A Day In The Life Of A Senior Commissioning Engineer At Sindoni Consulting And Management
A senior commissioning engineer's work varies between "a day in the field," involving early mornings at construction sites, using instrumentation to "validate findings," and "a day in the office," focusing on project management, client communication, and design reviews. This role demands strong documentation skills and the ability to communicate technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
Project Management, Communication, Problem-Solving, Field Work, Technical Skills
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Cameron Schunk
Senior Commissioning Engineer
Sindoni Consulting & Management Services, Inc.
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Humanities, Political Science, American Studies, Psychology
Architecture, Construction & Design, Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Operations and Project Management
Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. A day in the field involves early mornings at construction sites, using checklists, taking pictures, and employing instrumentation to validate findings.
2. Office work includes project management tasks such as client communication, responding to field test results, attending meetings, reviewing plans and drawings, and performing calculations.
3. The job requires strong documentation and communication skills to convey findings to individuals without engineering backgrounds.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a senior commissioning engineer look like?
I'll give you two answers: one for a day in the field and one for a day in the office.
A day in the field starts bright and early at a job site, typically around 6 or 7 AM. You'll arrive when the site opens, meet your colleagues, and get acquainted with the location. If it's a new site, you'll bring checklists for what you need to inspect.
Then, you'll start taking pictures and using instrumentation to validate your findings. This is a typical day in the field.
Usually, the next day is spent in the office to write up everything you discovered. As a senior commissioning agent, a typical office day involves a lot of project management.
This includes taking calls and responding to emails from clients. You'll also address issues found by field teams performing testing for your managed projects. Attending meetings is frequent, and you'll conduct design reviews, examining plans and drawings.
You'll also perform calculations to validate information. It's a varied role, heavily focused on writing and documentation. You need to be a people person, as your job is to communicate technical information to those without an engineering background.