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Senior Commissioning Manager (Power) leads the commissioning of large-scale power generation facilities from mechanical completion through commercial operation, owning the planning, execution, and documentation of commissioning for multi-unit generation fleets, battery energy storage systems (BESS), medium-voltage electrical distribution, and balance of plant systems. This hybrid role combines commissioning leadership with project management, construction oversight, and quality inspection, and calls for a professional who can operate effectively across all four disciplines. Success requires disciplined safety and energization planning, objective evidence-based readiness decisions, and strong partnership with EPC contractors, OEMs, owner's engineers, and customer representatives.
Responsibilities Commissioning Leadership - Develop, implement, and manage the project commissioning program, including systemization, turnover packages, and readiness gates such as mechanical completion, ready for energization, first fuel introduction, first fire, synchronization, and performance testing.
- Develop and enforce commissioning procedures, energization plans, startup checklists, and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) controls governing work adjacent to energized systems and live fuel gas.
- Direct and witness unit startup, load bank testing, load-share tuning, protection verification, and performance and emissions testing for generation fleets and BESS.
- Own the commissioning schedule and its interfaces with fuel availability, supplier milestones, and contractual commercial operation dates, reporting system readiness based on objective, documented evidence.
- Coordinate OEM and equipment packager field service resources, holding vendor commissioning support accountable to the project schedule.
- Administer punch list management, including item classification, closure verification, and energization readiness determinations.
Project Management, Construction Oversight & Inspection - Provide construction oversight during the transition to turnover, witnessing and inspecting mechanical, electrical, and civil work affecting commissioning readiness, including equipment setting, alignment, terminations, pressure testing, and grounding.
- Review contractor QA/QC records, test packages, and turnover documentation for completeness and accuracy prior to acceptance, and support owner's engineer hold and witness points.
- Manage commissioning-phase subcontractors and procurement needs, including invoice review, budget tracking, and change management for commissioning scope.
- Serve as a primary interface with EPC contractors, owner's engineers, and customer representatives, and represent Atlas in commissioning and readiness meetings.
- Capture and incorporate lessons learned from initial units into standardized execution plans across the fleet.
Safety & Team Leadership - Champion a safety-first culture across commissioning activities, ensuring compliance with Atlas Energy Solutions safety policies, energy isolation lockout/tagout (LOTO), NFPA 70E, OSHA, and site-specific requirements.
- Provide leadership, direction, and technical development to commissioning personnel assigned to the project.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications - High school diploma or GED required
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in power generation construction and commissioning
- At least five (5) years leading commissioning on reciprocating engine or gas turbine generation projects
- Demonstrated startup experience with medium-voltage generation and distribution systems, generator protection and synchronization, and load bank testing programs
- Working knowledge of BESS commissioning and inverter-based resources
- Proficiency with commissioning management systems, turnover databases, and test documentation, with the ability to develop a commissioning program from the ground up
- OSHA 30 certification and working familiarity with NFPA 70E
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to represent Atlas to EPC contractors, owner's engineers, vendors, and customers
- Ability to work extended rotations at remote project sites, with schedule flexibility during critical commissioning windows
- Valid Driver's License and qualified through our company insurance/Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Policy
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical discipline
- Multi-unit fleet commissioning experience on large gas engine platforms (Caterpillar or similar)
- Experience commissioning islanded, black-start, or behind-the-meter generation facilities
- Experience executing startup programs on accelerated project schedules
- Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) credential
Work Location & Travel Requirements - Work Environment: Field and Outdoors; active construction and commissioning sites with exposure to energized equipment, elevated work areas, operating machinery, and outdoor conditions
Schedule/Work Arrangement: Project-based, on-site, including extended site rotations and schedule flexibility during critical commissioning windows
Physical Demands: - Regular presence on active construction and commissioning sites, including the ability to walk project sites throughout the workday
- Required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb stairs and ladders, including work at elevation
- Must be able to work in and around energized equipment and operating machinery while wearing required personal protective equipment
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and heavier items with appropriate assistance or mechanical equipment
- Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Must be able to tolerate conditions associated with outdoor construction environments, including heat, cold, dust, noise, and limited climate control
What You Will Love About Us - Best People and Team. Great Place to Work , Hire Vets, Top Place to Work For - Austin American Statesman
- Your Well-Being is a Priority. 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Invest in Your Future. 401K with company match, immediate vesting
- Relax and Recharge. Paid time off (non-rotational roles), 15+ company paid holidays
