Electrical Maintenance Technician - Top Secret

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information;
Minimum secret clearance required with the ability to obtain Top-Secret clearance.

The Electrical Maintenance Technician will support the Facilities Engineering Operations & Maintenance (FEO&M) division by performing routine and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems within the facility. This role emphasizes Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activities over installation tasks, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of electrical infrastructure.

Responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues. The technician serves as an expert technical resource reporting to a program manager, interacting with Onsite Engineering Operations (OEO) and any third-party vendors. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center and to support operated data centers.

Data center equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime.

• Perform routine inspections, maintenance, and repairs on electrical systems, including lighting, power distribution, control systems, and emergency power systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical issues to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Maintain and repair electrical components such as switch gear, transformers, circuit breakers, and motors.
• Render assistance in administration and regulation of the duties of junior technicians, and provide oversight of contractors’ roles for electrical duties
• Monitor the performance of electrical systems and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Utilize building management systems (BMS) and other monitoring tools to track electrical system performance and identify potential issues before they escalated.
• Assist in the development of energy management strategies to reduce energy consumption and costs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical systems, components, and maintenance practices.
• Proficiency in using electrical testing and diagnostic tools.
• Familiarity with building management systems (BMS) and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Analyze systems requirements, conducts research on equipment and procedures and recommends modifications to new and existing systems. Installs new units or replacement parts for existing units according to specifications and…