Commissioning Project Manager (BESS)

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

Salary: $110,632–$138,290 per year

Work authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Company

Provides infrastructure services for utility-scale solar, battery storage, and high-voltage substation projects, including design, construction, and maintenance.

What you will do

• Own commissioning scopes across typically 2–3 concurrent HV or BESS projects, managing deliverables, milestones, resources, risks, documentation, and turnover.
• Develop commissioning execution plans, readiness criteria, schedules, resource forecasts, test procedures, and acceptance requirements.
• Lead pre-commissioning, cold, warm, and hot commissioning, including functional, protection and control, communications, synchronization, utility capability, performance, and acceptance testing.
• Coordinate field commissioning teams, OEM advisors, third-party testing providers, subcontractors, utilities, owners, engineering, construction, quality, safety, and operations stakeholders.
• Manage troubleshooting, deficiencies, corrective actions, retesting, reporting, change impacts, and commissioning closeout documentation.
• Coordinate energization, switching, LOTO, tagging, grounding, permit-to-work, operational authority, and safe turnover to owners and Operations and Maintenance teams.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 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.
• Strong knowledge of HV and 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.
• Ability to interpret contracts, technical specifications, IFC drawings, electrical diagrams, control narratives, relay documentation, OEM manuals, and interconnection requirements.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, resources, risk, stakeholders, costs, changes, issues, and project documentation across complex workstreams.
• Valid driver's license, ability to satisfy project access requirements, and ability to work varied hours and on active project sites.

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.
• Experience with P6, scheduling, document-control, and project-management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety leadership prioritizes safe execution over schedule or production pressure.
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance are available for employees and their families.
• 401(k) plan, vacation pay, sick pay, and holiday pay are provided.
• Work includes outdoor project environments, variable weather, construction equipment, and energized medium- and high-voltage systems.