Energy Marshall, Data Centers - job 5 of 6

Overview

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research/development.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

The Role

Suffolk is currently seeking an Energy Marshall to implement learning, provide consistency, and drive rigor into energy isolation and electrical safety programs.

The Energy Marshall will be responsible for Implementation and Audit of Safe Work Practices associated with energization and isolations, review and approval of LOTO and permitting processes as well as all other processes related to energizations and isolations

Establishment of consistency around project team energizations and isolations, provide detailed reporting to customer on safety or progress of related matters, act as the SME for energization and Isolations related to the project, and participation in planning meetings to ensure coordinated energization and isolation plans are accurate and approved in timely manner to avoid delays.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing the Electrical Energization Safety Program with the electrical contractor and commissioning authority
• Involvement with all stored energy systems - gas, water, steam, air.
• Organizing and scheduling Pre-Energization meetings
• Confirming individuals working on energized / de-energized equipment are Qualified
• Work based on NFPA 70E, OSHA, or an accepted qualified electrical safety training standard.
• Delivering a project specific Electrical Safety Orientation to employees who will be working on energized or de-energized equipment
• Reviewing the electrician’s LOTO plan and verifying it is accurate and managed properly.
• Reviewing electrician and vendor AHA’s.
• Confirming receipt of the approved coordination study and all arc flash labels have been applied to the equipment.
• Tracking and confirming all required QA/QC is complete and documentation has been submitted.
• Reviewing the daily Pre-Task Plan for energization activities.
• Implementing adequate communication to the project team that identifies daily high-risk activities, energized equipment and spaces, barriers, and off-limit spaces.
• Confirming all pre-energization steps have been completed.
• Conducting pre-energization daily walks with the electrician and project stakeholders.
• Performing end-of-day walks for electrical equipment to confirm all systems are secure.
• Confirming adherence to the LOTO plan and isolation requirements.
• Confirming adequate signage and barriers are installed for electrical rooms and spaces with energized equipment.
• Confirming an adequate access control plan is in place for electrical rooms and spaces with energized equipment.

Qualifications

• BA/BS + 5 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Able to understand the safe installation of electrical equipment and various voltages, equipment types, and AC/DC systems
• Knowledge of pressurized mechanical lines, compressed gas and air.
• Experience in construction and electrical commissioning standards and practices.
• Experience communicating complex technical solutions and concepts to engineers and non-engineers.
• Ensure audit site practices against written standards as part of assurance role.
• Ability to Interpret line drawings and system redundancies to ensure design of LOTO systems are 100% effective and in compliance with customer standards.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law.  This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.  Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.