Lead Electrical Commissioning Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Direct the sequence of electrical commissioning from factory acceptance testing (FAT/L1) through to final Integrated Systems Testing (IST/L5) and handover to Operations.

• Supervise Level 2 documentation verification, readiness checks for installation and construction, and Level 3 equipment startup along with vendor validation.

• Lead Level 4 functional performance assessments, which include breaker coordination, insulation resistance testing, and component failover evaluations.

• Design, coordinate, and execute Level 5 pull-the-plug heat-load and electrical fault testing utilizing load banks.

• Validate system redundancy, concurrent maintainability, transient behaviors, and automated throwover schemes.

• Review electrical design packages, single-line diagrams, protection settings, breaker coordination studies, arc flash assessments, and engineering submissions.

• Author and approve testing scripts, Method Statements, Energization Plans, and pre-functional checklists.

• Conduct root-cause analyses of electrical faults, protection trip incidents, harmonic distortion challenges, and transient power irregularities.

• Manage the electrical project issue log, ensuring discrepancies and safety concerns are tracked and addressed.

• Oversee and prioritize tasks for internal electrical commissioning engineers as well as third-party NETA technicians.

• Act as the main electrical liaison for clients, contractors, vendors, and utility representatives.

• Represent electrical commissioning in energization coordination, schedule discussions, construction meetings, and client performance updates.

• Validate the installation, protection tuning, and failure modes of critical electrical systems.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent technical field experience.

• A minimum of 3+ years of hands-on electrical commissioning, engineering, or experience in mission-critical facilities construction.

• At least 2+ years of focused data center project experience.

• Proven experience in leading L1–L5 programs for hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise projects.

• Advanced ability to read and interpret intricate single-line diagrams (SLDs), three-line diagrams, schematic diagrams, control wiring diagrams, and time-current coordination curves.

• Capability to navigate construction sites, climb ladders, and lift weights up to 30 lbs.

• Willingness to travel between 50% and 65% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Paid time off

• Relocation assistance available