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Who We Are: 
 
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE: AESI) is a leading solutions provider to the energy industry. Atlas' portfolio of offerings includes oilfield logistics, distributed power systems, and the largest proppant supply network in the Permian Basin. With a focus on leveraging technology, automation, and remote operations to enhance efficiencies, Atlas is centered around a core mission of improving human beings' access to hydrocarbons that power our lives and, by doing so, maximizing value creation for our shareholders. 

How You Will Make an Impact: 

The Senior Commissioning Manager (Power) leads the commissioning of large-scale power generation facilities from mechanical completion through commercial operation, owning the planning, execution, and documentation of commissioning for multi-unit generation fleets, battery energy storage systems (BESS), medium-voltage electrical distribution, and balance of plant systems. This hybrid role combines commissioning leadership with project management, construction oversight, and quality inspection, and calls for a professional who can operate effectively across all four disciplines. Success requires disciplined safety and energization planning, objective evidence-based readiness decisions, and strong partnership with EPC contractors, OEMs, owner's engineers, and customer representatives. 

Responsibilities 

Commissioning Leadership 

• Develop, implement, and manage the project commissioning program, including systemization, turnover packages, and readiness gates such as mechanical completion, ready for energization, first fuel introduction, first fire, synchronization, and performance testing. 

• Develop and enforce commissioning procedures, energization plans, startup checklists, and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) controls governing work adjacent to energized systems and live fuel gas. 

• Direct and witness unit startup, load bank testing, load-share tuning, protection verification, and performance and emissions testing for generation fleets and BESS. 

• Own the commissioning schedule and its interfaces with fuel availability, supplier milestones, and contractual commercial operation dates, reporting system readiness based on objective, documented evidence. 

• Coordinate OEM and equipment packager field service resources, holding vendor commissioning support accountable to the project schedule. 

• Administer punch list management, including item classification, closure verification, and energization readiness determinations. 

Project Management, Construction Oversight & Inspection 

• Provide construction oversight during the transition to turnover, witnessing and inspecting mechanical, electrical, and civil work affecting commissioning readiness, including equipment setting, alignment, terminations, pressure testing, and grounding. 

• Review contractor QA/QC records, test packages, and turnover documentation for completeness and accuracy prior to acceptance, and support owner's engineer hold and witness points. 

• Manage commissioning-phase subcontractors and procurement needs, including invoice review, budget tracking, and change management for commissioning scope. 

• Serve as a primary interface with EPC contractors, owner's engineers, and customer representatives, and represent Atlas in commissioning and readiness meetings. 

• Capture and incorporate lessons learned from initial units into standardized execution plans across the fleet. 

Safety & Team Leadership 

• Champion a safety-first culture across commissioning activities, ensuring compliance with Atlas Energy Solutions safety policies, energy isolation lockout/tagout (LOTO), NFPA 70E, OSHA, and site-specific requirements. 

• Provide leadership, direction, and technical development to commissioning personnel assigned to the project. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

 Qualifications 

• Required: 

• High school diploma or GED required 

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in power generation construction and commissioning 

• At least five (5) years leading commissioning on reciprocating engine or gas turbine generation projects 

• Demonstrated startup experience with medium-voltage generation and distribution systems, generator protection and synchronization, and load bank testing programs 

• Working knowledge of BESS commissioning and inverter-based resources 

• Proficiency with commissioning management systems, turnover databases, and test documentation, with the ability to develop a commissioning program from the ground up 

• OSHA 30 certification and working familiarity with NFPA 70E 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to represent Atlas to EPC contractors, owner's engineers, vendors, and customers 

• Ability to work extended rotations at remote project sites, with schedule flexibility during critical commissioning windows 

• Valid Driver's License and qualified through our company insurance/Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Policy 

• Preferred: 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical discipline 

• Multi-unit fleet commissioning experience on large gas engine platforms (Caterpillar or similar) 

• Experience commissioning islanded, black-start, or behind-the-meter generation facilities 

• Experience executing startup programs on accelerated project schedules 

• Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA) credential 

Work Location & Travel Requirements 

• Location: West Texas 

• Work Environment: Field and Outdoors; active construction and commissioning sites with exposure to energized equipment, elevated work areas, operating machinery, and outdoor conditions 

• Travel %:  

Schedule/Work Arrangement: Project-based, on-site, including extended site rotations and schedule flexibility during critical commissioning windows 

Physical Demands: 

• Regular presence on active construction and commissioning sites, including the ability to walk project sites throughout the workday 

• Required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb stairs and ladders, including work at elevation 

• Must be able to work in and around energized equipment and operating machinery while wearing required personal protective equipment 

• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and heavier items with appropriate assistance or mechanical equipment 

• Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus 

• Must be able to tolerate conditions associated with outdoor construction environments, including heat, cold, dust, noise, and limited climate control 

What You Will Love About Us 

• Best People and Team. Great Place to Work , Hire Vets, Top Place to Work For – Austin American Statesman