing transportation and public infrastructure construction services for more than three and half decades. KSE offers a full range of employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurances, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), long- and short-term disabilities, and term life insurance. KSE is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Position – Commissioning Engineer – Mechanical

Reports to: Senior Commissioning Engineer/Project Manager

Position Summary:

We are seeking a commissioning engineer with 6-8 years of relevant mechanical engineering and commissioning experience, including experience managing and coordinating commissioning activities on complex infrastructure, transportation, institutional, commercial, or industrial projects.

Technical Responsibilities:

- Perform commissioning activities for MTA projects from planning through final acceptance and closeout.

- Serve as a primary commissioning point of contact with MTA/client representatives, owners, contractors, subcontractors, design consultants, vendors, and internal project teams.

- Update project-specific Commissioning Plans, commissioning schedules, Commissioning Matrices, pre-functional checklists, functional performance test procedures, and commissioning documentation.

- Review contract specifications, drawings, approved submittals, equipment schedules, O&M manuals, sequences of operation, factory test reports, TAB reports, and manufacturer requirements to identify commissioning requirements and verify compliance.

- Coordinate commissioning activities with the construction schedule and contractor work plan; identify system readiness, access, temporary conditions, shutdowns, utilities, testing resources, and testing dependencies.

- Lead commissioning meetings and coordination meetings; prepare meeting minutes, action items, commissioning schedules, and regular status reports.

- Coordinate and witness equipment start-up, pre-functional inspections, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, field testing, factory testing when required, and retesting.

- Review contractor testing procedures and test results for compliance with contract requirements and approved commissioning procedures.

- Maintain commissioning deficiency logs; track deficiencies, corrective actions, retesting, and final resolution.

- Coordinate with contractors and owners to troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, controls, operational, and system integration issues that affect commissioning.

- Verify that commissioning documentation, test reports, calibration certificates, equipment data, as-built information, O&M manuals, training records, and other turnover documents are complete and acceptable.

- Support pre-final and final inspections, punch-list verification, system turnover, owner training, and project closeout.

- Prepare commissioning reports and provide clear technical recommendations to project management and clients regarding system readiness and acceptance.

- Ensure all commissioning activities are performed in accordance with MTA/project specifications, approved submittals, applicable codes, manufacturer requirements, safety requirements, and project-specific procedures.