Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer; Data Centers
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer (Data Centers)
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This range is provided by CAI Mission Critical. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range: $91,300.00/yr - $/yr
THIS IS NOT A DATA ENGINEERING RELATED POSITION
CAI seeks DC Services Electrical Commissioning Engineers with a minimum of five to seven years' experience in Data Center Commissioning to support development and execution of all electrical aspects of commissioning projects.
Position DescriptionThis position supports development and execution of all electrical aspects of assigned commissioning projects from initial engagement, design reviews, checklists, safety support, script development, vendor coordination, testing and report development through turnover to the client. The Electrical Commissioning Engineer will support the development of the electrical test schedule, finalize electrical test procedures, review project submittals for consistency with the design intent, basis of design and the owner’s project requirements, and maintain project cadence for electrical systems testing and associated Building Automation Systems.
The Electrical Commissioning Engineer is to support the planning and execution of commissioning for the electrical infrastructure of the mission critical facility.
Responsibilities:
- Support all aspects of safety for all electrical tests.
- Support complete commissioning and performance acceptance testing of the electrical infrastructure systems.
- QA/QC of all electrical test procedures.
- Provide input and insight to the overall commissioning plan.
- Develop reports for the electrical commissioning engineers and contribute to a daily report to the Commissioning Project Manager.
- Attend and be an active participant of customer equipment Factory Witness Test.
- Assist with vendor coordination and management.
- Perform equipment inspection to ensure build adherence to vendor submittal.
- Provide test documentation that equipment is delivered, installed, and tested correctly and set to function properly for the customer.
- Support and perform design specification review, manufacturer submittals, one line drawing sets, and project schedule documentation.
- QA/QC of electrical equipment installation/startup.
- Execute test scripts to confirm equipment and system operation to design specification.
- Ensure safe work practices are followed by all on commissioning team and customer site.
- Engage with customers to ensure a positive experience, goals achievement, and schedule adherence.
- Provide daily reports for electrical commissioning team status.
- Conduct facility walk downs, turnover, and punch list reviews.
- General understanding of LEED specifications and requirements.
- Look for new opportunities for CAI to provide service and value to customer.
- Duties may be increased as experience and skill allow.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of five to seven years Data Center Commissioning experience.
- Knowledge of OSHA and NFPA 70E safety requirements.
- Good written and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and specifications.
- Knowledge of data center design concepts.
- Knowledge and commissioning experience with Electrical Distribution Switchgear, Substations, Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS), Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), Batteries, Emergency Diesel Generators & Load Banks.
- Knowledge of power quality analysis.
- Strong experience with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to effectively write electrical commissioning scripts, daily reports, and final commissioning reports.
- Excellent oral and written English is required.
- Extensive travel may be required (75%).
- Candidates must have a Passport or the ability to immediately get a Passport.
- Work under construction site conditions.
- Able to work in the US without sponsorship now or any time in the future.
CAI is a 100% employee-owned company established in 1996, that has grown year over year to more than 800 people worldwide. We provide commissioning, qualification, validation, start-up, project management and consulting services related…
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