On-Site DC Power Field Engineer – Data Center Project

Brunel; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability

FSA for Medical & Dependent Care

Wellness Support

Hybrid Office Setup

Phone & Internet Reimbursement

Legal & Pet Insurance

Device Purchase Support

Job summary

SB Energy seeks a Project Engineer – DC Power to lead engineering coordination for a major data center power infrastructure project in Texas. You’ll work on-site with contractors, design teams, and internal resources to ensure design decisions meet construction and commissioning goals.

The role requires electrical fundamentals, field problem-solving, and the ability to drive issues to resolution while maintaining safety and project schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5–10 years of professional experience.
• Leadership responsibility for projects exceeding $500 million in capital value.
• Experience coordinating engineering deliverables and field technical issues on power infrastructure, utility, industrial, or comparable construction projects.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with the ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with transmission lines, substations, and data center power interfaces is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage design schedules, multidisciplinary reviews, RFIs, submittals, and engineering documentation through resolution.
• Sound technical judgment and ability to engage experts and translate guidance into actions.
• Strong organizational, communication, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work on-site in active construction and comply with safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary field contact for engineering and technical concerns, coordinating timely resolution with contractors, consultants, and SB Energy subject matter experts.
• Coordinate design packages and interfaces across transmission line, substation, and related power infrastructure scopes, aligning with the data center campus design team.
• Manage contractor design schedules, deliverables, and review milestones to support procurement, construction, commissioning, and project completion.
• Identify engineering and design delays and drive corrective actions.
• Plan and coordinate design reviews with internal engineering resources and the Owner’s Engineering consultant.
• Consolidate design comments, resolve conflicting feedback, and track actions through closure.
• Own the coordination and issuance of SB Energy responses to design reviews, RFIs, and submittals with input from technical authorities.
• Maintain engineering action, RFI, submittal, and design review logs and communicate priorities to project leadership.
• Partner with QA/QC teams on first articles and benchmarks, clarify design intent and acceptance criteria, and resolve discrepancies.
• Engage in-house SMEs for specialized analysis and decisions, ensuring documented resolution.
• Coordinate with the Independent Engineer on questions, requests, reviews, and milestone verification.
• Coordinate SB Energy’s review and responses for Mechanical Completion, SC, PIS, and other milestone certificates with records.
• Manage engineering closeout deliverables, including as-built drawings and turnover documentation.
• Track contractor submissions for completeness and coordinate final reviews.
• Collaborate with construction, project management, QA/QC, and commissioning to resolve constraints.
• Communicate approved changes and their schedule, cost, quality, and safety implications.

Skills

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Field coordination

Project coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

SB Energy seeks a Project Engineer – DC Power to lead engineering coordination for a major data center power infrastructure project in Texas. You’ll work on-site with contractors, design teams, and internal resources to ensure design decisions meet construction and commissioning goals.

The role requires electrical fundamentals, field problem-solving, and the ability to drive issues to resolution while maintaining safety and project schedules.