Sr. Commissioning Manager in New York at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Commissioning Manager based in United States .

This senior leadership role will oversee commissioning delivery for utility-scale battery energy storage projects across North America. You will lead a team of Commissioning Managers while providing strategic and technical direction throughout the transition from construction completion to energization, testing, and commercial operation. The position combines portfolio-level planning, field execution, resource management, and technical problem-solving across complex energy infrastructure projects. You will serve as a senior escalation point for customers, utilities, contractors, and internal stakeholders, helping resolve critical technical, safety, schedule, and operational challenges. Your expertise will be essential to ensuring commissioning activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in line with project and grid requirements. The role offers the opportunity to influence multiple geographically dispersed projects while developing technical teams in a rapidly growing renewable energy environment. Regular travel across North America will be required, with extended onsite assignments during key project phases.

• Lead, coach, and develop Commissioning Managers while providing direction and support to commissioning engineers, technicians, and other field personnel.
• Oversee commissioning execution across a portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage projects throughout North America.
• Manage staffing priorities, site assignments, mobilization schedules, resource forecasts, and competing project requirements across the portfolio.
• Develop and oversee project-specific commissioning strategies, plans, schedules, procedures, inspection requirements, and turnover processes.
• Act as the senior escalation point for technical issues, safety concerns, schedule risks, resource conflicts, and customer concerns during commissioning activities.
• Provide technical leadership during energization, system commissioning, troubleshooting, performance testing, and acceptance testing.
• Oversee commissioning activities involving battery energy storage systems, power conversion systems, transformers, medium- and high-voltage equipment, protection and controls, grounding, EMS, SCADA, PPC, and related balance-of-plant systems.
• Ensure commissioning reports, daily reports, issue logs, job safety analyses, quality documentation, and project turnover packages are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Lead portfolio reviews, team meetings, and project-specific operational discussions that promote accountability, collaboration, and effective decision-making.
• Represent the commissioning function in customer meetings and provide clear updates on project status, risks, issues, and corrective actions.

• Hold a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Bring approximately 8 or more years of progressive experience in commissioning, electrical power systems, renewable-energy EPC, substations, power generation, utility-scale energy storage, or a closely related field.
• Have direct commissioning or field-testing experience with utility-scale battery energy storage systems.
• Demonstrate a successful track record of leading technical teams and coordinating multiple projects or geographically distributed field teams.
• Possess a strong understanding of electrical power systems, including medium- and high-voltage equipment, transformers, switchgear, protection and controls, grounding, electrical drawings, and single-line diagrams.
• Have practical knowledge of battery systems, power conversion systems, plant controls, EMS, SCADA, PPC, and grid-connected testing.
• Understand construction sequencing, project scheduling, contractual milestones, utility requirements, grid-compliance testing, and commercial-operation requirements.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, professional judgment, conflict-resolution, and decision-making skills, particularly when managing high-pressure field situations.
• Be comfortable working across diverse stakeholders, including customers, utilities, contractors, engineering teams, and internal leadership.
• Be willing and able to travel throughout North America up to 50% and remain onsite for two to three weeks when project requirements demand it.

• Competitive compensation of $160,000–$185,000 CAD/USD equivalent depending on location, plus an annual bonus.
• Remote work opportunity from Canada or the United States.
• Opportunities to lead large-scale renewable energy and battery storage projects across North America.
• Professional growth through technical leadership, team development, and portfolio-level responsibilities.
• A collaborative environment focused on innovation, sustainability, and the continued expansion of renewable energy infrastructure.
• Opportunities to contribute to projects with meaningful impact on the transition toward cleaner and more resilient energy systems.