Commissioning Engineer

Hitachi Energy Finland Oy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions company in Finland is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to join their team. The role involves performing testing and commissioning of high and medium voltage substations, coordinating on-site activities, and ensuring safety compliance. Candidates should possess a degree in electrical engineering and have some experience in substation commissioning. Fluency in Finnish and English is required.

Qualifications

• A few years of working experience with commissioning of substations.
• Experience in commissioning of data center substations is a plus.
• Fluent in Finnish and English written and spoken alike.

Responsibilities

• Perform the testing and commissioning of HV & MV substations.
• Take part in pre-commissioning meetings and documentation preparation.
• Coordinate on-site commissioning activities with project managers.

Skills

Electrical engineering

On-site testing

Relay protection configuration

Digital substations testing

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar

Job description

Overview

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. Join Our Team!

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is now looking for two Commissioning Engineers in Finland. You will be part of a dedicated and skilled commissioning team within our Grid Integration business – Nordic Cluster (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.). You will also have opportunities to improve our quality and cost footprint by contributing to the base design platform, our commissioning and engineering processes, and tools.

What you’ll do

• Perform the testing and commissioning of HV & MV Substations, including HV/MV switchgears, power and aux transformers, AC & DC auxiliary systems, control & protection 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 on-site commissioning activities together with Project Manager, Site Manager and Project Manager Engineering and other functions involved.
• 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
• A few years of working experience with commissioning of substations
• Strong competence on the on-site testing of key components in substation
• Experience in settings/configuring and testing of relay protection (e.g. RET, RED, REB, REF series, or other vendors IEDs)
• Experience in commissioning of data center substations is a plus (e.g. Microsoft, Google, Apple)
• Experience and knowledge of testing in digital substations according to IEC 61850 is a plus
• Experience in substation secondary design role, or as PME (Lead engineer) role is a plus
• Experience in substation engineering projects from tendering stage all the way to FAT testing and on-site implementation SAT
• You have a strong sense of safety, quality and responsibility and are willing to share knowledge & experience
• You are fluent in Finnish and English written and spoken alike

Employment details

• Employment relationship: Employment
• Work start date: As soon as possible
• Wage: Fixed salary
• Number of positions: 1

Notes for applying

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply and join our Nordic Cluster commissioning team. Please send your application by 15 October 2025. Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested don’t delay, apply today!

For more information about this role, please contact the recruiting manager, Branko Planojevic, [e-mail]

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

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