Field Engineering Lead – Power Gen & Utilities

Nexus Data Centers; Hubbard (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Data Centers is hiring a Field Engineering Manager to lead field engineering activities for the Hubbard data center campus, spanning construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover of the power block and central utility plant. You will direct on-site teams and coordinate with EPC and contractors to drive readiness on a fixed schedule.

The role requires extensive hands-on field experience in large industrial power projects and a track record delivering clean handover from

Qualifications

• 10+ years of field engineering, project engineering, or construction/commissioning management experience on large-scale power generation, petrochemical, or industrial capital projects.
• 5+ years of hyperscale data center construction experience preferred.
• Direct experience with power block, gas turbine, or combined-cycle power generation systems, or major utility/BOP systems on a comparable industrial project.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day field engineering leadership for gas turbine generation, power block, and central utility plant systems during construction and pre-commissioning.
• Interface directly with EPC and multi-prime contractors on site to resolve design and constructability issues, RFIs, and field deviations without delay.
• Drive mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation & controls scope through construction completion, system turnover, and commissioning readiness.
• Support turnaround-style planning discipline: scope definition, contractor coordination, safety, logistics, and materials readiness for major system milestones.
• Coordinate with third-party commissioning and operations teams already on site to ensure a clean, well-documented handover from construction to operations.
• Track and report field progress, quality, and technical risk to project leadership, escalating issues before they affect the schedule.
• Uphold site safety standards and support a construction culture with real ownership and real accountability.

Skills

Field engineering leadership

Construction/commissioning management

Data center construction experience

Contractor coordination

On-site availability

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Military technical background (plus)

Job description

Nexus Data Centers is hiring a Field Engineering Manager to lead field engineering activities for the Hubbard data center campus, spanning construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover of the power block and central utility plant. You will direct on-site teams and coordinate with EPC and contractors to drive readiness on a fixed schedule.

The role requires extensive hands-on field experience in large industrial power projects and a track record delivering clean handover from