Senior Substation Commissioning Lead — HV/MV & BESS

Equagen; North Carolina; Sur place; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Equagen Engineers PC is seeking a Substation Commissioning Manager to lead testing, commissioning, and energization of high- and medium-voltage substations. You will oversee planning, field execution, and turnover with strong focus on protective relays and SCADA integration.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, manage safety and scheduling, and collaborate with owners, utilities, EPCs, and equipment manufacturers. Willingness to travel and lead multiple projects is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• At least 8 years of experience in substation testing, protection and control, including 3 years leading field teams.
• Experience commissioning HV/MV substations through energization and turnover.
• Strong understanding of protective relaying, control circuits, testing practices.
• Able to interpret one-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and relay logic.
• Hands-on experience with protective relay test equipment and diagnostic instruments.
• Willingness to travel extensively and support outages and extended schedules.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsabilités

• Develop commissioning plans, test procedures, schedules, staffing, and budgets.
• Define testing boundaries, energization prerequisites, and turnover requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning with owners, utilities, EPCs, equipment manufacturers, and field teams.
• Manage multiple projects, track progress, resolve field issues, and report constraints.
• Review scope, prepare estimates, and authorize changes as needed.
• Lead testing and commissioning of power transformers, switchgear, and protection schemes.
• Coordinate end-to-end protection testing including line differential and comms-based schemes.
• Oversee AC/DC system checks, battery testing, and SCADA integration.
• Review drawings, relay settings, test results, and resolve discrepancies.
• Support troubleshooting of protection, control, and communications.

Connaissances

Leadership

Client communication

Scheduling

Team mentoring

Field execution

Travel readiness

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Outils

Protective relay test equipment

SEL relays

OMICRON/Doble/Megger test systems

Description du poste

Equagen Engineers PC is seeking a Substation Commissioning Manager to lead testing, commissioning, and energization of high- and medium-voltage substations. You will oversee planning, field execution, and turnover with strong focus on protective relays and SCADA integration.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, manage safety and scheduling, and collaborate with owners, utilities, EPCs, and equipment manufacturers. Willingness to travel and lead multiple projects is required.