Electrical Commissioning Manager

Electrical Commissioning Manager

Type: W2 Staffing | Full-Time

Location: Santa Clarita, CA (On-site)

Salary: $130K-$190K DOE

Duration: 12+ months, with extension likely through 2027

About the Role

Innovation Consulting is partnered with a leading infrastructure and engineering services firm to recruit an Electrical Commissioning Manager for a utility capital improvement program at an operating natural gas compression and storage facility in the Santa Clarita area. The program involves the installation and commissioning of new medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure, including a new utility service connection, switch gear, power transformers, power distribution centers, load migration, and programmable logic controller installations, as part of an ongoing compressor modernization effort.

Engineering is still in progress, and construction is advancing concurrently.

The Electrical Commissioning Manager will serve as the on-site commissioning lead for the electrical scope, managing the sequencing of pre-commissioning and commissioning activities as systems are turned over from construction. Equally important, this person will serve as the primary communication bridge between the electrical construction contractor and the owner's Gas Engineering team - a function that is central to why this position exists.

The ability to translate field conditions into clear, timely engineering-facing communication is as important as technical commissioning competency in this role.

As a W2 employee of Innovation Consulting, you will be placed on assignment with our client for this engagement. The initial term is estimated at 12+ months, with extensions through 2027 and beyond expected as construction and commissioning scope advances.

Key Responsibilities

Commissioning Management

• Develop and maintain the electrical commissioning plan, including system turnover sequence, pre-commissioning check sheets, and acceptance criteria for each phase of the electrical scope
• Manage the commissioning database, tracking system completion status, punch list items, and sign-off documentation through closeout
• Oversee pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for incoming medium- and high-voltage switch gear, power transformers, power distribution centers, motor control centers, and associated conductors and terminations
• Manage load migration activities, verifying that circuit transfers are performed per approved procedures and that new distribution infrastructure is accepted prior to load transfer
• Direct pre-energization checks, protective relay testing, and energization sequences, coordinating vendor and OEM support as required
• Oversee commissioning of PLC panels and control systems in coordination with controls and instrumentation personnel

Contractor and Engineering Coordination

• Serve as the primary interface between the electrical construction contractor and the owner's Gas Engineering team, ensuring field activities, RFIs, and open engineering issues are communicated clearly and resolved in a timely manner
• Translate field conditions, construction sequencing changes, and commissioning status into structured, engineering-facing reporting that supports design decisions and schedule management
• Facilitate coordination meetings between the contractor, engineering, and owner's operations staff; maintain clear records of decisions, open items, and action assignments
• Identify and escalate contractor communication gaps or unresolved engineering issues before they affect commissioning sequencing or schedule

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain commissioning progress reports, punch list status, and milestone tracking for distribution to the project team
• Ensure commissioning documentation packages - check sheets, test records, completion certificates, and as-built markups - are complete and accepted prior to system turnover
• Produce clear, accurate field records that support both engineering review and owner acceptance

Safety

• Enforce commissioning safety protocols and ensure all activities are performed in accordance with the site safety plan, applicable codes, and the owner's operating procedures
• Participate in hazard analyses, job safety analyses,…