MV Commissioning & Electrical Safety Manager

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Position Title:

MV Commissioning & Electrical Safety Manager Department: LTSA Project Implementation and Services Compensation: $120,000 - $160,000 + annual bonus

Reports To:

Global Director, Service

Location:

Canada

About the Role:

e-STORAGE is looking for an MV Commissioning & Electrical Safety Manager to lead a regional team of Senior Power Systems Technicians and oversee product-level commissioning across utility-scale battery energy storage projects in the Americas. The role will support the safe commissioning, operation, and maintenance of Sol Bank systems, string inverters, MV Skids, and associated medium-voltage equipment. You will provide leadership around technician competency, MV switching and energization, isolation, grounding, LOTO, electrical safety procedures, and operational performance across Canada, the United States, and Latin America.

• Directly manage a regional team of Senior Power Systems Technicians, including workload allocation, coaching, development, performance management, and technical support
• Plan workforce and authorization coverage to ensure qualified personnel are available to support commissioning, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and operational requirements
• Assess technician competency for MV/HV and product commissioning work and provide recommendations regarding training, qualification, and authorization
• Establish and monitor team performance indicators related to safety compliance, commissioning throughput, and maintenance turnaround
• Act as the escalation point for technical, operational, and electrical safety matters raised by field technicians
• Oversee product-level commissioning of Sol Bank systems, string inverters, MV Skids, and associated electrical equipment
• Develop, implement, and improve product commissioning procedures, testing practices, documentation, and sign-off requirements
• Support equipment testing, startup, troubleshooting, energization, and turnover activities
• Coordinate with site commissioning teams, which retain responsibility for the broader commissioning programme, grid compliance and testing, and client handover
• Oversee MV switching activities, typically up to 34.5kV, where e-STORAGE holds or has been delegated control-of-work responsibility
• Support safe isolation, grounding, LOTO, energization, de-energization, and switching practices
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards, including CSA, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, OSHA, and local utility requirements
• Ability to travel to project sites across the Americas as required, particularly during commissioning, energization, switching activities, and major operational milestones

• Extensive experience with medium-voltage electrical systems, typically up to 34.5kV, within utility-scale infrastructure, renewable energy, BESS, substations, power generation, or comparable environments
• Demonstrated experience performing, supervising, or authorizing MV switching activities, including isolation, grounding, LOTO, energization, and safe work planning
• Experience in commissioning and operational, maintenance, or field-service environments
• Experience…