Westinghouse Electric Company

Solar Field Commissioning Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Other • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $74 - $79 per hour

About the role

  • Oversee subcontractors and OEMs' installation
  • Responsible for quality, plant testing, performance testing, ISO/GIA/PPA testing, and startup of solar PV power systems
  • Manage construction turnover, pre-energization, commissioning, and performance testing work performed by contractors and vendors at the project site
  • Participate in safety program and audits
  • Perform detailed system quality control inspections for completeness of installation vs. install manuals, engineering specifications and drawings and maintain detailed punch-list
  • Perform system walkdowns for mechanical complete prior to turnover or energization
  • Help commission anomalies as the primary SME owner's representative
  • Report daily, weekly, and monthly on progress, indicators, and recovery plans to upper management
  • Substation testing third party management and Substation energization
  • Metering testing and ISO/GIA/PPA commissioning process management
  • Schedule and lead understanding meetings leading up to, and during performance testing periods, to ensure you align all required support parties and execute the test

Requirements

  • Utility-scale solar PV installation and startup (PV modules, DC collection, combiner boxes, and inverters)
  • Must understand the technical performance and integration of PV inverters, DC collection, MV collection, and plant controls/SCADA
  • Commissioning process creation and Substation testing and startup
  • Protection and Controls implementation and troubleshooting
  • Understanding of solar PV balance-of-plant components (combiner boxes, DC feeders, inverter stations, step-up transformers, MV collection, plant controller, and SCADA)
  • Can quality control inspections and punch-list management
  • Experience with DC systems (0-2,000Vdc) and AC systems (480V-34.5kV)
  • Familiarity to troubleshoot programmable logic controllers (PLC) and industrial electronic equipment (protection relays, inverters, plant controllers, revenue meters)
  • Experience with plant control and SCADA systems (inverter communications, PPC/plant controller, and data historian) and troubleshooting
Benefits
  • Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
solar PV installationperformance testingquality control inspectionscommissioning processtroubleshootingDC systemsAC systemsplant controlSCADAmetering testing
Soft Skills
managementcommunicationreportingsafety program participationleadershiporganizational skillscollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailtime management
Certifications
ISO certificationGIA certificationPPA certification