Commissioning Project Manager, BESS

Location: Remote - California, with hybrid work and required onsite presence at project job sites; frequent travel and extended site assignments are expected.

Salary: $110,632–$138,290 per year.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and maintains utility-scale solar, battery storage, and high-voltage substation infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own commissioning scope across two to three concurrent high-voltage substation or BESS projects from planning and readiness through energization, testing, acceptance, and turnover.
• Develop commissioning execution plans, readiness criteria, milestone registers, integrated schedules, resource forecasts, and project documentation.
• Coordinate pre-commissioning, cold, warm, and hot commissioning, including protection and control, communications, synchronization, utility capability, performance, and acceptance testing.
• Lead field commissioning teams, OEM advisors, testing providers, subcontractors, utilities, owners, engineering, construction, quality, and operations stakeholders.
• Resolve test failures, deficiencies, nonconformances, schedule constraints, and corrective actions while maintaining safety and quality requirements.
• Coordinate energization, switching, LOTO, grounding, permit-to-work, operational control, turnover, training, and closeout documentation.

Requirements

• At least five years of progressive experience in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations, or project delivery for utility-scale electrical facilities, including substantial HV substation or BESS experience.
• Working knowledge of HV/MV electrical systems, protection and control, SCADA and communications, electrical testing, switching, grounding, LOTO, and energized-work controls.
• For BESS assignments, knowledge of batteries, PCS/inverters, transformers, EMS/PPC/SCADA controls, auxiliary systems, and fire and life-safety interfaces.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, resources, risks, costs, stakeholders, issues, changes, and documentation across multiple concurrent projects; P6 experience is strongly preferred.
• Valid driver’s license, ability to satisfy project access requirements, and ability to work outdoors, wear PPE, travel frequently, and support varied hours including nights, weekends, and outage windows.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related discipline.
• PMP, Certified Construction Manager, NETA certification, electrical license, or another relevant technical credential.
• Experience with EPC contracts, utility interconnection, owner or utility witness testing, commercial milestones, and project change management.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety leadership is prioritized over schedule or production pressure, with authority to stop unsafe or unready work.
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance are available for employees and eligible families.
• 401(k) plan, vacation pay, sick pay, and holiday pay are provided.
• Commitment to diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces.