Sr. Commissioning Manager

Sr. Commissioning Manager

El Paso, TX

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE: AESI) is a leading solutions provider to the energy industry. Atlas' portfolio of offerings includes oilfield logistics, distributed power systems, and the largest proppant supply network in the Permian Basin. With a focus on leveraging technology, automation, and remote operations to enhance efficiencies, Atlas is centered around a core mission of improving human beings' access to hydrocarbons that power our lives and, by doing so, maximizing value creation for our shareholders.

The Senior Commissioning Manager (Power) leads the commissioning of large-scale power generation facilities from mechanical completion through commercial operation, owning the planning, execution, and documentation of commissioning for multi-unit generation fleets, battery energy storage systems (BESS), medium-voltage electrical distribution, and balance of plant systems. This hybrid role combines commissioning leadership with project management, construction oversight, and quality inspection, and calls for a professional who can operate effectively across all four disciplines.

Success requires disciplined safety and energization planning, objective evidence-based readiness decisions, and strong partnership with EPC contractors, OEMs, owner's engineers, and customer representatives.

Commissioning Leadership

• Develop, implement, and manage the project commissioning program, including systemization, turnover packages, and readiness gates such as mechanical completion, ready for energization, first fuel introduction, first fire, synchronization, and performance testing.
• Develop and enforce commissioning procedures, energization plans, startup checklists, and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) controls governing work adjacent to energized systems and live fuel gas.
• Direct and witness unit startup, load bank testing, load-share tuning, protection verification, and performance and emissions testing for generation fleets and BESS.
• Own the commissioning schedule and its interfaces with fuel availability, supplier milestones, and contractual commercial operation dates, reporting system readiness based on objective, documented evidence.
• Coordinate OEM and equipment packager field service resources, holding vendor commissioning support accountable to the project schedule.
• Administer punch list management, including item classification, closure verification, and energization readiness determinations.

Project Management, Construction Oversight & Inspection

• Provide construction oversight during the transition to turnover, witnessing and inspecting mechanical, electrical, and civil work affecting commissioning readiness, including equipment setting, alignment, terminations, pressure testing, and grounding.
• Review contractor QA/QC records, test packages, and turnover documentation for completeness and accuracy prior to acceptance, and support owner's engineer hold and witness points.
• Manage commissioning-phase subcontractors and procurement needs, including invoice review, budget tracking, and change management for commissioning scope.
• Serve as a primary interface with EPC contractors, owner's engineers, and customer representatives, and represent Atlas in commissioning and readiness meetings.
• Capture and incorporate lessons learned from initial units into standardized execution plans across the fleet.

Safety & Team Leadership

• Champion a safety-first culture across commissioning activities, ensuring compliance with Atlas Energy Solutions safety policies, energy isolation lockout/tagout (LOTO), NFPA 70E, OSHA, and site-specific requirements.
• Provide leadership, direction, and technical development to commissioning personnel assigned to the project.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in power generation construction and commissioning
• At least five (5) years leading commissioning on reciprocating engine or gas turbine generation projects
• Demonstrated startup experience with medium-voltage generation and distribution systems, generator protection and synchronization, and load bank…