

BESS Field Commissioning Manager
Westinghouse Electric
Posted Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Posting ID: 26298
Norwell, MA
BESS Field Commissioning Manager - Contract 1 Year
Remote with 75% travel
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset, and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
Your Day-to-Day:
Work on one of the world's largest Battery Energy Storage System Developers, for the client as their Commissioning Manager. The primary roles are to oversee the subcontractors and OEMs delivery, installation, quality, plant testing, performance testing, ISO/GIA/PPA Testing and startup of a Battery Energy Storage System and Solar Coupled Power systems. To act as the Owner's representative to oversee aspects of the energy storage system including site work, installation, status reporting, safety, quality control, startup, commissioning, testing and project close out (note the Owner will contract a turnkey EPC, this role will oversee the EPC and OEMs on the Owner's behalf). Employees in this role manage and report on construction turnover, pre-energization, commissioning, and performance testing work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site.
Job Responsibilities:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our employees each day.
WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:
WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com
EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.
You can submit your completed application, and also explore other available options, using the following link: https://westinghousenuclear.com/careers/
Get connected with WECTEC Staffing Services on social media:
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Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.
Remote with 75% travel
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset, and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
Your Day-to-Day:
Work on one of the world's largest Battery Energy Storage System Developers, for the client as their Commissioning Manager. The primary roles are to oversee the subcontractors and OEMs delivery, installation, quality, plant testing, performance testing, ISO/GIA/PPA Testing and startup of a Battery Energy Storage System and Solar Coupled Power systems. To act as the Owner's representative to oversee aspects of the energy storage system including site work, installation, status reporting, safety, quality control, startup, commissioning, testing and project close out (note the Owner will contract a turnkey EPC, this role will oversee the EPC and OEMs on the Owner's behalf). Employees in this role manage and report on construction turnover, pre-energization, commissioning, and performance testing work performed by contractors and/or vendors at the project site.
Job Responsibilities:
- Participates in safety program and audits
- Performs detailed system quality control inspections for completeness of installation vs. install manuals, engineering specifications and drawings and maintain detailed punch-list
- Performs system walkdowns for mechanical complete prior to turnover or energization
- Creation of and management of energization plans
- Oversee the EPC and OEM commissioning procedures, status, and compliance
- Assist in troubleshooting commissioning anomalies as the primary SME owner's representative
- Preparation and review of project close out and testing documents
- Reporting daily, weekly, and monthly on progress, indicators, and recovery plans to upper management
- Interfaces with project's designated management committees or third parties, and acts as lead Company representative of project activities
- Substation testing third party management
- Substation energization • Metering testing
- ISO/GIA/PPA commissioning process management
- Review all Purchase Power Agreement and Interconnect Agreements to develop guidelines for performance testing
- Interface with Engineering, Commissioning, and Business Management personnel to obtain alignment on testing requirements
- Develop a complete testing plan for assigned projects to ensure all deliverables across all relevant contractual documentation is met.
- Schedule and lead alignment meetings leading up to, and during performance testing periods, to ensure all required support parties are aligned and the test is executed in an organized manner.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
- Overall responsibility for test administration, data analysis and final reporting
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
- Battery Energy Storage Systems installation and startup
- Must have a thorough understanding of the technical, performance, and integration of Li-Ion batteries as part of ESS
- Commissioning process creation • Substation testing and startup
- Protection and Controls implementation and troubleshooting
- Understanding of containerized systems, skids, controllers/SCADA, transformers, combiners
- Capable of quality control inspections and punch-list management
- Thorough understanding of DC systems (0-2,000Vdc) and AC systems (480V-34.5kV)
- Familiarity to troubleshoot programmable logic controllers (PLC) and industrial electronic equipment (protection relays, inverters, BMS, etc.).
- Experience with control and SCADA systems and troubleshooting
- Organization
- Computer skills MS word, Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Communication to third parties and executives • Schedule and planning understanding
- Electrical Code, means and methods
- Engineering or professional electrical career in power systems commissioning with min 100MW-hr or 5 EA energy storage systems and commissioning.
- A background with BESS is preferred. Experience with SCADA is preferred.
WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our employees each day.
WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:
- Competitive Pay
- Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com
EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.
You can submit your completed application, and also explore other available options, using the following link: https://westinghousenuclear.com/careers/
Get connected with WECTEC Staffing Services on social media:
Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.