Electrical Commissioning Engineer
Usa, Texas, Beaumont
Fulltime: 60 hrs a week
Experience: 6-9 Years
Conventional Energy
Introduction
What are you going to do
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.
- 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.
Essential skills and knowledge
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent military/industrial certification, with 6-9 years of relevant experience.
- Hands-on experience with LV/MV systems, including switchgear, MCCs, transformers, power distribution, and protective relays.
- Strong background in electrical commissioning, functional testing, energization, and system turnover.
- Experience programming, configuring, testing, and troubleshooting protective relays, particularly SEL/GE Multilin; familiarity with SEL AcSELerator QuickSet.
- 3+ years supervising electrical craft or subcontractors during commissioning or maintenance.
- Knowledge of instrumentation/control interfaces, signal verification, and interlock testing.
- Experience with commissioning planning, test procedures, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, and progress tracking.
- Knowledge of LOTO, work permits/authorizations, NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and NETA standards.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel, Word, and Access, for testing, tracking, reporting, and documentation.
What we offer
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Since 1975, our mission has always been to connect specialists to exciting career opportunities, to support the development of these careers, and to offer fair and equal employment. This has enabled us to create a truly sustainable and durable business model. Having a passion for people and caring deeply for the environment is not only part of Brunel’s DNA but is also reflected in our culture and values. As a global company, we take our social responsibility very seriously.
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