Field Project Manager, Critical Power Systems

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Plan and implement factory witness testing, site acceptance testing, IST, ORT, energization, and turnover on RPP, PDU, and STS installations.

• Create commissioning scripts and testing procedures that meet NETA and customer commissioning agent standards.

• Collaborate with general contractors, electrical subcontractors, commissioning authorities, and customer facilities teams.

• Act as the on-site technical authority for punch list resolution, root cause analysis, and escalation to engineering.

• Define, budget, schedule, and carry out preventive maintenance campaigns across distributed multi-site fleets.

• Plan activities around customer maintenance windows, change management processes, and concurrent maintainability constraints.

• Oversee campaign budgets, labor forecasts, parts logistics, and ensure schedule compliance.

• Analyze asset condition data to enable condition-based maintenance and proactive replacement suggestions.

• Select, onboard, qualify, and manage third-party service vendors and independent technicians.

• Monitor vendor compliance regarding training currency, insurance certificates, site access clearances, test equipment calibration, and safety performance.

• Conduct field audits, evaluate work quality, and implement corrective actions as necessary.

• Manage vendor scorecards, rate agreements, and network composition decisions.

• Develop and maintain commissioning procedures, preventive maintenance protocols, service bulletins, and field report templates.

• Contribute to the quality management system through nonconformance reporting, CAPA, and feedback loops from field to engineering.

• Cultivate field-level relationships with facilities managers, chief engineers, and reliability teams.

• Drive service revenue through agreement renewals and expansions, retrofits, spare parts programs, and training services.

• Assist sales efforts with technical scoping, site assessments, and proposal contributions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in field service, commissioning, or project management within the electrical power sector.

• At least 5 years of direct experience with low- and medium-voltage power protection and distribution equipment in commercial and industrial settings.

• Proven ability to plan and execute multi-site field programs, including scheduling, budgeting, subcontractor oversight, and reporting.

• Proficient understanding of electrical one-line diagrams, schematics, control and wiring diagrams, submittal packages, and equipment specifications.

• Experience with electrical testing equipment and methodologies, such as insulation resistance testing, contact resistance testing, primary and secondary injection, power quality analysis, and thermographic inspection.

• Capability to quickly establish credibility with both craft-level technicians and customer engineering leadership.

• Possession of a valid driver's license and passport, or the ability to acquire them.

• Ability to pass customer-required background checks and drug screenings for access to data center and utility sites.

• A Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or another STEM field is preferred; equivalent experience, a military technical background, or a completed electrical apprenticeship will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

• Direct experience in hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center environments.

• Previous experience on the owner or end-user side with a hyperscale operator.

• Prior field service experience with an OEM in the critical power or electrical distribution domain.

• Experience working with electric utilities or utility interconnection and service equipment.

• Familiarity with EPMS, BMS, and branch circuit monitoring integration and point mapping.

• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems, including internal audit and CAPA processes.

• Experience in building or scaling a third-party service delivery network.

• PMP, CMRP, or NETA Level III or IV certification.

• OSHA 30-Hour certification, General Industry or Construction; candidates with only OSHA 10-Hour must complete the 30-Hour course within 90 days of hire.

• NFPA 70E electrical safety training, current within the last three years, with qualified electrical worker status.

• First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.

• Short-Term Disability.

• Supplemental Insurance Options.

• Pet Insurance.

• 401k with company match.

• PTO and Paid Holidays.