DC Electrical Superintendent

Korn Ferry Client Opportunities; Badajoz; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IREN is seeking an experienced DC Electrical Superintendent to lead on-site electrical works for next-generation data center projects in Spain. You will supervise contractors, coordinate MV/LV systems, and ensure energization readiness while upholding safety, quality and schedule targets.

Responsibilities include coordinating interfaces with mechanical, controls, utilities and commissioning teams, reviewing technical docs, and driving handover readiness for reliable, mission-critical

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in electrical construction management or on-site delivery.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Strong knowledge of MV/LV distribution, substations, switchgear, and UPS systems.
• Fluent in English; leadership, coordination and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-site execution of electrical works, coordinating substations, transformers, MV/LV switchgear, generators and UPS systems to ensure safe, timely delivery.
• Supervise electrical contractors, vendors, and site teams, monitoring progress, manpower, equipment, and adherence to schedules.
• Coordinate interfaces with mechanical, utilities, controls, commissioning, and operations teams for sequencing and energization.
• Review drawings, specs, shop drawings, RFIs, and test plans to ensure constructability and traceability.
• Ensure readiness for energization by meeting safety, documentation and commissioning prerequisites.
• Support testing, commissioning readiness, inspections, punch-list closure and handover documentation.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Construction management

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Construction management qualification

Tools

Electrical drawings

Single-line diagrams

RFIs & shop drawings review

Job description

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN's platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across the U.S. and Canada.

Job Description

The DC Electrical Superintendent is responsible for managing the on-site delivery of electrical works during the construction phase of IREN's next-generation, renewable-powered data center projects. The role ensures that medium- and low-voltage electrical systems, substations, transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution, grounding and bonding, lighting, controls interfaces, and associated electrical infrastructure are installed, tested, energized, and handed over safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and the operational needs of high-performance compute environments.

This role contributes to the successful delivery of IREN's Spain data center projects by supervising electrical contractors and subcontractors, coordinating electrical installation sequencing and energization activities, managing interfaces with mechanical, CSA, utilities, controls, commissioning, vendors, and operations teams, monitoring quality and safety performance, resolving field issues, and ensuring that electrical systems are completed to support reliable, resilient, scalable, and safe mission-critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Manage the on-site execution of electrical works by coordinating substations, transformers, MV/LV switchgear, generators, UPS systems, busways, distribution boards, cabling, containment, grounding and bonding, lighting, power monitoring, controls interfaces, and associated electrical infrastructure to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality delivery of data center facilities.
• Supervise electrical contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and site teams by monitoring progress, productivity, manpower, equipment, materials, work fronts, installation standards, and adherence to approved construction schedules, drawings, method statements, installation procedures, and execution plans.
• Coordinate electrical interfaces with mechanical, CSA, architectural, utilities, controls/BMS/EPMS, ICT, security, fire protection, commissioning, operations, consultants, and equipment vendors by aligning sequencing, access, equipment installation, temporary power, energization, inspections, testing, and handover requirements.
• Review and implement electrical construction documentation by checking drawings, specifications, single-line diagrams, RFIs, shop drawings, method statements, inspection and test plans, cable schedules, equipment data, permits, quality records, and site instructions to ensure compliance, constructability, coordination, and traceability of electrical works.
• Manage electrical installation readiness and energization activities by ensuring that systems and equipment meet construction completion, inspection, testing, safety, documentation, and commissioning prerequisites before energization, while coordinating electrical safety procedures, LOTO requirements, energization plans, and controlled access to live systems.
• Monitor quality, safety, and environmental performance by supporting inspections, audits, toolbox talks, electrical safety reviews, NCR resolution, snagging, risk assessments, corrective actions, and testing activities to ensure compliance with project, regulatory, manufacturer, and IREN standards.
• Identify and resolve electrical site issues, constraints, clashes, deviations, and coordination risks by assessing impacts on cost, schedule, quality, safety, constructability, energization, commissioning reliability, and future operations, and by escalating critical matters for timely decision making.
• Support testing and commissioning readiness by coordinating equipment inspections, pre-functional checks, electrical testing, vendor start-up activities, system turnover, punch-list closure, documentation, and interfaces with the commissioning team to ensure electrical systems are ready for functional and integrated testing.
• Support project controls and reporting by providing progress updates, lookahead planning inputs, productivity information, risk and issue updates, change inputs, equipment and material delivery status, energization milestones, inspection readiness, testing status, and handover documentation for electrical packages.
• Promote continuous improvement and effective site coordination by sharing lessons learned, strengthening construction and electrical safety routines, supporting collaboration across disciplines, and ensuring alignment with IREN's sustainability, reliability, scalability, energy efficiency, and high-performance infrastructure standards.

Qualifications

• At least 8-10 years of experience in electrical construction management, site supervision, field engineering, or electrical installation delivery, preferably within data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial infrastructure, power generation, substations, energy projects, or other large-scale technically complex construction environments.
• Degree or technical qualification in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline; relevant certifications in electrical safety, HV/MV operations, construction safety, site management, quality, commissioning, or project management are well regarded.
• Strong technical knowledge of data center electrical infrastructure, including MV/LV distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, batteries, busways, power distribution units, cabling and containment, grounding and bonding, lighting, metering, power monitoring, and electrical controls interfaces.
• Solid understanding of electrical construction-phase delivery, including contractor supervision, field coordination, equipment installation, cable management, method statements, inspection and test plans, electrical testing, quality control, HSE requirements, energization, LOTO, schedule control, change management, commissioning readiness, and handover documentation.
• Ability to read, interpret, and challenge electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, schematics, specifications, shop drawings, cable schedules, RFIs, equipment submittals, protection and control documentation, testing records, schedules, and technical submissions with strong attention to constructability, electrical safety, redundancy, interfaces, and operational readiness.
• Familiarity with relevant electrical codes and standards, electrical safety requirements, fire and life safety considerations, data center construction practices, redundancy concepts, mission-critical power systems, energy efficiency, and sustainability objectives applicable to high-performance infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating equipment vendors and major electrical packages such as transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, busways, and packaged electrical systems, including installation, inspection, testing, start-up, and commissioning interfaces.
• Fluent in English. Hands-on, organized, proactive, and results-driven profile, with strong leadership, communication, coordination, problem-solving, planning, negotiation, documentation, and decision-making skills, and the ability to manage multiple contractors, vendors, energization activities, and work fronts in fast-paced site environments.

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