Commonwealth Associates, Inc.

Civil Engineer

• Develops and applies advanced engineering techniques, concepts, and approaches to complex substation design projects.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned clients, building and maintaining strong relationships while leading technical execution and delivery.
• Requires regular travel to client sites to support project coordination, relationship management, and business growth.
• Leads civil/structural design for substation projects, including site development, grading, drainage, and foundations.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary teams and oversees technical execution to ensure alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Provides technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, designers, and CAD staff.
• Identifies client needs and supports business development efforts, including contributing to proposals and expanding services.

Substation Civil Engineer – Client Lead

Engineer

• The experienced Lead Engineer in Protection and Control design. Develop and applies engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex and unique engineering problems.
• Provides guidance and direction on departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Applies and integrates Owner QA programs with Commonwealth program. Ensures compliance with company quality program through individual and team related tasks or deliverables.
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts by proactively presenting leadership with new suggestions around process and practices innovation and participating in the implementation.
• Communicates directly with all internal and external team members to identify and coordinate details of work on multifaceted projects.

Lead Protection & Controls Engineer

• Lead and manage large EPC projects from inception to completion, ensuring all project goals are achieved.
• Represent the client’s interests, ensuring compliance with all project specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and coordinate internal project teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
• Oversee the design, construction, and commissioning of power delivery infrastructure.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies, facilitating clear and effective communication.
• Conduct site visits as needed to monitor project progress, address issues, and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Work closely with a Project Manager to develop and manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Coordinate design and engineering activities across various departments (e.g., Civil/Structural, Physical/Electrical, Systems Studies, Power Generation, P&C, etc.).
• Implement quality control measures to ensure all project deliverables meet the required standards and specifications.
• Identify and mitigate project risks to ensure smooth project execution.
• Mentor, train, and supervise junior team members.

Project Engineer

• Lead the design, specification, and integration of instrumentation and control systems for power‑generation projects
• Develop and review engineering deliverables such as P&IDs, control logic diagrams, instrument data sheets, control narratives, system configuration documents, and functional test procedures
• Perform engineering analyses involving instrumentation selection, control loop performance, system reliability, and failure modes to ensure safe and efficient plant operation
• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight on low‑ to medium‑complexity projects, ensuring compliance with industry codes, regulatory requirements, and plant performance

Power Generation Instrumentation Controls Engineer

• Develops and applies engineering techniques to complex engineering problems
• Works on large projects such as combined cycle, Combined heat and RICE
• Provides clarity on or interprets standards based on experience
• Assists with updating company standards
• Ensures compliance with company quality program

Power Generation Civil Structural Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Serve as the lead mechanical engineer for power‑generation and combined‑cycle projects, providing technical direction and oversight throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop, review, and optimize mechanical system designs
• Perform engineering analyses, troubleshooting, and root‑cause evaluations
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams—including operations, electrical/I&C engineering, project management, and external partners—to ensure successful project execution.
• Prepare and review engineering specifications, technical reports, and equipment evaluations.
• Attends and at times leads internal and external client meetings, conference calls and client site visits.
• Support Business Development by providing technical information for sales proposals, or by pursuing other related activities as assigned by department managers.

Power Generation Mechanical Engineer

• Knowledge and skills in departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and Commonwealth Associates policies and procedures.
• Applies this knowledge to assigned tasks.
• Support Business Development by providing technical information for sales proposals, or by pursuing other related activities as assigned by department managers.
• Supports internal project teams and clients, regularly interacts with client's technical lead for data requests, site visits, clarification of project execution and review of comments.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to identify and coordinate details of work for assigned tasks, or at project level for smaller-scale projects.
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables such as contract documents, project documents, and studies.
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Recognizes, defines, and seeks to resolve problems within assigned area or project.
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Demonstrates understanding of project phases, schedules and schedule recovery as it pertains to engineering production and deliverables.
• Provides input during planning of project resources and assists managers in resource planning activities.
• Assists with contract administration or project management administrative duties in connection with project work as needed.
• Assists in the development and production of project scope of work packages (scope, schedule & budget) for assigned discipline.

System Studies Engineer

• Acts as Lead Engineer over protection & controls projects for medium to high voltage utility substations
• Provides training to others with knowledge in electromechanical relays, microprocessor-based relays, and other related protection & controls topics
• Develops engineering cost estimates for proposals
• Oversees the preparation of equipment specifications, bid evaluations and procurement recommendations
• Development of protection & control design submittals including bill of materials, one-line diagrams, AC three-line diagrams, DC schematics, communication diagrams, SCADA integration, cabling, wiring, and panel front views
• Familiar with physical layouts of major equipment and verification of phasing
• Ability to perform quality control checking of protection & control deliverables
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work
• Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables such as contract documents, project documents, and studies with little to no supervision
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Demonstrates understanding of project phases, schedules and schedule recovery as it pertains to engineering production and deliverables
• Actively seeks to understand client interests and drivers through project related client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership
• Support Business Development by providing technical information for sales proposals, or by pursuing other related activates as assigned by department managers
• Continues to learn and develop knowledge and skills in departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and Commonwealth Associates policies and procedures
• Applies this knowledge to assigned tasks