Senior Commissioning Engineer
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Senior Commissioning Engineer leading testing and energization for SOLV Energy’s utility-scale solar, battery storage, and HV substation projects. Providing technical authority, field support, and engineering team leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and support testing, commissioning, and initial energization activities for utility-scale HV substations, BESS, and PV facilities
- Serve as senior technical authority and primary engineering interface among commissioning, project management, engineering, owners, utilities, OEMs, and field services
- Develop Testing & Commissioning plans and detailed initial energization procedures
- Review protection and control philosophies, relay settings, commissioning strategies, switching procedures, LOTO, Permit to Work, Red Rope, and SUT programs
- Lead and support initial substation energization, including readiness verification, field coordination, and high-voltage switching operations
- Review and approve commissioning and acceptance test reports; identify non-conformances and provide final engineering sign-off
- Perform or coordinate harmonic measurements and power quality assessments
- Develop substation operations and training documentation and deliver onsite training
- Provide post-energization technical support, troubleshooting, monitoring, closeout, and on-call site-event support
- Lead equipment failure and post-trip investigations, root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and RCA reporting
- Track corrective actions through closure and verify effectiveness through functional testing and return-to-service sign-off
- Contribute lessons learned to procedures, design standards, and O&M documentation
- Serve as final technical reviewer and approver for commissioning deliverables and turnover packages
- Review EPC contract exhibits to define Testing & Commissioning scope and division of responsibility
- Provide technical leadership, supervision, mentoring, coaching, evaluations, development goals, and workload coordination for Commissioning Engineers
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university; equivalent experience may be considered
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in testing, commissioning, and initial energization of utility-scale HV substations, BESS, and/or PV facilities
- Minimum 5 years leading or serving as primary technical engineer for commissioning and energization on complex utility-scale projects
- Minimum 5 years performing and directing high-voltage switching operations and supporting energized electrical systems
- Minimum 2 years of engineering leadership or supervisory experience
- Expertise in power system protection, control systems, relay testing, electrical system analysis, power quality, harmonic analysis, and utility interconnection requirements
- Ability to independently resolve complex technical issues through engineering analysis and judgment
- Experience developing commissioning plans, initial energization procedures, switching procedures, and technical work instructions
- Experience reviewing and approving engineering deliverables, commissioning reports, and technical documentation
- Experience leading technical investigations and root cause analyses for complex electrical system failures
- Experience mentoring, supervising, or providing technical leadership to engineering staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with Owners, Utilities, and internal stakeholders
- Excellent safety record and compliance with company/client safety programs, OSHA, NFPA 70E, and utility switching and clearance procedures
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain
- High-voltage switching experience
- NETA Certification Level II, III, or IV
- Experience with harmonic analyzers and power quality monitoring equipment
- Experience supporting post-energization operations or warranty periods
- Experience reviewing protection coordination studies and relay settings
- Experience with SEL, GE, ABB, Schweitzer, or comparable protection systems
- Experience with utility interconnection and NERC/FERC compliance requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Vacation pay
- Sick pay
- Holiday pay
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