Commissioning Manager

Viridian Energy Consulting?; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company truck

Fuel card

Per diem $1,000/week on the road

401k

Medical

Dental

Vision

Job summary

The Woodlands, Texas-based energy contractor is building a new commissioning function for utility-scale solar projects. You will own commissioning from plan through COD, write procedures, and lead daily meetings while coordinating third-party testers and acting as the on-site LOTO authority.

You will also translate on-ground activity into actionable updates for senior clients and leadership, with travel to Texas and South Carolina as builds progress.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commissioning management experience in the energy sector, ideally on renewable or utility-scale projects.
• NFPA 70E and OSHA 30 certified, comfortable acting as the authorized person on a site's LOTO program.
• Working knowledge of ERCOT protocols and NERC/FERC compliance

Responsibilities

• Own commissioning on utility-scale solar projects from plan through COD.
• Write commissioning procedures and run daily commissioning meetings.
• Coordinate third-party test agencies that sign off on the work.
• Serve as the authorized person on-site for Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) program.
• Translate field activity into actionable updates for senior clients and leadership.

Skills

Commissioning management

Energy sector experience

Leadership

NFPA 70E

OSHA 30

Site LOTO authority

ERCOT protocols

NERC/FERC compliance

Job description

This role didn't exist twelve months ago. The pipeline behind it made it necessary.

What you'll be doing

You'll own commissioning on utility-scale solar projects from the plan through to COD. That means writing the commissioning procedures, running the daily commissioning meeting, and coordinating the third-party test agencies who sign off on the work before it goes live. You're also the authorized person on-site for the Lockout/Tagout program, so when something needs to be de-energized before it becomes a safety issue, that call sits with you.

There's a reporting side to this too. You'll be the one translating what's happening on the ground into updates senior clients and leadership can actually act on, not just a status log nobody reads.

Where you'll be working

You're based out of corporate HQ in The Woodlands, Texas, with travel out to project sites in Texas and South Carolina as each build moves through commissioning. The current Texas project has hit 250 MW. In South Carolina, three projects are running at once, each between 75 and 100 MW. You won't be short of work to commission. With further work in the pipeline in Texas.

The team

Commissioning isn't an established function here, it's a new one, and you'd be building it rather than joining it. That means setting the standards, writing the processes, and deciding how the job gets done, not inheriting someone else's system. Reporting lines are still being finalized. For the right person, that's not a gap, it's room to put a real stamp on a growing part of the business.

What you'll need

5+ years of commissioning management experience in the energy sector, ideally on renewable or utility-scale projects

NFPA 70E and OSHA 30 certified, comfortable acting as the authorized person on a site's LOTO program

Working knowledge of ERCOT protocols and NERC/FERC compliance

What you'll get

$140k base, $1,000 a week per diem while you're on the road, plus a company truck and fuel card, so travel doesn't come out of your own pocket. On top of that, 401k, medical, dental and vision.

The company

This is the energy division of one of the US's largest civil contractors, operating as a joint venture with a global infrastructure business listed on the NASDAQ since 2024. The pipeline is why this role exists, and it's not slowing down. Permanent, salaried employment. No project-to-project contracts.