Commissioning Engineer Job at TAI

TAI Camp Lejeune, NC

TAI (Tourgee & Associates, Inc) provides Engineering, Management, and Technical Services to heavy industrial and manufacturing industries throughout the United States. Named by the Baltimore Better Business Journal as one of the Top-100 Private Companies, and Top-100 Fastest Growing Companies in the region for 2022. In addition, we service more than one-third of Fortune 500 companies.

Our On-Site Services Division is supporting emergency construction services at Camp Lejeune (NC) Marine Corps Air Station by placing two highly qualified commissioning engineers to test the performance and functionality of all mechanical systems on the base.

This position will serve a critical role on the OICC technical team as the Mechanical Acceptance Support. This position will also work daily with the ROICC and OICC Design group in the technical oversight of the design, installation, and acceptance of mechanical systems. The individual shall perform tasks as defined generally below or directed by OICC. The qualifications for the Mechanical Acceptance Engineer and Mechanical Acceptance Engineer Lead are the same.
  • MASC shall witness mechanical system testing consisting of site inspection, testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) verification, duct air leakage tests (DALT) and performance verification testing (PVT) for facility HVAC and other mechanical systems prior to construction completion. This includes verifying design, installation, and system balancing, optimizing, and verifying digital controls, verifying equipment start and operation for air handlers, chillers, pumps, boilers, terminal equipment, energy recovery, renewable energy, and distribution systems. Systems and components are thoroughly evaluated to ensure that they are installed in accordance with design intent and provide desired levels of performance and energy efficiency. Coordinates, schedules and witnesses test activities with contractors, equipment vendors, commissioning authorities, FEAD and Public Works personnel and design engineers.
  • MASC shall verify whether the installed systems meet project specifications, sequence of operations and requirements and proper installation, operation and programming of Building Management Systems.
  • MASC shall validate complete system functionality including hardware, software and programming and resolve issues with others to ensure proper operation of the Building Management System.
  • MASC shall provide detailed information to communicate controls deficiencies or design and operation issues to appropriate NAVFAC. Serves as a mechanical technical advisor to OICC Florence. Acts as troubleshooter for complex HVAC issues during and post construction and develops recommended solutions for resolving issues.
  • Prepares technical reports, estimates, schedules, and memorandum as required to complete project assignments.
  • MASC shall review HVAC designs focusing on constructability of systems, ability to successfully perform DALT and TAB and system performance.
  • Design reviews should also focus on ensuring TAB requirements are incorporated in the construction documents per UFC 3-410-01 and UFGS 23 05 93. For PVT, design review should focus on ensuring the controls system is complete, functional, and meets the requirements of UFC 3-410-01, UFC 3-410-02, UFGS 23 09 00, UFGS, 23 09 13, UFGS 23 09 23.02, and UFGS 25 10 10.
Qualifications/Requirements
The following minimum education and professional experience requirements must be met:
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) required.
  • A degree in engineering from a four-year accredited Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) university or an architecture degree from a National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited university.
  • 10 years minimum experience in design of commercial HVAC systems including controls sequences, equipment and piping.
  • 10 years experience in startup, acceptance testing and performance field verification of commercial HVAC systems equipment including controls systems
  • Advanced knowledge of complex mechanical engineering concepts, principles and practices required in order to investigate and provide assistance to field offices on the entire range of mechanical engineering construction activities for facilities construction.
  • Knowledge in the use of test equipment and instrumentation are required for balance of air flow, water flow, pump and fan performance, heat exchange equipment performance and other HVAC system measurements is required. Knowledge of gas and fluid flow balancing techniques as associated with HVAC systems is required. Experience in using manometers, venturis, thermal imaging devices, air and water meters in balancing systems are required. In depth understanding of HVAC and industrial control system operation, sequencing techniques and system optimization is required.
  • Advanced knowledge of design principles, government criteria and industry codes and standards is required.
  • Ability to apply experiential judgment to solve a variety of mechanical equipment and system operation problems. Understanding of hardware design, system programming, controls installation and coordination, system and network commissioning and project closeout.
  • Understanding of typical installation hardware design and software programming using established standards.
  • Experience in the integration of low voltage building sub-systems using various industry protocols such as BACnet, N2 and Modbus and IT Networking.
  • Experience with diagnoses and repairs of complex control systems malfunctions requiring extensive knowledge of a variety of electronic or digital controls systems and ability to test and write modifications in multiple languages of systems software.
  • Experience and ability with programming, loading, device verification, and commissioning of all system controllers including Supervisory controllers, field controllers and network level devices.
  • Understanding of commissioning and system diagnostics from system-level controllers to end devices (i.e. sensors, transmitters, actuators, etc.).
  • Understanding of Supervisory controller setup and configuration, programming and database maintenance.
  • Understanding how to perform and how to explain system calibrations requiring basic electronic test equipment or analog test equipment.
  • Understanding of a complete HVAC system functionality and able to communicate with others to ensure proper operation.
  • Strong knowledge of technical aspects of construction contract quality control, quality assurance and commissioning practices.
  • Advanced knowledge of control, monitoring, recording, trending and analysis tools, processes, applications, software and hardware requirements, as related to HVAC controls and system monitoring.
  • Knowledge of mechanical systems for control and design of mechanical and power transmission associated with the movable bridge at Onslow.
  • Acceptance shall include the acceptance and capability to review drawings and engineering associated with the mechanical systems of the movable bridge project at Onslow (P1387F Onslow Beach Bridge Replacement)

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