Commissioning Manager Power Plant Controller (PPC) Specialist
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About the Role
A Power Plant Controller (PPC) Specialist is needed to lead configuration, testing, commissioning, and validation of plant-level control systems for utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Responsibilities
- Review PPC control philosophies, signal lists, and functional design documents
- Validate compliance with local and international grid codes and AGC requirements
- Configure PPC control modes, priorities, and operating setpoints
- Integrate PPC with solar inverters, wind turbine generators, BESS, EMS, STATCOM, SCADA, and substation controls
- Execute open loop and closed loop testing
- Validate active and reactive power control, ramp rate control, curtailment, and dispatch functions
- Conduct AGC and grid acceptance testing with utilities
- Troubleshoot unstable control behavior, communication delays, and generation allocation issues
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience commissioning PPC or plant level control systems
- Deep understanding of renewable hybrid plants and grid integration
- Expertise in communication protocols including IEC 61850, IEC 104, and Modbus
- Experience with AGC and grid code compliance testing
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Power, or Control Engineering
- Strong analytical and systems thinking capabilities
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- We are seeking a Power Plant Controller (PPC) Specialist to lead the configuration, testing, commissioning, and validation of plant level control systems across utility scale renewable energy projects. This role acts as the final functional integrator of the plant, ensuring coordinated operation of
Key Responsibilities
- Review PPC control philosophies, signal lists, and functional design documents
- Validate compliance with local and international grid codes and AGC requirements
- Configure PPC control modes, priorities, and operating setpoints
- Integrate PPC with: Solar inverters, Wind Turbine Generators, BESS and EMS systems, STATCOM systems, SCADA and substation controls
- Execute open loop and closed loop testing
- Validate active and reactive power control, ramp rate control, curtailment, and dispatch functions
- Conduct AGC and grid acceptance testing with utilities
- Troubleshoot unstable control behaviour, communication delays, and generation allocation issues
About You
- 8+ years of experience commissioning PPC or plant level control systems
- Deep understanding of renewable hybrid plants and grid integration
- Expertise in communication protocols including IEC 61850, IEC 104, and Modbus
- Experience with AGC and grid code compliance testing
- Strong analytical and systems thinking capabilities
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Power, or Control Engineering
Why Apply?
- Become the technical authority responsible for the "brain" of the power plant
- Work across solar, wind, BESS, and STATCOM technologies
- Lead grid integration for some of the most advanced renewable energy projects in the world
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