Senior Commissioning Engineer

Role Summary

Are you an experienced Commissioning Engineer looking to stay technical while reducing time spent working away from home?

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to provide commissioning expertise across a portfolio of transmission, distribution, substation, and renewable energy projects throughout the UK. This is a predominantly remote role, with travel typically less than 15%, offering a rare opportunity to remain at the forefront of major infrastructure projects without being permanently site-based.

Working closely with Project Managers and commissioning teams, you will act as the commissioning subject matter expert, supporting projects from tender stage through to energisation and handover. You'll play a key role in shaping commissioning strategies, developing documentation, supporting project planning activities, and ensuring successful project delivery across multiple projects simultaneously.

Location: UK (Remote with occasional travel to project sites and Hitachi Energy offices as required)

How You'll Make an Impact

• Provide commissioning expertise throughout tendering, planning, delivery, and project close-out phases.
• Develop commissioning strategies, programmes, methodologies, and testing sequences.
• Support tender reviews, commissioning estimates, resource planning, and project scheduling activities.
• Review, develop, and approve commissioning procedures, test plans, and technical documentation.
• Act as the commissioning subject matter expert across multiple projects.
• Support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), commissioning reviews, and customer meetings.
• Conduct periodic site visits to review progress, identify risks, and provide technical guidance.
• Work closely with Project Managers to manage commissioning risks, technical issues, claims, and successful project delivery.
• Review commissioning documentation completed by internal teams and external partners.
• Support commissioning activities from project award through to energisation and handover.

Requirements

• Proven commissioning experience within electrical infrastructure, substations, utilities, renewable energy, or power transmission and distribution projects.
• Strong understanding of commissioning processes, testing methodologies, project delivery, and energisation activities.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or approving commissioning documentation and test procedures.
• Knowledge of commissioning planning, resource allocation, sequencing, and project scheduling.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities across multiple projects.

Preferred experience

• High Voltage commissioning experience, ideally within 132kV to 400kV environments.
• Substation commissioning experience.
• Transmission & Distribution project experience.
• Medium Voltage commissioning experience.
• Experience supporting FATs and commissioning readiness activities.

Benefits

Why Join Hitachi Energy?

• Predominantly remote role with less than 15% travel.
• Opportunity to work on critical infrastructure supporting the UK's energy transition.
• Stay technically involved without spending most of your time on site.
• Support major transmission, distribution, renewable energy, and substation projects across the UK.
• Private medical insurance with the option to add family members.
• Flexible working environment with a strong focus on work-life balance.
• Excellent opportunities for career growth within a global leader in sustainable energy.
• Inclusive Work Environment: We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Excellent company pension and wide-ranging benefits schemes.
• Career Growth: Enjoy excellent career opportunities in a global company that supports your professional development.
• Supportive Team: Be part of a team with inspiring colleagues who collaborate and support each other.
• Work-Life Balance: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements.
• Top quality H&S culture alongside comprehensive training and personal development programmes.

More About Us

• We offer fantastic opportunities to work on dynamic, high-impact, and cutting-edge industry initiatives that are making a crucial impact on society whilst also offering the vibrancy of working within a world-leading global organisation.
• Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies including high-voltage systems, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing one of the world's most urgent energy challenges: balancing growing electricity demand while accelerating the decarbonization of power systems.

• Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people across 60 countries and generate revenues of approximately USD 16 billion.
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About the Company

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We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual - fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well-being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.

Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

Applicable only for Poland location align with local law regulations - We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully

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Paid and unpaid leave

Flexible work options

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