Commissioning Engineer

Location: Project Site

Role Type: PMC Monitoring / Governance Role / Site-Based Engineer
Reporting To: Solar PMC Team Leader

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineer Solar to support the Project Management Consultant (PMC) team on a large-scale utility solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. The role is responsible for independently witnessing, auditing, and validating pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization, and commercial operation readiness activities executed by EPC contractors and OEMs.

The candidate will ensure compliance with approved commissioning procedures, electrical safety standards, grid code requirements, and project specifications before recommending systems for energization and Commercial Operation Date (COD).

Key Responsibilities

• Review commissioning procedures, method statements, test reports, test packs, and energization plans.
• Witness and verify electrical testing activities including continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, grounding, protection relay testing, inverter testing, IDT/MV equipment testing, and SCADA integration testing.
• Monitor pre-commissioning, energization, functional testing, and system integration activities.
• Coordinate commissioning interfaces with EPC contractors, OEMs, QA/QC teams, Grid Connectivity teams, and other stakeholders.
• Verify testing records, commissioning dossiers, punch-list closure, and readiness documentation.
• Track commissioning progress, test deviations, non-conformances, and retest requirements.
• Analyze generation performance, voltage quality, harmonics, and plant operational parameters against performance guarantees.
• Support grid synchronization, energization approvals, COD readiness assessments, and HOTO documentation reviews.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, technical, contractual, and regulatory requirements.

Required Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of electrical testing and commissioning experience in utility-scale solar PV plants and/or EHV substations.
• Minimum 2–3 years dedicated commissioning experience.
• Experience on solar projects with 300MW+ block size is preferred.
• Prior experience with PMC, Owner's Engineer, Testing & Commissioning Agency, EPC, or OEM organizations is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience in solar plant commissioning, substation energization, and grid synchronization activities.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in:
• Electrical Engineering
• Power Electronics Engineering
• Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

Technical Skills

• Solar PV Plant Commissioning
• BESS Commissioning
• EHV Substation Testing
• Protection Relay Testing
• Grid Synchronization & Grid Code Compliance
• Inverter & Transformer Testing
• SCADA & Control Systems
• MV/HV Electrical Systems
• Power Quality Analysis
• Electrical Safety & Energization Procedures

Preferred Tools & Equipment

• Megger Insulation Testers
• Relay Test Kits
• Power Quality Analyzers
• Thermal Imaging Cameras
• SCADA Monitoring Platforms
• Electrical Testing Instruments