Electrical & Power Systems Lead

Location: Heroica Matamoros

Who We Are:

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NFE) is one of the world’s leading downstream natural gas-to-power companies with a $10+ billion market cap. We are a publicly traded, global energy infrastructure company, and a recognized leader in accelerating the world's transition to clean energy.

We develop, finance, and operate natural gas facilities, power plants and logistics solutions to rapidly deliver fully integrated, turnkey energy solutions to our customers. Our energy solutions spur economic growth, enhance environmental stewardship, and transform local industries and communities.

Our world-class team has expertise across power, infrastructure, transportation, logistics and LNG, and we have developed a proven track record building and operating liquefaction facilities, onshore and offshore regasification terminals, pipelines, power plants, and innovative LNG delivery solutions.

As part of our efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy, we have also launched a cutting-edge initiative – which we call Zero – to replace natural gas with green hydrogen so that our energy solutions produce no carbon emissions within the next 10 years.

We believe that everyone should have access to affordable, cleaner energy. However, billions of people around the planet still lack this critical element for quality of life and economic growth. We are driven by our vision of a world in which electricity is no longer a luxury good, and we are looking for talented, driven individuals to help us light the world with cleaner, more affordable energy solutions.

The Role:

New Fortress Energy is seeking an Electrical & Power Systems Lead to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of electrical power generation and distribution systems across our Fast LNG portfolio.

This role will serve as the technical authority for High- medium- and low-voltage electrical systems, generators, switch gear, transformers, protection systems, UPS, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and critical electrical infrastructure while driving electrical reliability, system integrity, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Technical Services teams to ensure electrical assets are maintained to the highest standards of safety, reliability, and performance while supporting outages, troubleshooting complex electrical issues, and executing capital improvement projects.

What you will do:

- Serve as the technical authority for all electrical power generation and distribution systems.
- Support the reliability and integrity of generators, switch gear, transformers, MCCs, UPS systems, VFDs, and electrical infrastructure.
- Develop electrical reliability strategies and preventive maintenance programs.
- Lead troubleshooting of complex electrical faults and power system disturbances.
- Support electrical system commissioning, startup, shutdown, and major outages.
- Perform system studies and support arc flash, protection coordination, and load analysis activities.
- Maintain electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, protection settings, and technical documentation.
- Support electrical contractor oversight and technical quality reviews.
- Identify opportunities to improve electrical system reliability and availability.
- Participate in incident investigations and electrical root cause analyses.
- Support compliance with NFPA, IEEE, IEC, and company electrical standards.
- Develop long-term electrical asset lifecycle and replacement strategies.
- Mentor electrical technicians and provide technical leadership.
- Promote safe electrical work practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you bring:

- Extensive experience supporting LNG, offshore, power generation, or heavy industrial facilities.
- Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical systems.

- Experience with generators, switch gear, protective relays, transformers, MCCs, UPS systems, and VFDs.
- Strong understanding of electrical protection and power distribution.
- Experience supporting gas turbine power generation facilities.
- Knowledge of electrical safety standards and hazardous area…