Substation Commissioning Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 75,768 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations for qualifying positions

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Substation Commissioning Manager for a 1-year contract assignment. The role involves overseeing commissioning activities for renewable energy projects, ensuring quality and safety compliance on-site.

The ideal candidate must have 6+ years of experience in renewable power generation, strong technical knowledge of commissioning, and effective team management skills. Competitive hourly salary with benefits including health and income protection plans is offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in project support for renewable power generation.
• Minimum 3 years in EPC settings for renewable projects.
• Experience in managing direct report team members.

Responsibilities

• Execution of commissioning activities for renewable power plant projects.
• Coordinate site commissioning personnel and third-party contractors.
• Ensure compliance with project contractual documents.
• Manage client's onsite commissioning personnel.

Skills

Electrical construction and commissioning knowledge

Knowledge of SCADA integration

E&I controls and instrumentation experience

Protection and controls troubleshooting

Document control systems proficiency

Project management experience with third parties

Team management experience

Scheduling and planning understanding

Strong communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PDF editing

PowerPoint

Job description

Opportunity Overview

Substation Commissioning Manager of Renewable Energy. This is a 1-year contract assignment (W-2). Location: We will provide the onsite location at substation. Per diem available.

Reports To: Project Manager / Commissioning Director

Responsibilities

• Execution of assigned renewable power plant projects and teams as it relates to commissioning, start up and operational turnover.
• Ensure assigned projects’ commissioning activities are performed with high quality and follow all safety policies.
• Coordinate and manage EPC contractor personnel, OEM start up personnel, third-party start up contractors, and operations personnel on site in relation to site commissioning and startup.
• Ensure project reliability at operational turnover with plants exhibiting minimal lost time in initial operation.
• Comply with all project contractual documents, including Power Purchase Agreement and Large Generator Interconnect Agreement deliverables with local utility.
• Ensure transmission operators and independent service operators interface to achieve project energization dates.
• Manage client’s onsite commissioning personnel.
• Work with the project’s designated safety, engineering, and quality control parties.

Qualifications

• Electrical construction and commissioning knowledge, including NEC and NFPA.
• Knowledge of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with E&I controls and instrumentation installation, startup and troubleshooting.
• Experience with protection and controls implementation and troubleshooting.
• Experience reviewing drawings, quality control inspection, and progress reporting.
• Proficiency with Outlook, PDF editing, Word, and Excel (complex spreadsheets), document control systems and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing third parties and suppliers.
• Experience managing direct report team members.
• Understanding of scheduling and planning.
• 6+ years of experience in on‑site project support for renewable power generation project construction, startup and commissioning.
• Minimum 3 years working for an EPC in renewable power generation project construction, startup and commissioning.
• Track record and ability to work with engineering personnel on technical issues.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.
• Paid Vacations for qualifying positions.

The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications, and skills, is estimated to be $55.00/hr to $60.00/hr.