Electrical Commissioning Lead for Hyperscale DCs

Project Talent Partners; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Talent Partners is seeking an experienced Electrical Commissioning Lead to own L1–L5 commissioning across a growing hyperscale data center portfolio in the United States. The role is remote with 50-70% travel to project sites nationwide.

You will lead commissioning plans, verify installation, and oversee IST and integrated testing with MV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs and EPMS/BMS interfaces. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering L1–L5 commissioning/testing in hyperscale data center environments.
• Experience as Electrical Commissioning Lead, Commissioning Manager, Senior Commissioning Engineer or Electrical SME.
• Strong technical knowledge of critical electrical infrastructure including MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs, busway and EPMS/BMS integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate electrical commissioning activities across L1–L5.
• Manage commissioning from factory verification and installation checks through IST.
• Develop, review and execute commissioning plans, procedures and detailed test scripts.
• Lead and witness testing of MV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs, busway.
• Validate equipment installation, energization, start-up and operational readiness.
• Lead functional testing of electrical systems under normal, failure and emergency conditions.
• Coordinate L4/L5 functional performance and integrated systems testing.
• Verify electrical system interactions with EPMS, BMS, controls and mechanical systems.
• Lead testing of redundancy, failover, loss-of-utility and emergency power scenarios.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical and controls-related issues identified during commissioning.
• Coordinate electrical contractors, Cx providers, OEMs, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Manage commissioning deficiencies and turnover packages.

Skills

Leadership of commissioning teams

Stakeholder management

Troubleshooting

Strong communication

Tools

EPMS

BMS

Switchgear testing equipment

Job description

Project Talent Partners is seeking an experienced Electrical Commissioning Lead to own L1–L5 commissioning across a growing hyperscale data center portfolio in the United States. The role is remote with 50-70% travel to project sites nationwide.

You will lead commissioning plans, verify installation, and oversee IST and integrated testing with MV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs and EPMS/BMS interfaces. Strong leadership and communication are essential.