Commissioning Operations Manager

Description

Title: Commissioning Operations Manager

Department: Operation 1

Location: Ankeny, IA

Supervisor: Director of Commissioning

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Status (Remote/Hybrid/In-Office): Remote

Commissioning Operations Manager

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 Development, Module, 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 primary role of the Commissioning Operations Manager is to develop, manage, and coordinate commissioning project activities for PV and BESS facilities. This includes managing external commissioning agencies, consultants and contractors, and managing project meeting and reporting functions as well as team metrics for project performance. The Commissioning Operations Manager reports to the Director of Commissioning and shall be highly competent in project management with strong organizational and operational skills with the ability to communicate and share knowledge with others, ensuring project and organizational success within the Qcells organization.

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates with the commissioning team and Contractor/Vendor of all commissioning activities.
• Coordinates the implementation of commissioning activities to ensure consistent implementation across departments and projects.
• Conducts multitask duties, to support commissioning activities in relation to the Operations budget, Plant improvements and Modifications Developments/Commissioning. This includes technical review of complex operating problems, ordering, budgeting and follows up of materials requirements.
• Assist and coordinate the writing of the commissioning sections of contract documents and/or reviews work produced by others.
• Directs and coordinates the commissioning process with the commissioning Director and Managers from concept design through functional testing of systems to post occupancy verification.
• Participate in business development proposals and interviews with prospective customers.
• Assist project director for large projects. Develop a staffing plan and fee schedules for service proposals.
• Oversees delivery method of services; provides QA/QC review of all client’s deliverable reports.
• Oversight and management of project staff, and services.
• Manage professional development and growth for all Cx staff.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures for all aspects of commissioning, to include but not limited to, PPE, tools, etc.
• Work cross departmentally to ensure the commissioning teams have all necessary tools to safely and efficiently perform commissioning services.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with 5 years of relevant experience or Associate’s Degree with 7 years of relevant experience or 9 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to develop schedules that integrate dependent and independent activities, including start-end time dependencies and time/cost estimates for activities.
• Strong understanding of prime contract and subcontract language.
• Experience in project management and organizational management.
• Ability to gather and analyze data sets, create dashboards, and reporting tools in support of team and project performance.
• Strong technical writing skills and knowledge of procedural development standards to support internal process development.
• Knowledge of procurement, proposal, and level of effort estimates to support business activities.
• Must have strong communications skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to assume responsibility, interface, and communicate with third parties as necessary.
  
  

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 hr-usa@qcells.com.

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