Senior Commissioning Engineer

Hitachi, Ltd.; Ballerup, Middelfart Kommune; Remote; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Denmark is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead testing and commissioning of HV/MV substations and associated protection systems. You will plan, document, and execute commissioning activities across diverse projects, including data centers and utilities.

You will coordinate on-site activities, ensure safety compliance, and may lead commissioning teams on key projects. Proficiency in English is required, with basic Danish knowledge expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar.
• Experience at substation sites with MV/HV testing and commissioning.
• Experience with relay protection testing (Hitachi or other IEDs).
• Experience with switchgear testing/commissioning.
• Substation project experience is a plus.
• Experience in data centers substations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Testing and commissioning HV/MV substations, including control & protection systems, HV/MV switchgears, transformers, and auxiliary systems.
• Participate in pre-commissioning meetings and prepare documentation (FAT docs, ITPs/ITRs, Method Statements).
• Organize and perform FAT of equipment in the test lab.
• Follow electrical safety and HSE requirements per Hitachi/customer requirements.
• Coordinate on-site commissioning activities and manage internal/external resources.
• Support tendering with commissioning plans and time/cost estimates.
• Act as commissioning leader/manager on projects when appointed.

Skills

English proficiency

Danish basics

Project coordination

Electrical engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Senior Commissioning Engineer

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.
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The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is now looking for a Commissioning Engineer with relay testing experience in Middelfart or Ballerup/Copenhagen, Denmark. You will be part of a dedicated and skilled commissioning team within our Grid Integration business - Nordic OU (Finland, Sweden and Denmark). As a commissioning engineer, you are accountable for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in our projects (e.g. HV substations for utilities, industry, data centers, etc.). Besides site commissioning activities, role could involve planning and management of external commissioning resources, tendering support for commissioning activities, FAT support, etc.

Variety of projects that we have within all three countries, as well as variety of commissioning and engineering tasks, gives you opportunity to have very good balance between office and site works, travelling, and your private life.

We are interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute with, so

How you'll make an impact

• Perform the testing and commissioning of HV & MV Substations, including control & protection systems, HV/MV switchgears, power and aux transformers, AC & DC auxiliary systems, etc.
• Take part in pre-commissioning meeting, commissioning planning activities and documentation preparation (e.g. FAT documentation, Site ITPs & ITRs, Method Statements, Control programs, etc.).
• Organize and perform FAT of C&P equipment in our test lab.
• Follow the instructions of electrical safety and other HSE instructions in accordance with Hitachi/customer requirements.
• Coordinate and plan on-site commissioning activities, including internal and external resources management
• Support tendering by providing commissioning plan and time/cost estimation.
• Act as commissioning leader/manager in particular projects, if appointed.

Your background

• A bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering or similar.
• Some working experience at substation sites, with testing and commissioning of MV & HV substations.
• Experience in settings/configuring and testing of the relay protection (e.g. Hitachi, or other vendors IEDs).
• Competence in testing & commissioning of switchgears and other key components/apparatus in substations.
• Overall experience in substation projects is a plus.
• Experience in commissioning of data centers substations is a strong plus (e.g. Microsoft, Google, Apple).
• You are fluent in English written and spoken alike. At least basic knowledge of Danish language is required.

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested –