Senior Substation Testing & Commissioning Lead

PTAG; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Competitive pay

ESPP

Safety culture

Job summary

PTAG in Rochester, NY seeks a Lead Testing & Commissioning Manager to oversee testing and commissioning for complex high-voltage substations, including greenfield and brownfield scopes. You will lead planning, execution, verification, and documentation of P&C, A&I, SCADA, cybersecurity, and HV systems.

This role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in relay protection, field engineering, and project coordination, with exposure to NPCC/NERC standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field from ABET-accredited or Owner-approved institution.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in commissioning and testing electrical equipment, relay protection & control systems, field engineering, troubleshooting, and startup of substations.
• Specialized advanced training (e.g., PTI, WPI, ECNE PUI) preferred.
• Advanced expertise in planning, commissioning, and engineering documentation.
• Familiar with RTUs, Gateways, and communication protocols (DNP3, MMS, Modbus).

Responsibilities

• Commissioning leadership: develop and manage comprehensive commissioning plans, forms, outage/energization strategies, and test documentation.
• Coordinate and lead commissioning efforts across primary equipment, relay protection systems, P&C and A&I devices, SCADA and cybersecurity systems.
• Execute and supervise AC/DC, secondary, and functional/phasing tests.
• Validate proper operation of protection logic, interlocks, and messaging (GOOSE, IEC 61850).
• Troubleshoot communications and platform issues (serial, network, RTUs).
• Track and restore temporary configurations (relay settings, wiring).
• Consolidate test data and prepare Final Commissioning Reports and as-left documentation.
• Construction Support & Field Oversight; review drawings and standards; initiate design modifications.
• Support technical teams during installation and ensure compliance with customer testing requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project coordination

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (ABET-accredited)

Tools

Aspen OneLiner

Doble Protection Suite

61850 Test

Wireshark

NMap

Cimplicity

MS Office

Job description

PTAG in Rochester, NY seeks a Lead Testing & Commissioning Manager to oversee testing and commissioning for complex high-voltage substations, including greenfield and brownfield scopes. You will lead planning, execution, verification, and documentation of P&C, A&I, SCADA, cybersecurity, and HV systems.

This role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in relay protection, field engineering, and project coordination, with exposure to NPCC/NERC standards.