Senior HVDC & Substation Commissioning Lead

Hitachi, Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development programmes

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Project Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning for HVDC, HV, Substation and Grid Integration projects. You will plan, coordinate, and deliver commissioning from design review through testing, energisation, and handover.

You will ensure safe, on‑time delivery, meet contractual requirements, and uphold quality standards while coordinating with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Significant commissioning experience within HVDC, HV, Substation, Transmission & Distribution, or Grid Integration projects.
• Proven experience leading commissioning on large-scale power/energy projects.
• Strong commissioning planning, testing methodologies, energisation, and handover knowledge.
• Experience managing commissioning programmes with multiple stakeholders and contractors.
• Strong health, safety, and quality awareness in HV environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage risks, technical challenges, and critical schedules.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management to build customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities across the project lifecycle from design review to final handover.
• Act as the primary commissioning authority and main contact for all commissioning matters.
• Develop and implement commissioning strategies, schedules, procedures, and test plans.
• Manage subsystem and system testing, energisation, trial operation, and turnover.
• Ensure safety and compliance with project specs, contracts, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor progress against milestones and implement mitigation for schedule risks.
• Coordinate interfaces between engineering, construction, operations, suppliers, contractors, and customers.
• Resolve defects and non-conformities to achieve project completion.
• Manage commissioning documentation, test reports, and handover dossiers.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation for safe delivery.
• Support customer inspections and final acceptance processes.
• Drive commissioning excellence through planning, execution, and stakeholder management.

Skills

Commissioning leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Health and safety awareness

Project risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

TP141A certification (desirable)

Job description

Hitachi Energy in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Project Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning for HVDC, HV, Substation and Grid Integration projects. You will plan, coordinate, and deliver commissioning from design review through testing, energisation, and handover.

You will ensure safe, on‑time delivery, meet contractual requirements, and uphold quality standards while coordinating with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and customers.