BESS Field Commissioning Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 75,768 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations

Job summary

A staffing services provider is seeking a BESS Field Commissioning Manager to oversee the delivery and installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems. This remote position requires 50% travel to job sites. Responsibilities include quality control inspections, creating testing plans, and managing performance testing for energy storage systems. Ideal candidates will have experience with Li-Ion batteries, substation startup, and quality control. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, with a salary range of $55.00/hr to $60.00/hr.

Qualifications

• Experience with ISO/GIA/PPA commissioning process management.
• Ability to create testing plans for assigned projects.
• Capability to perform detailed system quality control inspections.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery and installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems.
• Manage construction turnover, commissioning, and performance testing.
• Participate in safety program and audits.

Skills

Battery Energy Storage Systems installation and startup

Technical understanding of Li-Ion batteries

Substation testing and startup

Quality control inspections

Experience with DC systems

Troubleshooting programmable logic controllers

Experience with control and SCADA systems

Education

Engineering or professional electrical career in power systems commissioning

Job description

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Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

Opportunity Overview:

BESS Field Commissioning Manager. This is a 1-year contract assignment (W-2). You will oversee the delivery/ installation, quality, plant testing, performance testing, ISO/GIA/PPA Testing, and startup of a Battery Energy Storage System and Solar Coupled Power systems. This involves subcontractors and OEMs. You will act as the Owner's representative. Your responsibilities will include overseeing aspects of the energy storage system, such as site work, installation, status reporting, safety, quality control, startup, commissioning, testing, and project close out.

You will manage/report on construction turnover, pre-energization, commissioning, and performance testing work performed by contractors and vendors at the project site. Reports To: Senior Project Manager

Location: Remote with 50% travel to Juno and job sites when needed.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Participate in safety program and audits
• Perform detailed system quality control inspections for completeness of installation vs. install manuals, engineering specifications and drawings and maintain detailed punch-list
• Perform system walkdowns for mechanical complete prior to turnover or energization
• Create and management of energization plans
• Preparation and review of project close out and testing documents
• Substation testing third-party management and Substation energization
• Metering testing
• ISO/GIA/PPA commissioning process management
• Review all Purchase Power Agreement and Interconnect Agreements to develop guidelines for performance testing
• Work with Engineering, Commissioning, and Business Management personnel to obtain agreement on testing requirements
• Develop a complete testing plan for assigned projects to ensure all deliverables across all relevant contractual documentation is met.
• Schedule and lead alignment meetings leading up to, and during performance testing periods, to ensure you align all required support parties and implement the test.

Who You Are:

• Battery Energy Storage Systems installation and startup
• Must understand the technical, performance, and integration of Li-Ion batteries as part of ESS
• Commissioning process creation
• Substation testing and startup
• Protection and Controls implementation and troubleshooting
• Understanding of containerized systems, skids, controllers/SCADA, transformers, combiners
• Can do quality control inspections and punch-list management
• Experience with DC systems (0-2,000Vdc) and AC systems (480V-34.5kV)
• Familiarity to troubleshoot programmable logic controllers (PLC) and industrial electronic
• Experience with control and SCADA systems and troubleshooting
• Engineering or professional electrical career in power systems commissioning with min 100MW-hr or 5 EA energy storage systems and commissioning.
• We prefer a background with BESS. We prefer experience with SCADA.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $55.00/hr. to $60.00/hr.

WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com

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Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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