36 applicants

Company

Canadian Solar Inc. · 2 days ago

Commissioning Manager - eSTORAGE

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute commissioning plans, including resourcing, logistics, and scheduling.

Develop plans and procedures for quality inspection and commissioning tasks.

On-site lead for commissioning and acceptance testing.

Lead daily commissioning plan of day meetings during the commissioning phase and update progress schedule on a regular basis.

Manage the day-to-day commissioning activities of the commissioning team (4 to 5 direct reports commissioning engineers and technicians).

Assign team members to specific projects and activities and organize the overall commissioning activities.

Ensure that commissioning processes and tools are established and standardized.

Ensure that proper documentation is established for commissioning and testing records.

Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute testing protocols to achieve commercial operation, based on market rules, local AHJ/utility requirements, and contracts.

Oversee commissioning and acceptance testing of the entire plant in a safe manner, including: Controls and communication networks, Balance of plant relay protection, metering, and MV and LV electrical systems, PCS, Batteries, EMS, Auxiliary systems like fire detection, HMI, and UPS.

Create professional commissioning and testing reports for internal stakeholders and external customers.

Drive continuous improvement in developing and capturing technical problem-solving knowledge to enable other organizations to resolve customer problems and inquiries effectively.

Ownership of administrative responsibilities including, but not limited to: service reports, issue logging/tracking, job safety analysis, quality compliance.

Develop and maintain relationships with various subcontractors.

Hold weekly team meetings to encourage information sharing and keep staff informed.

Show leadership, resolve conflicts, and act as a mediator.

Participate in client update meetings to update on engineering status and issues.

Travel required up to 50% and the ability to stay on-site for two to three weeks at a time during commissioning activities.

Qualification

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Required

Masters’s degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline

Minimum 5 years’ direct technical experience from any of the following industries: Substation or Solar EPC, Engineering firm, Energy Storage integrator or similar

Minimum 2 years team management experience

Minimum 2 years of commissioning experience

Deep knowledge of power system installation, construction, design phase engineering, local jurisdiction requirements, project scheduling, system layout design, SLD, etc.

Proficiency in scheduling tool such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet

Good technical writing skills and be able to draft working instructions, etc.

Exceptional ability to simplify and report complicated scenarios to the management team, with outstanding judgment and decision-making abilities

Solid and effective interpersonal and communication skills (including oral, written, and visual)

Strong organizational and time management skills; the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally with staff, management, clients, suppliers, community partners and external stakeholders

Demonstrated sound judgment and the ability to be decisive in crisis situations

Demonstrated independent thinking, initiative, and creativity

Ability to work flexible hours (evenings, weekends) and travel to project sites as required