Electrical Commissioning Engineer – Power Generation

PER SE GROUP INC; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Lodging and meals

Job summary

Per Sé Group is seeking an electrical commissioning engineer for a field assignment in Bowling Green, OH. You’ll own the electrical side of getting systems ready for operation, testing switchgear, transformers, generators, protection relays, and controls, and validating studies against as‑built conditions.

The role includes FAT, SAT, PSSR, RFSU, turnover packages, vendor coordination, and system‑level integration of power generation and BESS equipment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in electrical engineering, power systems, or commissioning.
• Experience with switchgear, transformers, generators, one-lines, and protection systems.
• PE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Field commissioning and startup oversight for power generation equipment.
• Test and troubleshoot switchgear, transformers, generators, and protection relays.
• Validate studies against as-built conditions and oversee electrical testing.
• Coordinate FAT/SAT/PSSR/RFSU and turnover packages; interface with vendors.

Skills

Electrical testing

Switchgear

Power systems

Protection systems

One-lines

ETAP/SKM

Job description

This is the part of electrical engineering where drawings, studies, equipment, and construction finally have to prove they work. You’ll be in the field commissioning and starting up a new power generation facility in Bowling Green, working with the equipment and systems that have to perform when the switch gets thrown.

You’ll own the electrical side of getting systems ready for operation. You’ll test and troubleshoot switchgear, transformers, generators, protection relays, controls, and associated systems. You’ll validate power system studies against as-built conditions, oversee electrical testing, support loop checks and protection verification, and help drive issues to resolution before energization.

You’ll also be involved in FAT, SAT, PSSR, RFSU, turnover packages, punch lists, vendor coordination, and system-level integration of power generation and BESS equipment. You won’t be stuck behind a desk, this is a field role where your engineering judgment gets put to work in real time.

What you get is $70–$80/hour, plus $230/day per diem ($150 lodging + $80 food) when applicable. The schedule is 7 days on / 7 days off, 12-hour shifts, giving you a defined rotation instead of the typical commissioning grind. You’ll also have the opportunity to work alongside construction, controls, commissioning, and operations teams on a facility moving toward startup.

You’re the engineer we want to talk to if you have 4+ years in electrical engineering, power systems, or commissioning and you know your way around switchgear, transformers, generators, one-lines, protection systems, and electrical testing. Power generation, BESS, data center, relay testing, ETAP/SKM, and PE experience will make you even more dangerous.
Want to know what’s being built and what you’ll actually be commissioning? Reach out. We’ll give you the details before you decide anything.

About Per Sé Group

Per Sé Group connects experienced engineering and technical professionals with some of the most complex industrial, power, and infrastructure projects across North America. We focus on building long-term relationships and introducing talented people to opportunities that help move their careers forward.

Per Sé Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process may contact Human Resources at [e-mail] or 630-588-3000.