Substation Commissioning Manager
OTHER, MAContract / Temporary$55–60/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Substation Commissioning Manager will represent the project owner in commissioning renewable energy projects involving wind, solar, and battery storage. The role oversees project execution, commissioning, startup, and operational turnover, coordinating contractors, suppliers, operations personnel, and client commissioning staff. It is a one-year W-2 contract assignment at an onsite substation location, with a stated base pay range of $55.00 to $60.00 per hour.
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Opportunity Overview:
Substation Commissioning Manager of Renewable Energy. This is a 1-year contract assignment.(W-2) Location: We will provide the onsite location at substation. Per diem available.
To work on behalf of the project Owner as a Commissioning Manager on a portfolio of renewable energy (wind, solar, battery storage). You will be responsible for execution of assigned renewable power plant projects and teams as it relates to commissioning, start up and operational turnover.
Reports To: Project Manager / Commissioning Director
Your Day-to-Day:
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Ensure assigned projects' commissioning activities are performed with high quality and follow all safety policies.
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Responsible for coordination and management of, EPC contractor personnel, OEM start up personnel, third-party start up contractors, and operations personnel on site, as it relates to site commissioning and startup.
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Responsible for project reliability at operational turnover with plants exhibiting as little lost time in initial operation.
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Responsible for compliance with all project contractual documents to include Power Purchase Agreement and Large Generator Interconnect Agreement deliverables with local utility
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Ensure Transmission Operators and Independent Service Operators make the interface to ensure project energization dates are achieved.
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Manage Client's onsite commissioning personnel
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Work with project's designated safety, engineering, and quality control parties
Who You Are:
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Electrical construction and commissioning means and methods knowledge including NEC and NFPA
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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration and troubleshooting
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E&I controls and instrumentation installation, startup and troubleshooting
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Protection and Controls implementation and troubleshooting
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Review drawings quality control inspection and Progress reporting
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Outlook, PDF edit Word, Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) (can maintain complex spreadsheets), document control systems and PowerPoint
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Manage third parties and suppliers
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Manage direct report team members
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Schedule and planning understanding
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6+ years of experience in on-site project support for renewable power generation project construction start up and commissioning
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3 years' experience minimum working for an EPC in renewable power generation project construction start up and commissioning
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Track record and ability to work with engineering personnel on technical issues.
Our Safety Pledge to You:
If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!
Why WECTEC Staffing Services?
WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.
WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:
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Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
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401(k) Savings Plan
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Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $55.00/hr. to $60.00/hr.
WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com
You can submit your completed application, and explore other available options, using the following link: careers.westinghousenuclear.com
Get connected with WECTEC Staffing Services on social media: LinkedIn
Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
How this job compares
Set against the 22,608 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55–60/hr
- Massachusetts median$47–56/hr50 hourly ranges
- US median$47–60/hr839 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $57.50/hr, is 11% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($52/hr) — in the middle half of Project Manager hourly ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 530 open Project Manager jobs in Massachusetts and 22,608 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (19,492 postings).
- Education
- 11,622 of the 22,608 open Project Manager jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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