Solar Field Commissioning Manager

Solar Field Commissioning Manager (1-year contract, W-2)

Location:

US. Project travel up to 75%. Remote support for SCADA monitoring and Portfolio Management.

Reports To:

Senior Project Manager.

• Participate in safety program and audits.
• Perform detailed system quality control inspections for completeness of installation vs. install manuals, engineering specifications, and drawings; maintain detailed punch-list.
• Perform system walkdowns for mechanical completion prior to turnover or energization.
• Help commission anomalies as 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 project meetings leading up to and during performance testing periods to align required support parties and execute the test.

• Utility‑scale solar PV installation and startup (PV modules, DC collection, combiner boxes, and inverters).
• Understanding of 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).
• Ability to perform quality control inspections and punch‑list management.
• Experience with DC systems (0–2,000 Vdc) and AC systems (480 V‑34.5 kV).
• Familiarity with troubleshooting 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.

Salary Range: $74.00/hr to $79.00/hr (dependent on experience, qualifications, and skills).

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