Commissioning Technical Manager – Substation & Power Generation

About this role

Company Description

We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company.

We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents. This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us.

Job Description

Olsson is seeking a Commissioning Technical Manager to support our Substation and Power Generation team. This role utilizes advanced commissioning and electrical expertise to serve as an experienced technical resource while developing project management knowledge, skills, and experience.

This Commissioning Technical Manager will work alongside clients in a staff augmentation capacity. They will work with project managers and technical teams to support commissioning activities, resolve technical challenges, and coordinate schedules and deliverables to ensure operational and safety standards are met. This role performs project management duties on smaller portions or phases of larger projects and does not serve as a firmwide technical authority.

What you’ll do:

• Follow safety protocols and practice site-specific safety procedures at all times.

• Serve as an experienced commissioning technical resource, applying field‑based knowledge to support project execution and problem‑solving.

• Collaborate with technical staff and project managers to support development of project scopes, schedules, and objectives.

• Required to Generate Commissioning Documentation regarding appropriate energization sequences, switching instructions, system isolation documentation, commissioning testing plans, commissioning test results.

• Required to compile and submit…