Electrical Owner's Representative

Edison Smart®; Oberösterreich; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart is looking for an Electrical Owner’s Representative to work client-side for a leading global hyperscaler on a new data centre in Austria. You’ll be the client’s electrical lead on site, ensuring the GC and subs deliver to the client’s standards, on time and to high quality.

Strong MV/LV power knowledge and data centre experience are essential. Fluent English is required; German is a plus. You’ll collaborate with owners, architects and contractors on-site in Upper Austria.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical construction background relevant to data centres.
• Experience delivering electrical scope on mission-critical facilities.
• Fluent English; German language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee installation of electrical systems on the client’s behalf on site.
• Review drawings, submittals, RFIs and method statements for electrical scope.
• Witness testing and support energisation and commissioning from L1 to L5.
• Attend meetings and report progress, risks and escalations to the client.
• Champion safety and quality across contractors and trades.

Skills

Electrical background

Data centre experience

On-site coordination

Fluent English

Job description

Engagement: Long-term contract

The role

Edison Smart is looking for an Electrical Owner’s Representative to work client-side for a leading global hyperscaler on a new data centre in Austria. You’ll be the client’s electrical lead on site, making sure the general contractor and its subcontractors deliver the electrical systems to the client’s standards, on time and to a high quality.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee installation of all electrical systems on the client’s behalf, including MV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, busway, PDUs/RPPs, cabling, earthing and EPMS.
• Carry out site inspections and quality checks, and drive issues through to close-out.
• Review drawings, submittals, RFIs and method statements for electrical scope.
• Witness factory and site acceptance testing, and support energisation and commissioning from L1 through to L5.
• Attend owner, architect and contractor (OAC) meetings, coordination meetings and pre-installation meetings, and report progress, risks and escalations to the client team.
• Champion safety and quality culture across contractors and trades, including safe energisation practices.

Requirements

• Strong electrical construction background, ideally from a general contractor, electrical contractor or construction management role.
• Experience delivering electrical scope on data centres or other mission-critical facilities (hyperscale experience preferred).
• Solid working knowledge of MV/LV power distribution, critical power systems and how they’re energised and commissioned.
• Familiarity with European electrical standards (EN/IEC, and ÖVE an advantage).
• Confident working with GCs, subcontractors, commissioning agents and owner teams.
• Fluent English (essential). German is a strong advantage.
• Able to work on site in Upper Austria.

Why apply?

• Client-side role on a flagship hyperscale project
• Long-term opportunity in a growing European market