Senior Commissioning Lead — Utility-Scale Microgrids

TAR; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

Meal stipend

Job summary

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewables. We seek a Commissioning Lead based in Austin to own testing, startup, and performance validation of utility-scale microgrids, with heavy travel to West Texas sites.

You will oversee hot/cold commissioning and energization, guiding teams to reliable operation. You will manage staffing, QA during construction, and handover activities, collaborating with OEMs and operations, and ensuring safety throughout

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience commissioning and starting up utility-scale power projects, ideally microgrids.
• Track record leading commissioning for multi-hundred-megawatt renewable projects, including solar and BESS.
• Thorough understanding of AC and DC electrical systems.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical systems and communications networks in the field.
• Experience building and managing commissioning teams that combine direct staff and contracted support.
• Willingness to travel heavily and spend sustained time at our site in remote West Texas.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing, startup, and performance validation for our utility-scale islanded microgrids, taking hundreds of MW of solar and grid-forming storage from construction complete to reliable operation.
• Develop and execute hot and cold commissioning plans and procedures, from pre-functional checks through full-system energization and performance testing.
• Create staffing plans covering FTEs and contracted support, and manage all commissioning resources against an aggressive energization schedule.
• Provide field quality assurance reviews during construction so defects are caught and corrected before they reach startup.
• Perform handover walkdowns and manage punchlists to closure with construction, OEM, and operations teams.
• Feed commissioning and test data back to our power systems engineers and Tier-1 OEMs to validate system models and tune inverter and battery control settings.
• Enforce all site safety policies as the campus transitions from an active construction site to a live electrical plant.

Skills

Electrical systems (AC/DC)

Field troubleshooting

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Job description

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewables. We seek a Commissioning Lead based in Austin to own testing, startup, and performance validation of utility-scale microgrids, with heavy travel to West Texas sites.

You will oversee hot/cold commissioning and energization, guiding teams to reliable operation. You will manage staffing, QA during construction, and handover activities, collaborating with OEMs and operations, and ensuring safety throughout