Field Commissioning Engineer

BYD North America•Lancaster, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Commissioning engineer is responsible for executing the commissioning activities of utility-scale Battery Storage projects. The candidate will plan the commissioning activities, work through day-to-day issues and work closely with the project and product engineering teams and suppliers. The candidate will need to travel to the project sites to support the onsite BESS commissioning activity.

Requirements

Strong execution skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Creative thinking and ability to shift gears quickly.
MS Office skills.
Thoroughness and always with customer/client focus
Demonstrated problem solving, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and countermeasure identification skills related to ESS.
Time management and organization skills.
English as work language, Mandarin a plus.
Bachelor’s Degree in electric related major
Over 2 years project commissioning experience, solar or battery project preferred
Over 1 year energy related work background
Working knowledge of the company’s products, competitive products and the market

Nice To Haves

Mandarin a plus

Responsibilities

Build the onsite commissioning plan based on project conditions to ensure the project is commissioned on time with high quality.
Provide the installation training to EPC before the project begins.
Address customer inquiries regarding product installation and commissioning.
Supervise the implementation of the planned commissioning activities, managing on-site quality, safety, and progress in stages to ensure the project proceeds in an orderly manner.
Train the local technicians and contractors on the system installation check, energization, parameter setting, testing, troubleshooting and all other related commissioning activities.
Based on the on-site manpower situation, allocate tasks to on-site employees and contractors reasonably and determine the responsible individuals for each sub-task.
Resolve all issues encountered during commissioning. Seek support from internal and external resources to resolve challenging problems that may arise during commissioning.
Maintain on-site customer relationships and ensure timely and effective communication with customers. Provide customers with timely updates on the current commissioning progress and the status of fault resolution.
Prepare and manage on-site commissioning tools. Organize the arrangement of on-site commissioning spare parts and replenish missing parts promptly.
Manage on-site documentation and reporting, such as daily JHA (Job Hazard Analysis) and product commissioning reports.
Report and escalates to management as needed.
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
Cooperate and communicate effectively with a multinational team under demanding timelines.
Train, coach and mentor new members of the commissioning team.
Other duties as assigned.