Director of Commissioning – Power Generation & Energy Storage
Location: Remote – United States or Canada / Full-time
About the role
Our client is a growing, privately held power systems engineering consultancy. It’s expanding its capabilities across power generation, renewable energy, battery energy storage, and grid infrastructure, and is hiring a Director of Commissioning to establish, lead, and grow its commissioning practice across the United States.
This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership. You’ll stay technically involved in commissioning and testing of grid-connected generation facilities across conventional generation, solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS). At the same time, you’ll build the practice, develop a team, and help shape the company’s growth.
Commissioning work in this space centers on proving that facilities meet utility interconnection requirements and ISO/RTO processes before and after they connect to the grid. That typically includes grid-performance testing, protection and control system checkout, and model validation work under standards such as NERC MOD-025, MOD-026, and MOD-027, along with IEEE 2800 for inverter-based resources. When issues come up, you’ll troubleshoot using test results, SCADA and telemetry data, engineering drawings, and system documentation.
The organization is technically driven and values autonomy, mentorship, and high-quality project delivery. Travel is determined by project and client needs.
Main responsibilities
- Establish, lead, and expand the company’s commissioning practice across the United States
- Perform and technically lead commissioning and testing of grid-connected generation facilities
- Support commissioning across conventional generation, renewable energy, and energy storage projects
- Manage utility interconnection requirements, ISO/RTO commissioning processes, and grid-performance testing
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues using test results, SCADA/telemetry data, engineering drawings, and system documentation
- Build and mentor a technical commissioning team
- Contribute to business growth and the company’s strategic direction
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
- Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in power generation, power systems testing, or commissioning
- Significant hands-on experience personally performing or technically leading commissioning and testing of grid-connected generation facilities
- Experience with renewable energy and/or battery energy storage projects
- Strong understanding of utility interconnection requirements, ISO/RTO commissioning processes, and grid-performance testing
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues using test results, SCADA/telemetry data, engineering drawings, and system documentation
- Experience progressing from hands-on technical engineering into project, team, or departmental leadership
Nice to have:
- Professional Engineer (PE) or P.Eng designation
- Direct commissioning experience across multiple generation technologies, including conventional generation, solar, wind, and BESS
- Established relationships within the utility, power generation, renewable energy, or engineering consulting sectors
The offer
- Full-time, remote role based in the United States or Canada
- Travel based on project and client needs
- Compensation based on experience and qualifications
- Potential performance-based bonus, subject to the applicable plan
- Medical insurance with employer premium contributions
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Professional development and approved training opportunities
This role suits a commissioning engineer who’s ready to build and lead a practice without stepping away from the technical work. If you have hands-on experience commissioning grid-connected generation and want to shape a growing team, apply below.