Sr. Substation Commissioning Technician - Midwest
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Test Engineer, Systems Engineer, Field/Service Technician
Sr. Substation Commissioning Technician
- Midwest
Date:
Jun 12, 2026
Location:
IA, US MN, US WI, US TX, US Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies
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Company:
Black & Veatch Corporation Req
Job Title:
Senior P&C Technician
- Midwest
Location:
VRTLIA, VRTLTX, VRTLMN, VRTLWI Business Unit Sector: COR-BVOPS-CONSTRUCT EXCL CEFS Department: BVCOR BV OPS UTILITY TESTING Opportunity Type:
Staff Relocation eligible:
Yes Full time/Part time:
Full-Time Project Only Hire:
No Recruiter:
Tanner Miller
Why Black and Veatch Join the Black & Veatch Construction team and build with pride. As a 100% employee‑owned company, every role matters — you own your work, your impact, and your future. We lead with care, and safety is non‑negotiable and embedded into every role, site and decision, ensuring our teams return home safe, every day. From field engineering to project management to quality and startup, you'll work with cutting‑edge technology, learn from seasoned experts, and grow through real‑world, hands‑on experience.
With a strong backlog across power, water, grid, and industrial markets, you'll have the stability to grow and the opportunity to shape what comes next.
Verification that Transmission Substation Equipment is commissioned in compliance with project contract and specification requirements, conforms to design operational feasibility, and is set up and tested per the supplier's requirements, within the engineer's discipline capacity. Provides functional direction to technicians and craft on staff. As lead Discipline Engineer, provides functional direction and supervision to other discipline engineers, technicians, and craft support on staff.
Locations& Work Schedule
This role can be domiciled anywhere in the Midwest with the expectation that travel to support projects in the Midwest states (WI, IA, MN, TX, LA, MS) can be accommodated. When traveling for projects away from home, you would be able to work a 10 day on 4 day off hitch schedule Travel time and expenses would be compensated.
Key Responsibilities- Participates in the preparation and maintenance of a detailed commissioning schedule.
- Proactively plans for commissioning activities and major milestones
- Is an Independent Resource who is not involved with the construction of the project.
- Executes the commissioning effort ensuring compliance with the associated specifications and contracts and ultimately resulting in an efficient and timely turnover to the client.
- Completes thorough system walk downs/reviews to establish the completion status of systems and identify outstanding items to be completed.
- Qualified as a subject matter expert (SME) in the following areas:
Protection System design, settings/configurations, installation, testing and commissioning, and/or NERC CIP ESP/Security Zone commissioning. - Oversees the commissioning process, reviews and approves documentation and test results received from the responsible organization, and provides technical support.
- Reviews and supports Commissioning Test Plan and test results for Relay Calibration and Operation (Tests from Engineering) for all Protection System Relays.
- Provides technical/troubleshooting support to relay commissioning test plans.
- Reviews and approves relay test results.
- Receives Protection System Commissioning documentation from the responsible organization for review and approval.
- Reviews and approves AC Acceptance (Load Check) for all Protection System Relay validating acceptable test results provided by the testing resources immediately after energization.
- Ensures correct symmetrical phasing of voltages and currents with balanced loading.
- After receiving notification from Document Management, provides Post Commissioning Review of all Protection System Commissioning documentation.
- Reviews all Checklists and Test Reports for adequacy and completeness.
- Provides feedback to the commissioning resource organization.
- Completes review within two weeks of…
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