Commissioning Engineer

About the role

ACCIONA, together with its partners, is delivering the Central‑West Orana Renewable Energy Zone transmission project. The team is looking for a dedicated Commissioning Engineer to support the Energy Hubs and Substations workstream.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct thorough testing of electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, protection relays and control systems to verify design specifications and operational standards.
• Prepare, review and maintain commissioning documentation – test procedures, reports and inspection checklists – ensuring compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with designers, contractors and client representatives to align and execute commissioning tasks on schedule.
• Identify and resolve issues during commissioning, including troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and system discrepancies.
• Perform site acceptance tests and commission existing systems to be ready for energisation.
• Implement the communications scheme, configuring routers, firewalls and network switches to connect substations to control rooms.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in electrical commissioning or substation projects.
• Strong knowledge of electrical codes, safety regulations and hands‑on experience with high‑voltage equipment, relay protection systems and SCADA integration.
• Hands‑on experience with protection relays and secondary systems (CTs, VTs, CVTs, PIU); routers and switches preferred.
• Experience performing secondary injection testing and writing test plans (ITPs).
• Familiarity with IEC 61850 substation communication protocols.
• Willingness to work a DIDO roster (14 days onsite camp accommodation, 7 days off‑site).

Required skills

• Electrical commissioning
• High‑voltage equipment handling
• Protection relays
• Secondary systems (CTs, VTs, CVTs, PIU)
• Routers and network switches
• Secondary injection testing
• IEC 61850 communication protocol
• SCADA integration
• Test plan development (ITPs)