OFCI Manager

Praetorian Power Protection; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

5x10 schedule OT

Per diem

PTO & floating holiday

Sick leave

11 holidays

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

Career growth in mission-criticalinfra

Job summary

Praetorian Power Protection seeks an OFCI (Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed) Manager in El Paso, TX to lead planning, procurement tracking, logistics, site receiving, and handoff of owner-procured critical equipment for data center builds.

You will coordinate with OEMs, supply chain teams, and contractors to ensure on-time arrivals, proper testing, and seamless turnover to commissioning teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing construction logistics, equipment procurement, or project engineering for mission-critical facilities.
• Experience with data center OEMs (e.g., Schneider Electric, Eaton, Vertiv, Caterpillar, Cummins, ABB).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational link between OEMs, internal supply chain teams, and site construction managers.
• Oversee production tracking, FAT, and lead-time milestones for critical power and cooling infrastructure.
• Ensure OEM submittals, BIM models, and wiring/piping schematics are provided to engineering and contractor teams ahead of delivery.

Skills

Construction logistics

Vendor management

Project coordination

Stakeholder liaison

Data center operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Construction Management

Supply Chain

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

BIM 360

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: El Paso, TX 79900Position Type: Full TimeJob Category: Commissioning

The OFCI (Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed) Manager leads the strategic planning, procurement tracking, logistics, site receiving, and handoff of owner-procured, high-value mission-critical equipment. In hyper-scale and colocation data center builds, key electrical and mechanical infrastructure- such as generators, switchgear, UPS systems, chillers, and transformers is sourced directly by the owner to secure lead times and scale pricing. This role ensures that all OFCI assets arrive on site on schedule, undamaged, fully tested, and seamlessly transferred to general contractors and commissioning teams.

What We Offer!

• Competitive hourly rate
• Guaranteed 5x10 work schedule (the last 10 hours are all OT)
• 7 day a week per diem
• 15 days PTO plus a floating holiday
• Paid Sick Leave
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, and other voluntary ancillary coverage
• 401k with Company Match
• Career growth in mission-critical infrastructure

Qualifications

Mission-Critical Supply Chain & Vendor Management:

• Serve as the primary operational link between long-lead equipment manufacturers (OEMs), internal supply chain teams, and site construction managers.
• Oversee production tracking, factory acceptance testing (FAT), and lead-time milestones for critical power and cooling infrastructure (e.g., MV/LV switchgear, CRAHs/AHUs, battery storage, backup generators).
• Ensure OEMs submit accurate technical submittals, BIM models, and wiring/piping schematics to engineering and contractor teams well ahead of delivery.

Logistics & Schedule Synchronization:

• Build and maintain a real-time OFCI Equipment Master Tracking Matrix to track equipment status from manufacturing through transit, site arrival, setting, and energization.
• Align vendor production and shipping dates with the master construction schedule (P6) to execute "Just-in-Time" site deliveries and avoid site congestion or double-handling.
• Coordinate heavy-haul freight, specialized rigging, customs clearance (if overseas), and staging at off-site consolidation warehouses.

Site Receiving, Chain-of-Custody & Turnover:

• Manage site-level arrival protocols, shipping damage inspections, and formal chain-of-custody handoffs to General Contractors and trade partners.
• Ensure contractors properly store, protect, and maintain climate-control requirements for sensitive electrical and cooling equipment prior to pad setting and hookup.
• Address interface discrepancies between OFCI equipment and contractor-installed interconnecting systems (raceways, piping, controls, structural pads).

Quality, Commissioning & Warranty Integration:

• Partner with QA/QC and Commissioning (Cx) teams to track pre-functional checklists (PFCs), equipment startup, and vendor technician schedules for site acceptance testing (SAT).
• Coordinate vendor field support, field modifications, technical service bulletins, and factory technicians during Level 1-5 commissioning phases.
• Manage warranty start dates, spare parts inventories, and initial defect claims between OEMs and general contractors.

Qualifications & Technical Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Supply Chain, or equivalent industry experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience managing construction logistics, equipment procurement, or project engineering for mission-critical facilities (Data Centers, Semiconductor Fabs, High-Tech Industrial).
• Direct experience with major data center OEMs (e.g., Schneider Electric, Eaton, Vertiv, Caterpillar, Cummins, ABB).

Technical Knowledge:

• Deep understanding of data center MEP infrastructure (UPS systems, generators, medium/low voltage switchgear, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, transformers).
• Familiarity with commissioning levels (L1-5) and project controls tools (Procore, Primavera P6, BIM 360, Layer, Tableau/Power BI).