Energy Marshal – Data Center / Mission Critical

Eliteexecutivesolutions; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Long-term career advancement

Job summary

Elite Executive Solutions in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks an experienced Energy Marshal to lead energization and electrical safety for data center and mission-critical construction projects. You will coordinate contractors, commissioning teams, and operations to ensure safe energization through complex systems.

The ideal candidate has a strong electrical construction background, understands energization protocols, and can manage hazardous-energy controls and documentation across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in electrical construction or related field.
• Experience with energization, LOTO, hazardous-energy control.
• Data center or mission-critical project experience preferred.
• Ability to read electrical one-lines and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Lead energization and electrical safety processes.
• Develop and enforce energization plans, procedures, and protocols.
• Coordinate safe energization with contractors, commissioning teams, and operations.
• Manage LOTO and hazardous-energy control procedures.
• Maintain energized system records, permits, and turnover information.

Skills

Electrical safety

Energization planning

LOTO

Project coordination

Reading drawings

Data center experience

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Elite Executive Solutions is conducting a confidential search for an experienced Energy Marshal to support large-scale data center and mission-critical construction projects in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa market.

This is a critical project leadership opportunity for an experienced electrical safety professional responsible for controlling and coordinating the safe energization of complex electrical systems throughout construction, commissioning, and turnover.

The ideal candidate has a strong electrical construction background, understands electrical safety and energization protocols, and can coordinate contractors, commissioning teams, operations personnel, and project leadership around energized systems and hazardous-energy controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project energization and electrical safety processes.
• Develop, implement, and enforce energization plans, procedures, and protocols.
• Coordinate the safe energization of electrical equipment and systems throughout construction and commissioning.
• Manage Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) processes and hazardous-energy control procedures.
• Maintain visibility and control over energized and potentially energized systems throughout the project.
• Coordinate with electrical contractors, MEP teams, commissioning personnel, vendors, operations teams, and client representatives.
• Review energization schedules and ensure all prerequisites are satisfied prior to equipment or system energization.
• Participate in electrical safety planning, risk assessments, pre-energization meetings, and field inspections.
• Verify required documentation, testing, inspections, and approvals before energization activities occur.
• Maintain accurate energization records, permits, logs, system status documentation, and turnover information.
• Identify electrical safety risks and ensure corrective actions are completed before work proceeds.
• Support commissioning, startup, integrated testing, and final turnover of electrical infrastructure.
• Promote a strong culture of electrical safety and accountability throughout the project.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electrical construction, electrical safety, commissioning, mission-critical, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of electrical distribution systems and construction practices.
• Data center or mission-critical project experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with electrical energization, LOTO, hazardous-energy control, and electrical safety procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable electrical safety standards and industry best practices.
• Ability to read and understand electrical one-lines, drawings, specifications, and system documentation.
• Experience coordinating energized systems in an active construction environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with electrical contractors, commissioning teams, operations personnel, and project leadership.
• Travel flexibility preferred based on project requirements.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Compensation (DOE)
• Travel/per diem opportunities as applicable
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Long-term career advancement

Why This Opportunity?

This position plays a critical role in the safe delivery of sophisticated mission-critical electrical infrastructure.

The Energy Marshal will have significant responsibility for electrical safety and system energization while supporting major data center projects with complex power distribution and commissioning requirements.