Position Title: COMMISSIONING PUNCHLIST COORDINATOR
Location: ABILENE, TX
FLSA Class: NON-EXEMPT
Responsible to: SENIOR MANAGER - COMMISSIONING
Position Summary: The Commissioning Punchlist Coordinator is responsible for tracking, coordinating, and documenting the resolution of deficiencies identified during construction completion and commissioning of VoltaGrid power generation systems. This position supports reciprocating engine generators, medium-voltage electrical equipment, plant controls, and associated mechanical systems.
Working closely with Commissioning, Engineering, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and Operations, this role ensures outstanding items are assigned, prioritized, corrected, and verified to support safe energization, startup, and operational turnover.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain the master punchlist and commissioning issues log, documenting equipment identification, location, deficiency details, priority, responsible party, and target completion date.
- Identify and document deficiencies during construction walkdowns, completion inspections, equipment installation reviews, commissioning activities, and testing.
- Categorize outstanding items based on safety, operational impact, and requirements for energization, startup, and system turnover.
- Track deficiencies through correction, verification, and closure, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation and discipline lead approval.
- Coordinate field walkdowns with commissioning personnel, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and other project stakeholders.
- Schedule follow-up inspections and testing with electrical and mechanical contractors, testing agencies, controls integrators, and manufacturer representatives.
- Work with the appropriate technical leads to verify corrections meet project drawings, specifications, manufacturer requirements, and applicable standards.
- Escalate safety concerns and unresolved items that could delay energization, initial startup, synchronization, reliability testing, or turnover.
- Track punchlist completion against project milestones and confirm required items have documented closure before recommending system readiness.
- Coordinate corrective activities with site lockout/tagout, permit-to-work, and switching procedures.
- Maintain supporting records, including photographs, marked-up drawings, test reports, relay settings, and equipment installation records.
- Prepare punchlist status reports showing outstanding items by system, discipline, contractor, priority, and age.
- Lead or support punchlist coordination meetings, document action items, and follow up with responsible parties.
- Identify recurring deficiencies, missing documentation, and contractor delays, and communicate their potential impact to project leadership.
- Support final turnover by compiling punchlist closure records and documenting approved deferred items.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management, appropriate to the role and business needs.
Qualification:
- High school diploma or equivalent required. An associate or bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Technology, Construction Management, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent trade or military experience will be considered.
- Two (2) or more years of experience in power generation, utilities, industrial construction, commissioning, quality control, or plant operations.
- Working knowledge of reciprocating engine generators and supporting systems, including fuel, lubrication, cooling, exhaust, emissions control, and starting air.
- Working knowledge of medium-voltage electrical systems, typically 4.16 kV to 34.5 kV, including switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, cables, protective relays, and grounding.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical single-line and three-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, cable schedules, specifications, and manufacturer documentation.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience maintaining punchlists, completion records, or large tracking databases.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate documentation.
- Effective communication and follow-up skills, with the ability to coordinate work across contractors, technical teams, and project stakeholders.
- Experience supporting reciprocating engine power plants, peaking or distributed generation facilities, data centers, campus central plants, or utility substations is preferred.
- Familiarity with equipment and commissioning practices from manufacturers such as Wärtsilä, Caterpillar, INNIO Jenbacher, MAN Energy Solutions, or Rolls-Royce mtu is preferred.
- Experience with GoCompletions, WinPCS, Procore, CxAlloy, Bluebeam, or similar platforms is preferred.
- Knowledge of ANSI/NETA Acceptance Testing Specifications, NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements, and lockout/tagout and switching procedures is preferred.
- OSHA 30 certification, NFPA 70E qualified-person training, or NETA technician certification is a plus.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
VoltaGrid is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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