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The role performs field inspections and commissioning activities on low- and medium-voltage equipment, working closely with Construction, Engineering, Operations, vendors, and other commissioning disciplines.\nSkills and Responsibilities:\nResponsibilities:\nExecute electrical pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance with approved procedures, drawings, specifications, permits, and system priorities.\nPerform walkdowns and verify installation completeness for switchgear, motor control centers, transformers, motors, generators, UPS systems, batteries, grounding systems, lighting, heat tracing, and associated cabling.\nComplete inspection and test records, check sheets, redlines, punch lists, and turnover packages accurately and on time.\nSupport insulation-resistance, continuity, phase-rotation, winding-resistance, grounding, battery, cable, and functional testing using properly calibrated equipment.\nAssist with protective relay, breaker, interlock, control-circuit, and emergency-power testing under the direction of authorized personnel.\nPrepare equipment and systems for energization; verify boundaries, permits, isolations, LOTO, clearances, and readiness before work begins.\nParticipate in energization, motor solo runs, equipment start-up, load testing, and integrated system testing as assigned.\nTroubleshoot electrical faults, control-power issues, wiring discrepancies, and equipment defects; document findings and support corrective action.\nCoordinate with mechanical and instrumentation teams during loop checks, package testing, and start-up of motors and electrically driven equipment.\nVerify vendor requirements and support vendor representatives during testing and commissioning of packaged equipment.\nIdentify, classify, and clear punch items while maintaining system configuration and turnover status.\nMaintain test equipment, tools, temporary power arrangements, and commissioning work areas in safe, serviceable condition.\nSupport shift handovers, daily planning, progress reporting, and system handover to Operations.\nIn addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. 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