Sr. Substation Commissioning Technician - Central Region

Black & Veatch; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Adoption reimbursement

Vendor discounts

Employee referral program

AD&D insurance

Job summary

Black & Veatch seeks a Senior P&C Technician for the Midwest region to verify transmission substation equipment commissioning in line with contract and design specifications. Lead discipline engineering efforts and supervise technicians and craft staff on projects across the Midwest states.

The role requires expertise in protection system design, testing, and commissioning, with travel to project sites and coordination with cross-functional teams to ensure timely turnover to clients.

Qualifications

• OSHA 10 Hour Training.
• Pre-employment onboarding requirements may include background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.

Responsibilities

• Participates in commissioning schedule preparation and maintenance.
• Proactively plans commissioning activities and milestones.
• Provides functional direction to technicians and craft on staff.
• Executes commissioning to ensure compliance with specifications and contracts.
• Completes thorough system walk downs to confirm completion status and identify remaining items.
• Reviews and approves Protection System test plans and relay test results.
• Oversees documentation reviews and provides technical support.
• Reviews AC Acceptance (Load Check) and ensures proper phasing and loading.

Skills

NICET Certification

NETA Certification

Startup experience

Planning Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

Senior P&C Technician – Midwest

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Location: IA, US WI, US MN, US TX, US

Location: VRTLIA, VRTLTX, VRTLMN, VRTLWI

Relocation eligible: Yes

Contract type: Full-Time

Opportunity type: Staff

Project Only Hire: No

Why Black and Veatch

Join the Black & Veatch Construction team and build with pride. As a 100% employee‑owned company, every role matters — you own your work, your impact, and your future. We lead with care, and safety is non‑negotiable and embedded into every role, site and decision, ensuring our teams return home safe, every day.

From field engineering to project management to quality and startup, you’ll work with cutting‑edge technology, learn from seasoned experts, and grow through real‑world, hands‑on experience. With a strong backlog across power, water, grid, and industrial markets, you’ll have the stability to grow and the opportunity to shape what comes next.

Job Summary

Verification that Transmission Substation Equipment is commissioned in compliance with project contract and specification requirements, conforms to design operational feasibility, and is set up and tested per the supplier’s requirements, within the engineer’s discipline capacity. Provides functional direction to technicians and craft on staff. As lead Discipline Engineer, provides functional direction and supervision to other discipline engineers, technicians, and craft support on staff.

Locations & Work Schedule

• This role can be domiciled anywhere in the Midwest with the expectation that travel to support projects in the Midwest states (WI, IA, MN, TX, LA, MS) can be acommodated.
• When traveling for projects away from home, you would be able to work a 10 day on 4 day off hitch schedule.
• Travel time and expenses would be compensated.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in the preparation and maintenance of a detailed commissioning schedule.
• Proactively plans for commissioning activities and major milestones.
• Is an Independent Resource who is not involved with the construction of the project.
• Executes the commissioning effort ensuring compliance with the associated specifications and contracts and ultimately resulting in an efficient and timely turnover to the client.
• Completes thorough system walk downs/reviews to establish the completion status of systems and identify outstanding items to be completed.
• Qualified as a subject matter expert (SME) in the following areas:
  • Protection System design, settings/configurations, installation, testing and commissioning, and/or
  • NERC CIP ESP/Security Zone commissioning.
• Oversees the commissioning process, reviews and approves documentation and test results received from the responsible organization, and provides technical support.
• Reviews and supports Commissioning Test Plan and test results for Relay Calibration and Operation (Tests from Engineering) for all Protection System Relays.
  • Provides technical/troubleshooting support to relay commissioning test plans.
  • Reviews and approves relay test results.
• Receives Protection System Commissioning documentation from the responsible organization for review and approval.
• Reviews and approves AC Acceptance (Load Check) for all Protection System Relay validating acceptable test results provided by the testing resources immediately after energization.
  • Ensures correct symmetrical phasing of voltages and currents with balanced loading.
• After receiving notification from Document Management, provides Post Commissioning Review of all Protection System Commissioning documentation.
  • Reviews all Checklists and Test Reports for adequacy and completeness.
  • Provides feedback to the commissioning resource organization.
  • Completes review within two weeks of receiving the documentation from DM.
• Provides SWMS Inventory and Configuration Validation.
• Adheres to safety and quality standards as applicable to duties and accountabilities.
• Supports continuous improvement efforts and the change management effects associated with the implementation of improvements.

Management Responsibilities

Acts in capacity of a "lead person." Does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction.

Preferred Qualifications

NICET or NETA Certification prefered. 5+ years of relevant startup experience preferred.

Preferred Competencies:

• Project Instructions Manual, contract documents, and startup guidelines
• Division Policies
• Supervisory Skills
• Communications Skills
• Planning Skills
• Multi-tasking Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Computer Skills
• Knowledge of discipline technical principles related to power plants.
• Knowledge of tools, equipment, and instruments used in performance of job duties
• Knowledge of internal engineering systems and tools

Minimum Qualifications

OSHA 10 Hour Training.

All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Physical Demands

• Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Stand, Kneel, Bend, Stoop, Move, and Walk long distances in and around confined, cluttered places, and uneven areas.
• See and hear naturally or with correction.
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties.
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls according to a set procedure.
• Requires repetitive movement.
• May require work above 5 feet in height.
• Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.
• Work up to a 12 hour shift doing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.

Work Environment

• High Voltage Substation environment:
  • Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions.
  • Requires working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32F degrees) temperatures and exposure to inclement weather such as dust, wind, snow, rain, etc.
  • Requires working in extremely bright or low lighting conditions
  • Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
  • Work around hazardous equipment.
• Typical office environment.
• This position is considered a safety sensitive position.

Salary Plan

CNS: Construction Services

Job Grade

016

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A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance‑based bonus program.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

In accordance with local law, the following compensation range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition: $124,000.00 - $148,000.00

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Field Engineer, Engineer, Engineering