Commissioning Expert & Project Support (m/f/d)
About The Position
The Commissioning Expert & Project Support is the senior technical authority for commissioning activities across North America. The role provides subject-matter expertise, mentoring, training, advanced troubleshooting, operational guidance, and project support throughout turbine commissioning, energization, run testing, and project handover. The position works with Engineering, Construction, HSE, Quality, Service, and Project Management teams to promote technical excellence, standardization, safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The role develops commissioning personnel and supports project planning and execution, including resource forecasting, tooling and spare-parts planning, technical risk assessments, commissioning readiness reviews, and startup activities. It leads investigation of complex technical issues, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and knowledge sharing across Commissioning and Service. Travel to project sites is required during critical commissioning phases.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of wind turbine commissioning experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a Lead Commissioner, Commissioning Supervisor, Senior Commissioner, or similar leadership role.
- Expert knowledge of wind turbine commissioning processes, procedures, and best practices.
- Advanced troubleshooting experience with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, control systems, SCADA, communications, fiber optics, converters, pitch systems, and turbine software.
- Demonstrated ability to train, coach, mentor, and develop technical personnel.
- Strong leadership, project coordination, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Experience supporting turbine energization, run testing, troubleshooting, and project handover activities.
- Experience with utility-scale wind energy projects.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.
- Valid driver's license; must be insurable under the company's auto insurance policy and subject to periodic driver's abstract checks.
- Passport or ability to obtain one.
- Ability to meet OSHA and ANSI physical requirements for climbing and working in wind turbines, including a maximum weight of 265 lbs.
- Ability to work in remote project locations and active construction environments, and lift up to 50 pounds while using required PPE.
- Commitment to safety protocols, compliance, hazard identification and mitigation, proper use of safety equipment, and effective safety communication.
- Fluent English speaking and comprehension for safety and job-related communication.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy Technology, Mechatronics, Wind Energy Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent industry experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
- Nordex turbine experience preferred.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow, Upvise, SAP, SCADA, and other commissioning management systems.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical subject matter expert for commissioning activities throughout North America.
- Lead the technical development, coaching, and mentoring of Lead Commissioners and Commissioning Technicians.
- Develop and manage onboarding, qualification, and technical training programs for commissioning personnel.
- Conduct classroom, field, and hands-on training on commissioning procedures, troubleshooting, turbine technologies, and best practices.
- Support commissioning planning, resource forecasting, tooling requirements, spare-parts planning, and technical risk assessments.
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex technical commissioning issues and provide advanced troubleshooting support.
- Support turbine energization, run testing, commissioning readiness reviews, and project startup activities.
- Coordinate engineering support and review technical notifications, software releases, and engineering updates for implementation impacts.
- Lead root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Create and maintain technical guidance documents, troubleshooting resources, lessons-learned databases, and commissioning best practices.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer between Commissioning and Service organizations and support project closeout activities.
- Travel to project sites during critical commissioning phases to support recovery efforts and project execution.
- Promote safety protocols, ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies, identify and mitigate hazards, use required safety equipment, and communicate safety information effectively.
Benefits
- Three weeks (120 hours) of accrued paid time off.
- Medical insurance with Health Savings Account (HSA) / Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Student debt repayment and tuition reimbursement.
- Wellbeing, family planning, and voluntary benefits.
- Up to a 10% bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
