Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer for Data Centers

Kiewit; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical, dental and vision

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Wellness and EAP programs

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer to lead electrical commissioning, testing, energization, and turnover for industrial and mission-critical facilities across North America.

You will develop strategies, review testing programs, troubleshoot complex electrical issues, and ensure a safe, documented startup and operational readiness. The role may involve project-site work or remote support from an office, with significant travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering, commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, or industrial project experience.
• Experience supporting commissioning and startup activities for industrial, power, manufacturing, mission-critical, or data center facilities.
• Experience with medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems.
• Experience with electrical testing, startup, and energization activities.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, testing, and operational readiness activities, including exposure to FPT and IST.
• Strong understanding of electrical system redundancy concepts including N, N+1, and 2N architectures.
• Strong technical troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel and relocate to project sites throughout North America based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of electrical pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, turnover, and operational readiness activities.
• Develop, review, and execute commissioning procedures, startup plans, energization plans, test scripts, and turnover documentation.
• Lead electrical testing activities including FWT, SAT, FPT, IST.
• Support electrical energization planning and execution, including system readiness reviews, switching plans, risk assessments, and contingency planning.
• Perform electrical system validation and verify compliance with design intent, project requirements, and operational objectives.
• Participate in system walkdowns, readiness reviews, punch management, and turnover activities.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical system issues encountered during commissioning and startup.
• Support completions management activities including system boundaries, turnover workflows, commissioning readiness tracking, and systemization efforts.
• Validate system performance during startup, failure-mode testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Perform redundancy verification for critical electrical systems including N, N+1, and 2N architectures.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, operations, vendors, OEMs, utilities, third-party testing firms, and commissioning teams to support startup and commissioning objectives.
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, test documentation, startup reports, and turnover packages.
• Review electrical design documents, one-line diagrams, specifications, and vendor documentation to support commissioning and startup activities.
• Support development and execution of system readiness reviews, commissioning schedules, and startup work plans.
• Monitor commissioning progress and communicate system readiness status to project stakeholders.
• Review commissioning reports and testing documentation to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Support development of lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance future commissioning and startup execution.
• Support coordination and resolution of commissioning punch list items and startup-related deficiencies.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all applicable project safety requirements.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Commissioning software

Turnover management systems

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer to lead electrical commissioning, testing, energization, and turnover for industrial and mission-critical facilities across North America.

You will develop strategies, review testing programs, troubleshoot complex electrical issues, and ensure a safe, documented startup and operational readiness. The role may involve project-site work or remote support from an office, with significant travel.