Senior Commissioning Manager

Qcells EPC; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp seeks a Senior Commissioning Manager to oversee all commissioning activities at project sites, ensuring adherence to contract terms, timelines, and safety standards. This role collaborates with utilities, construction, and design teams to align deliverables and schedules, and mentors junior staff in testing, energization, and startup of PV assets.

Remote work with travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commissioning or electrical experience in renewable energy.
• Experience leading remote teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% and ability to work offshore/outdoors as required.
• OSHA 30 Certification and NFPA 70E Certification are preferred.
• Practical knowledge of utility-scale PV systems and commissioning standards.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts, subcontracts, and drawings to ensure deliverables meet commissioning requirements.
• Create site-specific commissioning schedules, plans, testing documents, and start-up procedures.
• Enforce safety procedures, provide daily project status reports, and coordinate with vendors and customers.
• Lead junior technicians in commissioning activities including testing and energization.
• Ensure timely commissioning deliverables, logs, and LOTO records.
• Coordinate energization, start-up, and troubleshooting of substations and field equipment.

Skills

Remote team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Time management

Safety procedures adherence

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

NETA Certification (I/II/III)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SCADA systems

Testing equipment

Job description

Description

Title: Senior Commissioning Manager

Department: T&D/c

Location: Ankeny, IA

Supervisor: Director of Commissioning

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Status (Remote/Hybrid/In-Office): Remote

COMMISSIONING MANAGER

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Development, Module, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

Summary

The Senior Commissioning Manager is responsible for overseeing all commissioning activities performed at assigned project sites. They will be responsible for adherence to contractually obligated conditions and timelines as they pertain to the commissioning scope of work, while ensuring safety and quality are achieved. This may include coordination with key contacts such as utilities, construction and safety teams, suppliers, and sub-contractors. The Senior Commissioning Manager will collaborate with the contracting and design teams to ensure commissioning requirements, deliverables, and schedules are deemed appropriate. In this capacity, the Senior Commissioning Manager will lead the development of the junior commissioning personnel in the performance of commissioning activities; to include troubleshooting, testing, energization, and startup of power plant equipment. This position reports to the Senior Commissioning Manager, or another management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is remote located in Ankeny, IA office and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 20%. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities

• Review contracts, subcontracts, and project drawings to ensure contracted deliverables are understood, met, and align with internal commissioning requisites.
• Manage Commissioning Scopes across multiple projects, to include creating site-specific commissioning schedules, plans, testing documents and start-up procedures.
• Execute, maintain, and enforce Qcells Safety Procedures and Protocols.
• Coordinate and perform commissioning activities, providing daily project status reports.
• Engage in daily/weekly interactions with peer departments, subcontractors, equipment vendors, and customer entities.
• Preparation of plans at beginning of projects for receiving, storing, and managing materials, PPE, and tools as required.
• Manage and provide training to junior commissioning technicians, to include performing electrical testing and troubleshooting.
• Maintain commissioning deliverables, logs, equipment checklists, and LOTO logs.
• Coordinate and perform energization, start-up and troubleshooting of substations and commissioned field equipment, to include generating methods of procedures.
• Ability to manage time and work priorities independently.
• Work cross departmentally to ensure the commissioning teams have all necessary tools to safely and efficiently perform commissioning services.
• Regular attendance in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of commissioning or electrical experience in renewable energy.
• Experience and ability to lead remote teams.
• Experience and ability to effectively communicate with all key stakeholders throughout the organization (Engineering, Construction, Contracting, Leadership), key vendors and clients.
• OSHA 30 Certification.
• NFPA 70.E Certification.
• Practical and applicable knowledge of the electrical requirements of a utility-scale PV system, to include substation and PV field components, testing requirements and test equipment used.
• Practical and applicable knowledge of Commissioning & Electrical Standards (NETA, IEEE, IEC, ANSI, NEC, NERC).
• High understanding of SCADA infrastructure.
• Understanding of relay testing and commissioning processes
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Flexible schedule and willingness to travel when needed.
• Project Site Requirements:
  • Ability to work outdoors, exposed to the elements.
  • Will sit, stand, walk short distances, and climb stairs on an occasional basis.
  • Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry on a frequent basis; maximum of 40 lbs. lifting.
  • Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures.
  • May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis, to include kneeling or bending.

Preferred Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering Degree or degree of equivalent applicability
• NETA Level I, II, or III Certification or certification of equivalent applicability
• Inverter Manufacturer Troubleshooting Training

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
• Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
• Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
• Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
• Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
• Travel: up to 20% as needed

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regular professional, office business setting
• Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)
• Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)
• Under the Office Mobilization Plan (OMP) policy, the role may transition to an onsite or hybrid arrangement, as determined by business needs and the Head of Department

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

It is important to note that the job descriptions provided by Qcells USA Corp are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, reflecting our dynamic and evolving work environment.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail].

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.