Senior Commissioning Engineer

🕒 August 4

🏈 Alabama, Arizona, +42 more states – Remote

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💵 $142.6k - $178.3k / year

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SOLV Energy

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501 - 1000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Logistics • Energy

SOLV Energy is a renewable energy solutions provider for utility solar, energy storage, and high voltage projects in North America. Our passionate teams work seamlessly to drive innovation and deliver performance from build to operations, with safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are here for the long haul, developing lasting relationships with our customers, investing in our communities, and offering opportunities for our employees to build meaningful careers in better energy.

📋 Description

• Lead and support testing, commissioning, and initial energization activities for utility-scale HV substations, BESS, and PV facilities • Attend Owner, Utility, and stakeholder meetings as requested • Develop Testing & Commissioning plans aligned with project specifications, utility interconnection requirements, and industry standards • Develop, review, and execute initial energization procedures • Serve as engineering authority for complex commissioning issues and resolve technical issues affecting safe energization and project delivery • Review protection and control philosophies, relay settings, and commissioning strategies • Support switching procedures, LOTO, Permit to Work, Red Rope, and System Under Test programs • Lead and support initial substation energization, including readiness verification and field coordination • Perform high-voltage switching operations • Review and approve commissioning and acceptance test reports; identify non-conformances and provide final engineering sign-off • Coordinate harmonic measurements and power quality assessments • Develop operations and training documentation and deliver onsite training to Owner and Operations personnel • Provide post-energization technical support, troubleshooting, monitoring, and closeout support • Provide on-call technical support for site events, trips, and abnormal operating conditions • Lead post-trip and equipment failure investigations and root cause analyses • Recommend and track corrective actions through closure and verify effectiveness through testing • Contribute lessons learned to procedures, design standards, and O&M documentation • Serve as final technical reviewer and approver for Testing & Commissioning deliverables before client release • Review EPC contract exhibits and project documentation to define scope and division of responsibility • Provide senior technical guidance and engineering leadership to the Commissioning Engineering team • Conduct performance evaluations, establish development goals, coach staff, and support career development • Assign, prioritize, and coordinate engineering workload across multiple projects • Travel approximately 20–30% and actively participate in field operations

🎯 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 utility-scale PV facilities • Minimum 5 years leading or serving as the primary technical engineer for commissioning and energization activities 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 requiring engineering analysis and sound engineering 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 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 employer sponsorship now or in the future

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance for employees and families • 401(k) plan • Vacation, sick and holiday pay