Renewable Substation Commissioning Lead

Westinghouse Electric Company; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 75,768 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Substation Commissioning Manager for a renewable energy portfolio. This 1-year W-2 contract is onsite at a substation with per diem available. You will lead commissioning, startup, and turnover activities across wind, solar, and storage projects.

The role requires 6+ years on-site project support for renewable generation, 3+ years with an EPC, and strong coordination with contractors, utilities, and operations teams. Per diem and benefits included.

Qualifications

• Electrical construction and commissioning knowledge including NEC and NFPA.
• SCADA integration and troubleshooting experience.
• E&I controls installation, startup and troubleshooting.
• Protection and controls implementation and troubleshooting.
• Ability to review drawings quality control inspection and progress reporting.
• Proficient in Outlook, PDF editing, Word, Excel, document control systems and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing third parties and suppliers.
• Experience managing direct-report team members.

Responsibilities

• On-site commissioning execution for renewable energy projects (wind, solar, battery).
• Coordinate EPC contractor, OEM start-up, and operations personnel on site.
• Ensure reliability at operational turnover with minimal downtime.
• Ensure compliance with Power Purchase Agreement and interconnection deliverables.
• Coordinate interfaces with Transmission Operators and ISO for energization dates.
• Manage on-site commissioning personnel and safety coordination.
• Collaborate with safety, engineering, and quality control teams.

Skills

Electrical construction & startup

NEC & NFPA knowledge

SCADA integration

E&I controls

Protection & Controls

Drawings quality control

MS Office suite

Document control systems

Team leadership

Scheduling & planning

On-site EPC collaboration

Tools

Outlook

PDF editing

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

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A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day.

Opportunity Overview:

Substation Commissioning Manager of Renewable Energy. This is a 1-year contract assignment.(W-2) Location: We will provide the onsite location at substation. Per diem available.

To work on behalf of the project Owner as a Commissioning Manager on a portfolio of renewable energy (wind, solar, battery storage). You will be responsible for execution of assigned renewable power plant projects and teams as it relates to commissioning, start up and operational turnover.

Reports To: Project Manager / Commissioning Director

Your Day-to-Day:

• Ensure assigned projects' commissioning activities are performed with high quality and follow all safety policies.
• Responsible for coordination and management of, EPC contractor personnel, OEM start up personnel, third-party start up contractors, and operations personnel on site, as it relates to site commissioning and startup.
• Responsible for project reliability at operational turnover with plants exhibiting as little lost time in initial operation.
• Responsible for compliance with all project contractual documents to include Power Purchase Agreement and Large Generator Interconnect Agreement deliverables with local utility
• Ensure Transmission Operators and Independent Service Operators make the interface to ensure project energization dates are achieved.
• Manage Client's onsite commissioning personnel
• Work with project's designated safety, engineering, and quality control parties

Who You Are:

• Electrical construction and commissioning means and methods knowledge including NEC and NFPA
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration and troubleshooting
• E&I controls and instrumentation installation, startup and troubleshooting
• Protection and Controls implementation and troubleshooting
• Review drawings quality control inspection and Progress reporting
• Outlook, PDF edit Word, Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) (can maintain complex spreadsheets), document control systems and PowerPoint
• Manage third parties and suppliers
• Manage direct report team members
• Schedule and planning understanding
• 6+ years of experience in on-site project support for renewable power generation project construction start up and commissioning
• 3 years' experience minimum working for an EPC in renewable power generation project construction start up and commissioning
• Track record and ability to work with engineering personnel on technical issues.

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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WECTEC LLC and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC are subsidiaries of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC