Energization Lead for Mission-Critical Projects

HazTek Inc.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Haz Tek Safety Management is seeking an Energy Marshal to coordinate electrical-energy activities on energy-critical projects in the Cedar Rapids area. You will manage energization, switching, and LOTO, ensuring compliance with NFPA 70E/OSHA standards and owner requirements on large data-center or mission-critical installations.

The role emphasizes planning, documentation, and cross-disciplinary coordination, with responsibility for schedules, risk management, and incident follow-up.

Qualifications

• Extensive electrical construction, commissioning, or mission-critical experience.
• Strong coordination, documentation, communication, and field leadership skills.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E, OSHA electrical-safety requirements, NFPA 70, and owner standards.
• Qualified-person electrical training appropriate to the assigned responsibilities.
• Prior experience managing energization activities on large data center or mission-critical projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enforce the project Electrical Safety and Energization Plan.
• Coordinate energizations, shutdowns, and switching activities.
• Maintain energization schedule and identify upcoming activities and approvals.
• Review and approve energization requests, switching plans, and safe-work plans.
• Verify equipment readiness before energization and ensure documentation.
• Complete QA/QC inspections and commissioning prerequisites.
• Establish energized work boundaries and controlled-access areas.
• Ensure proper labeling and protection of energized equipment on diagrams.
• Maintain energized-equipment logs with status and restrictions.
• Oversee lockout/tagout programs and multi-trade LOTO activities.
• Verify locks, tags, permits, and isolation points are properly installed and removed.
• Conduct field audits of energized systems and LOTO installations.
• Lead pre-energization and daily coordination meetings.
• Coordinate with electrical contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and authorities.
• Communicate system-status changes and ensure shift turnover records.
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Stop energization when requirements are not met; support safe turnover.
• Provide regular reports on energizations, deficiencies, LOTO status, risks, and schedule impacts.

Skills

Electrical construction

Commissioning

Mission-critical experience

Coordination

Documentation

Communication

Field leadership

NFPA 70E

OSHA standards

NFPA 70

Owner standards

Qualified-person training

Data center experience

Job description

Haz Tek Safety Management is seeking an Energy Marshal to coordinate electrical-energy activities on energy-critical projects in the Cedar Rapids area. You will manage energization, switching, and LOTO, ensuring compliance with NFPA 70E/OSHA standards and owner requirements on large data-center or mission-critical installations.

The role emphasizes planning, documentation, and cross-disciplinary coordination, with responsibility for schedules, risk management, and incident follow-up.