Director of Commissioning - Q-Cells : Job Details

Description

Title: Director of Commissioning Department: Operation 1 Location: Ankeny, IA Supervisor: Senior Director T&D/Commissioning FLSA Status: Exempt Position Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Status: Hybrid

DIRECTOR OF COMMISSIONING

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA's complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Module, Development, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

SUMMARY

The Director of Commissioning is responsible for the supervision and technical support of the Commissioning group. The position will act as the head of the Commissioning Department and fulfill the electrical checkout, testing, energization, and power plant control review before substantial completion. The position is responsible for reviewing owner requirements, scheduling, employee relations, standardization, and best practices for the completion of commissioning a full power plant to grid operation.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Transmission & Distribution/ Commissioning, or another management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position reports to the Ankeny, AI office but will maintain a hybrid schedule of working out of their home office and the jobsite. Working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 30% of the time.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build a functioning commissioning team that will perform all electrical, physical, and testing activities for commissioning activities.
• Develop, train, and promote good practices across the team to fulfill the company, project, and department goals.
• Maintain a safety culture and bring industry-leading practices to the organization.
• Work with the team to plan, coordinate, assign, and schedule commissioning work tasks including project scope development, cost estimating, proposal development, commissioning documentation, and assembling the onsite team.
• Develop and own department goals to move forward into a top-tier EPC contractor.
• Develop standards, checklists, and commissioning practices that are benchmarked to industry-accepted standards.
• Develop relationships with other departments and work to collaborate with each team to bring commissioning needs back to the organization.
• Develop benchmarking practices for field activities and commissioning activities.
• Build a training and progression plan to detail new employees and progress them through the organization to develop skillsets and knowledge to promote staff.
• Knowledge of commissioning activities, standards, testing, and leadership.
• Works with other department efforts in the development and implementation of standards for equipment, material, design, and construction requirements for transmission substations to aid commissioning activities when installed.
• Provides input to yearly budget development related to commissioning staff, software, and test equipment procurement.
• Provides input into project estimates with estimators for commissioning activities for projects. Aids in cost variance analysis post-project completion to improve estimates.
• Coaches, mentors, perform performance reviews, and guides training/staff development.
• Interviews and evaluates candidates for employment and makes hiring recommendations.
• Approves expense statements and office leave requests.
• Actively participates in industry forums, conferences, and other company initiatives to support company's mission.
• Ability to travel up to 30%
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by the Vice President of Contract Management
• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of directly related electric utility, EPC, or commissioning experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in commissioning activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric system components and related communications and protection functions.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills, including mentoring, coaching, and developing employees in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze performance, process improvements, and standardization activities.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.
• Flexible and adaptable commercial agility; ability to reorder critical commissioning activities based on new commercial requirements, under tight deadlines and sometimes changing requirements.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
• Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
• Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
• Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
• Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
• Travel: up to 30% as needed

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regular professional, office business setting
• Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)
• Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

It is important to note that the job descriptions provided by Qcells USA Corp are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, reflecting our dynamic and evolving work environment.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [email protected].

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.