Commissioning Electrical Lead - Data Center​/Mission Critical

Overview

I'm partnered with a data center owner delivering a major hyperscale build near Denver, Colorado, and they're looking to bring on a Cx Electrical Lead to own electrical commissioning across a large-scale critical infrastructure project.

This is a high-impact, site-based role working directly with the owner, GC, commissioning teams, vendors, and trade partners to drive electrical commissioning delivery across a 300MW data center facility currently in Phase 2.

• Contract Type:
  Full-Time Permanent
• Salary:
  Ideally around $180,000, with flexibility up to $200,000 depending on experience
• Bonus: 20%
• Per Diem:
  Up to $10,000 per month
• Travel Support: 2 return flights home per month
• Schedule:
  
  Onsite daily, typically 9 days onsite, Friday remote/home, then back onsite Monday
• Sector:
  Data Centers
• Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card holder only

• Leading electrical commissioning activities across a large-scale hyperscale data center project
• Owning electrical Cx delivery across Level 1–5 commissioning, startup, functional testing, issue resolution, and turnover
• Overseeing commissioning of UPS systems, generators, switch gear, transformers, PDUs, RPPs, ATS/STS, busway, switchboards, panels, EPMS, BMS interfaces, and associated electrical infrastructure
• Coordinating closely with the GC, electrical contractors, Cx agents, vendors, and owner-side project teams
• Reviewing commissioning plans, method statements, test scripts, functional performance tests, integrated systems testing plans, and turnover documentation
• Supporting pre-functional checks, equipment energization, startup, sequence validation, electrical functional testing, IST, and final handover
• Identifying electrical commissioning risks early and driving corrective actions with site teams
• Ensuring electrical systems are installed, tested, commissioned, and handed over in line with project schedule, safety standards, and owner expectations

• Strong electrical commissioning experience across data center, mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale electrical infrastructure projects
• Experience leading electrical commissioning on UPS, generators, switch gear, transformers, PDUs, ATS/STS, EPMS, power distribution, and critical backup power systems
• Data center commissioning experience strongly preferred, especially hyperscale or large colocation environments
• Comfortable working closely with GCs, MEP trades, vendors, Cx agents, and owner-side stakeholders
• Strong understanding of electrical startup, energization, functional testing, sequence of operations, integrated systems testing, and turnover
• Able to operate as the electrical commissioning lead on site, taking ownership of delivery, coordination, issue resolution, and documentation
• Comfortable being onsite near Denver, Colorado, with flights home every two weeks