Commissioning Associate; Field

The Commissioning Associate will be responsible for learning and supporting testing and commissioning activities on all Wind Energy Transmission Texas (WETT) substation projects under the direction of a Commissioning Lead or Construction Manager.

This role consists of overseeing and learning contract resources to ensure all new and existing station equipment is commissioned to industry and WETT standards with a hands‑on approach. In this role, the Commissioning Associate will also be responsible for helping the Commissioning Lead develop new standards necessary for project turnover from the contractor to the utility and documenting commissioning best practices.

The Commissioning Associate will help ensure project testing deliverables and coordination efforts are completed by the required project schedule by tracking progress and escalating issues as needed.

This position will require working remotely, on‑site with minimal supervision, and traveling to numerous job sites each week. This position will be issued a company truck to facilitate travel as required. This position will report to the Construction Manager.

• Assist in theoversightof all on‑site testing and commissioning contract support, including but not limited to relay technicians, wiremen, commissioning leads, construction managers, and SCADA engineers.
• Learn and apply WETT’s testing and commissioning standards.
• Learn and utilize WETT’s testing and commissioning templates.
• Ensure all testing and commissioning standards are enforced and followed within assigned scope and under supervision.
• Reviews commissioning test reports submitted by contractors for completeness and technical accuracyandsupports the Commissioning Lead in the acceptance process.
• Review end‑to‑end test plansand participate in execution and documentation of end‑to‑end testing activities.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records, reports, and drawings as required to support commissioning closeout and asset turnover.
• Assist with developing project testing and commissioning platforms such as SharePoint including organization and document control.
• Coordinate with third parties for end‑to‑end testing deliverables and timeline with oversight from the Commissioning Lead or Project Team.
• Identifies potential gaps, issues, or discrepancies in testing activities and escalates findings for resolution prior to acceptance.
• Review electrical design drawing submittals during the 30%, 60%, 90%, IFC, and as‑built stages with a focus on commissioning readiness, constructability, and protection and control requirements.
• Maintain relationships with contractors and vendors and stay abreast of market and technological advancements as applicable to the role.
• Learn and support the development of switching orders and the necessary in‑service checks during the switching process.
• Work comprehensively with WETT Operations during energization activities.
• Accurately report progress and remaining timeline of assigned testing activities to the project team.
• Assist with uploading relay settings and RTAC setting sunder approved procedures and supervision.
• Assist WETT IT/Telecom Manager with communications and network installation requirements.
• Assist with the diagnosis of trouble, mis operation, or damage of equipment, and support the development of corrective actions to effectively repair and prevent reoccurrence.
• Assist with reviewing legacy equipment and relay installations to determine if corrective actions may be required during maintenance windows.
• Assist WETT Operations field team with maintenance and operation issues related to protection and control functions of the station.
• Support field walkdowns, verification of protection and control installations, commissioning readiness checks, and…