By Cory St. Clair
Vice President of Commissioning, Motz
Getting the right commissioning people to a project is one challenge. Keeping them prepared, supported and connected when they are working in different locations is another. How do we make sure our clients experience the same standards wherever the work takes us? How do we maintain consistent quality and accountability when those people are working across different locations? These questions shape how we prepare and support our team at Motz Engineering.
With our geographically distributed team we make sure we always have clear priorities and values, a repeatable training approach, and practical ways to stay connected. The following considerations guide that work.
Start With a Clear Strategy
Strategy provides a framework for establishing priorities and guiding project decisions. Commissioning requires practical, time-sensitive solutions as well as completion of individual tasks. A shared direction helps people understand the purpose behind the work and how to respond to project needs.
Connect Strategy With Values
Our priorities include people, project excellence through teamwork and agile service delivery. These values give the team a common reference for how we work with clients and with one another.
Establish a Training Program
Identify the people responsible for hiring and training, and define the path from hiring to field deployment. Clear 30-, 60- and 90-day training goals can help establish expectations and make progress visible. Dedicated recruiting support is another option to consider as resource needs grow.
Make Resource Needs Visible
A digital job board or dashboard helps teams see where resources are needed. The information needs to be accessible, and people need to understand how to use it. Clear visibility supports communication about assignments and changing project demands.
Keep the Team Connected
Our team stays connected through weekly all-hands training, group dinners, fellowship events, Teams channels, phone calls and group chats. When people work in different locations, those opportunities help maintain relationships and provide places to ask questions and share experience.
Supporting a distributed commissioning team takes more than good communication. It requires a shared commitment to how we work, the standards we uphold and the results we deliver.
At the end of the day, our clients should experience the same Motz Engineering regardless of who is on the project or where the work takes place. That consistency doesn’t happen by accident. It’s something we invest in, practice and reinforce every day.