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We are looking for a Field Services Commissioning Manager to work in Auburn Hills. This is a direct opportunity with our client. This role will require extensive travel of up to 80% of the time.

The FSE Commissioning Manager ESS is a hands-on, field-based role responsible for performing the installation verification, energization, testing, and troubleshooting of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) — including the new battery pack, a containerized, modular solution designed for commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications. This role works directly at customer sites to ensure systems are installed and commissioned safely, correctly, and on schedule. The role performs functional testing, interfaces with customer and vendor technicians, and validates system performance in collaboration with project managers, customer service engineers, and HQ design teams, while ensuring a cross[1]customers / sites schedule planning and coordination

Safety & Compliance

  • Perform all BESS commissioning activities in accordance with safety procedures, NFPA 70E, OSHA, and site-specific requirements.
  • Contribute to the safe energization and high-voltage operations of the BESS power line[1]ups, coordinating with site safety personnel and contractors

Commissioning & Technical Execution

  • Perform on-site commissioning, BESS setup and configuration, energization, and verification of battery racks, Client, PCS, HVAC, and fire-suppression systems
  • Test and validate safety interlock and emergency systems (E-Stops, fire suppression, HVAC shutdown, gas detection) to verify readiness and compliance.
  • Execute electrical and controls testing.
  • Physically inspect and validate electrical terminations, cabinet wiring, and sensor installations prior to energization.
  • Operate test equipment (multimeters, megohmmeters, oscilloscopes) to verify insulation, grounding, and signal continuity.
  • Download, analyze, and interpret Client and PCS log data to confirm performance and troubleshoot issues. Verify communication and interoperability between Client/PCS and site SCADA/EMS systems (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850).

Project Coordination

  • Serve as the primary on-site technical representative, communicating daily with customer, vendor, and contractor teams.
  • Provide leadership, direction and oversight for subcontractors dispatched on the commissioning site
  • Coordinate site activities and align with project schedules to ensure timely completion of commissioning milestones.
  • Provide clear daily status updates and milestone reports to Project Managers and Customer Service Engineers.
  • Assist the Project Manager to track the activity falling into the Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship obligations
  • Coordinate with the After-Sales Operations for Commissioning Spare Parts usage and supply
  • Hands over the project to the After Sales Service team with formal delivery of project close-out documentation, inclusive of negotiated punch list.

Testing, Data & Documentation

  • Participate in final site acceptance test and project start-up, serving as technical direction to customers
  • Collect, review, and analyze system test data to verify compliance with performance requirements.
  • Create detailed daily field reports, test records, punch lists, and closeout documentation.
  • Use data-logging or visualization tools to monitor commissioning KPIs (voltage, temperature, SOC, communication latency).
  • Maintain version control for test scripts, configuration parameters, and firmware revisions per QA standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work with BESS design authorities and product quality experts to resolve field issues and provide detailed technical feedback.
  • Participate in Final Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) and support customer witness testing.

Continuous Improvement & Training

  • Capture and document lessons learned from field activities to enhance commissioning standards and processes.
  • Provide structured field-to-R&D feedback to improve reliability and commissioning efficiency.
  • Contribute to on-the-job training of service contractors hired in support of the commissioning tasks

Required Skills, Qualifications & Certification

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Energy, or related) or equivalent field experience.
  • 3-5 years of hands-on commissioning, testing, operations, or field support for electrical power generation, distribution, or control systems—preferably in lithium-ion BESS, DC substations, or PCS.
  • Proven experience as the primary company representative at customer sites, managing on-site communication and execution.
  • Strong knowledge of AC/DC electrical fundamentals, control systems, and network architectures.
  • Ability and willingness to travel 70-80% across the Americas. Valid driving license.
  • Demonstrated technical problem-solving skills, independence, and proactive communication.
  • Highly skilled at self-organization and priority management
  • Familiarity with HVAC, fire-suppression, and safety systems.
  • Proficiency with test instruments (multimeters, Megger, oscilloscopes) and basic hand tools (torque wrenches, screwdrivers).
  • Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, schematics, and PLC logic.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication for daily reporting and coordination.
  • Prior battery-storage commissioning experience strongly preferred.
  • NFPA 70E, OSHA 10