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Commissioning Engineer

  • Manchester (Greater Manchester)
  • IT development

Job description



Make your mark in our exciting world at Siemens.

We are a collection of over 372,000 minds building the future, one day at a time. Together, we create technologies that take society further. 

We’re looking for people with the skills and vision to build a better tomorrow. Join our Energy division as a Commissioning Engineer and help us re-imagine the world by finding solutions and making the world a smarter place for tomorrow.

It’s incredibly important that our people enjoy working here and therefore we take great pride in having a friendly, helpful and engaging culture. We also appreciate that development and training is important to many and that’s why we have a supportive environment which invests in our employee’s development, whether that’s Chartership, training or mentoring. 

Feel free to click on this link to see what it’s like to work here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vmmNjaEr04

This is your role. What part will you play?

To act as the commissioning engineer undertaking commissioning activities / duties on a wide range of Plant, Control and Protection equipment to a high level of competence

Areas of responsibility:

Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality

• Attend company authorisation / induction courses as required by Siemens T&D

• Ensure that personally held test equipment is maintained in good working order and within calibration and to issue for re-calibration within appropriate time scales

• Maintain a safety & zero lost hours culture for all related site activities through good housekeeping, adhering to site safety rules, wearing correct PPE, proactively identifying safety and environmental improvements, offering solutions to issues and corrections to hazards (if appropriate) and applying company specific safety rules

Testing & Commissioning:

• Be flexible to travel across the UK when required with fair and reasonable notice

• To attend Commissioning Panel Meetings as required

• To hold NG TP106 authorisation appropriate to the testing activities to be undertaken

• To take the role of Lead Commissioning Engineer on designated projects, coordinating and managing commissioning activities, whilst acting as a focal point for the customer

• Completion of Stage 1 and Stage 2 tests as identified under NG Transmission Procedure 106 (TP 106)

• To prepare and collate commissioning documentation to be incorporated in to final project folders such as drawing mark-ups and test data / documentation

• To fulfill Commissioning Panel duties within competency e.g. production of commissioning programmes, commissioning method statements, inspection schedules, etc, within specified time scales

• To undertake and complete testing and final commissioning on a wide range of plant and equipment at various voltage levels including fault investigation, diagnostic activities and rectification of faults within their competence in accordance with the clients specification and documentation

• To participate, undertake and support on FAT’s

• To support apprentice commissioning engineers as required and to act as a role Model Staff Development:

• To identify and inform Site Services Manager when specific product related training is required in order to satisfactorily complete commissioning activities

Day-to-Day Control:

• Provide technical support and direction, within their competence, to Siemens T&D Project Team members, including the application of technical standards

• To liaise and work with Design Engineers to resolve design related queries

• To undertake other activities which the Company may reasonably require to be undertaken on a temporary basis which are within an individual’s area of competence

• To report progress and/or problems to the Site Manager or Project Manager / Engineer responsible for project delivery

• Assist & support the Field team – technical queries, quality plans, project commissioning programs, RAMS & EHS (Environmental Health & Safety) objectives

What you need to make real what matters.

• Working Safely or equivalent i.e. Safety Passport

• HNC / Degree in electrical engineering

• To be in possession of NG TP141 training authorisation

• BESC

• NG Person Training

• Knowledge of CDM regulations

• Demonstrable minimum 3 years extensive experience working as a Commissioning Engineer in Electricity Supply Industry with exposure to LV, MV, HV & EHV voltage schemes

• Demonstrable minimum 3 years experience of working on a range of protection schemes and protection relays, DC systems including primary and secondary injection testing

• Proven fault finding experience

• Understanding of permit control & Isolations for a variety of clients such as NPG, SSE etc

Want to join us and be a Future Maker?

We’re excited to hear that you would like to join us here at Siemens Energy.  Our people love it here and we want you to be a part of helping us make real, what matters.We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas of the application form, to the best of your ability to help us review your suitability for the role.

What else do I need to know?

We know that not everyone’s lifestyle is the same, so we operate a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit you. In addition to this we offer 26 days holiday, over-matching pension contributions, an excellent company share scheme, employee discounts and a flexible benefits package to match your lifestyle needs.

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it. Siemens recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation. 

Organization: Siemens Energy

Company: Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited

Experience Level: not defined

Job Type: Full-time

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