Senior Commissioning Engineer

Description:

Title: Senior Associate

Trade: Commissioning

Reports to: Managing Principal

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced commissioning and building systems engineer to lead projects and mentor emerging engineers. The role works directly under the Managing Principal; there is a high potential for growth and leadership opportunities. Under the tutelage of the Managing Principal, you will work on becoming a known subject matter expert.

This role will be a first-level Manager where you direct, control, and monitor all project activities. You are considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline, an emerging subject matter expert.

Who We Are?

AMA Commissioning + Building Systems, a business unit of AMA Group, was founded in 2013 to bridge an industry gap by bringing commissioning to another level by partnering with the engineering design team to bring expertise beyond commissioning into building systems and analysis and troubleshooting. Some of our major clients include HBO, NBC Universal, MLB, and Waterfront Corporate Center.

AMA Group is considered an industry leader in the design of MEP/FP building systems for media, broadcast, and production facilities, including sound stage campuses, having a portfolio of over 1000 such completed projects, as well as a diverse array of corporate, financial, education and residential clients. AMA Group employs 200+ dedicated and talented professionals with 40+ licensed professional engineers and many others holding a variety of technology, energy, and sustainability-related certifications. Founded in 2000 in New York City, we’ve grown to provide a comprehensive suite of services across national offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Texas.

The Employee Experience

At AMA, people are at the heart of everything we are and what we do. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where all our employees flourish, individually as a team; with employee experience at our focal point, we are dedicated to ensuring employees’ development, wellness, and overall experiences are satisfying and rewarding. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package to our team members and provide an open, honest, and fun work environment. We were voted #7 2023 Best Medium Company to Work For in New York, and were also named a Best Place to Work in NYC 2022 by Crain’s.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Senior Commissioning Engineer, you will be involved with leading and running projects. In your role, you will:

• Perform professional building and system commissioning work by conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, resources, layout, usage, and systems to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, and installation or operating permits
• Create documents such as commissioning plans, commissioning reports, design qualification equipment, facility, and utility protocols, and final reports
• LEED Commissioning Fundamental, Enhanced, and Monitoring-Based Commissioning
• Write comprehensive reports which include the following sections: recommendations for optimizing building operations (Energy Audits)
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, sketches, calculations, technical drawings, spreadsheets, and 2D/3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses
• Manage several concurrent projects that are in various stages of design, construction, and warranty periods
• Mentor junior team members
• Support the business development team through idea generation and thought leadership
• Assist in the identification and pursuit of new projects through proposals and pitches
• Local travel to project sites; there may be travel to California, New Jersey, and Miami as needed

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor in Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience. PE license is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years experience in commissioning
• Proficient with technical writing of documents such as commissioning plans (CMP): user requirements specifications (URS), risk assessments (RA), factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), pre-functional tests (PFT), functional tests (FT), commissioning test plans (CTP), integrated system tests (IST), maintenance, calibration, and spare parts
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and automation systems: the ability to read, interpret, and correct P&IDs, and experience with working in construction environments
• CEM (Certified Energy Manager) or approved Equivalent
• CBCP (Certified Building Commissioning Professional) or approved equivalent

Salary Range: $125-145k per year

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but is not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

To all recruitment agencies: AMA Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of AMA Group without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of AMA Group. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Our company is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [”protected characteristics’] including, but not limited to: race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status of any person, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.