Commissioning Manager
Scale Microgrids
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oakland • California • United States
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About the role
- Develop, manage, and maintain commissioning plans, schedules, and execution strategies across multiple microgrid projects simultaneously.
- Define commissioning scope, sequencing, resource requirements, readiness criteria, acceptance criteria, and handoff requirements for solar PV, BESS, generators, switchgear, protection, and controls.
- Establish and maintain standardized commissioning processes, templates, procedures, and documentation to be used across the project portfolio.
- Track commissioning progress, risks, and constraints across all active sites and communicate status to project leadership.
- Coordinate commissioning activities performed by EPCs, OEMs, integrators, utilities, and third-party independent commissioning agents.
- Manage interfaces between commissioning activities and construction completion, energization, and utility interconnection. Support temporary power planning, procurement, and implementation for on-site commissioning activities.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Project Management, EHS, Controls, and Operations teams to ensure commissioning readiness.
- Review and approve commissioning test plans, FAT/SAT procedures, and functional test scripts.
- Ensure integrated system testing validates microgrid functionality, including islanding, resynchronization, black-start, and load management.
- Coordinate with utilities, AHJs, and inspectors to support energization, witnessing, acceptance, and performance testing.
- Ensure proper turnover of commissioned systems to Asset Management, including training coordination and documentation completeness.
- Capture lessons learned and continuously improve commissioning processes across the portfolio.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in commissioning management, power systems engineering, or project delivery for DER, microgrid, or utility-scale power systems.
- Demonstrated experience managing commissioning activities rather than solely performing field execution.
- Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across parallel project sites.
- Experience managing third-party commissioning agents or EPC-led commissioning efforts.
- Familiarity with grid-forming and grid-following inverter-based resources.
- Strong program-level planning and organizational skills.
- Clear communicator capable of aligning internal teams, vendors, and utilities.
- Proactive problem solver with a systems-level mindset.
- Comfortable operating in a matrixed, fast-paced project environment.
- Understanding of onsite power generation, including parallel operation with the utility bus as well as with other DERs, both in grid parallel mode and island mode operations.
- Solid understanding of the utility side of the interconnection.
- Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, control narratives, protection schemes, and network architectures.
- Willingness to travel selectively to project sites for key commissioning milestones.
- A BS in Engineering is required; A BS in Electrical Engineering with a focus on the power side is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits program including medical benefits
- Paid vacation and holidays
- 401K matching
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
commissioning managementpower systems engineeringproject deliverygrid-forming invertersgrid-following inverterssingle-line diagramscontrol narrativesprotection schemesnetwork architecturesDER (Distributed Energy Resources)
Soft Skills
program-level planningorganizational skillsclear communicationproblem solvingsystems-level mindsetcollaborationstakeholder managementadaptabilityproactive approachmatrixed environment
Certifications
BS in EngineeringBS in Electrical Engineering