Senior Data Center Electrical Commissioning Lead

CEIS | Critical Energy Infrastructure Services; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vacation/sick leave

401k with company match

Job summary

CEIS seeks an experienced Electrical Commissioning Manager to lead electrical commissioning for a large-scale data center project in Sparks, Nevada. This senior role coordinates owner, GC, electrical contractors, and vendors through design review, testing, energization, and turnover.

The ideal candidate has extensive mission-critical experience, strong MV/LV knowledge, and a proven ability to guide teams through complex energization and testing activities in an active construction environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of electrical construction, commissioning, or mission-critical facility experience.
• Significant experience supporting data centers or other high-reliability electrical environments.
• Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical power distribution and emergency power systems.
• Demonstrated experience commissioning MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, ATS/STS, and protection systems.
• Experience leading electrical equipment startup, energization, functional performance testing, and Integrated Systems Testing.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, specifications, equipment submittals, and technical documentation.
• Strong understanding of commissioning sequencing and Level 1-5 commissioning activities.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, and electrical safety requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, contractors, equipment vendors, and third-party testing organizations.
• Strong client-facing communication, troubleshooting, documentation, schedule-management, and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical commissioning activities from pre-functional testing through final Integrated Systems Testing and turnover.
• Develop and manage commissioning plans, schedules, procedures, test scripts, and turnover documentation.
• Review electrical design documents, specifications, single-line diagrams, equipment submittals, and commissioning requirements.
• Lead commissioning activities involving MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, ATS/STS, and protection systems.
• Manage electrical equipment startup, energization, testing, and functional performance testing.
• Lead Integrated Systems Testing (IST) and verify electrical infrastructure performs as designed under various conditions.
• Coordinate testing involving utility loss, generator failure, UPS failure, transfer sequences, breaker operations, and other critical scenarios.
• Coordinate and witness FAT and SAT as required.
• Review commissioning results and ensure deficiencies are documented, corrected, retested, and closed.
• Coordinate with electrical contractors and equipment manufacturers to troubleshoot and resolve commissioning issues.
• Participate in design and constructability reviews with emphasis on commissioning, redundancy, maintainability, reliability.
• Lead and coordinate commissioning engineers, technicians, subcontractors, vendors, and third-party testing agencies.
• Maintain commissioning schedules and coordinate critical activities with construction and project management teams.
• Prepare and oversee commissioning reports, punch lists, test records, system documentation, and final turnover packages.
• Support owner/operator training and transition to facility operations.
• Provide technical leadership during critical energization and testing activities.
• Enforce electrical safety requirements, including LOTO, NFPA 70E, and commissioning risk controls.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Technical leadership

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Schedule management

Tools

EPMS

SCADA

BMS

PLC

Job description

CEIS seeks an experienced Electrical Commissioning Manager to lead electrical commissioning for a large-scale data center project in Sparks, Nevada. This senior role coordinates owner, GC, electrical contractors, and vendors through design review, testing, energization, and turnover.

The ideal candidate has extensive mission-critical experience, strong MV/LV knowledge, and a proven ability to guide teams through complex energization and testing activities in an active construction environment.