Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Industrial Projects

Kiewit; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobilization package

TDY per diem

Relocation support

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer to support electrical commissioning, testing, energization, startup, turnover, and operational readiness on major industrial and data center projects across North America.

You will collaborate with engineering, construction, vendors, operations, and commissioning leadership to develop strategies, review testing, troubleshoot issues, and ensure safe, documented turnover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 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.
• Strong understanding of electrical system redundancy concepts including N, N+1, and 2N architectures.
• Willingness to travel and relocate to project sites across North America.

Responsibilities

• Support the 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 and switching plans.
• Review electrical design documents, one-line diagrams, specifications, and vendor documentation.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Commissioning

Startup

Operations

Maintenance

Data centers

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Senior Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer to support electrical commissioning, testing, energization, startup, turnover, and operational readiness on major industrial and data center projects across North America.

You will collaborate with engineering, construction, vendors, operations, and commissioning leadership to develop strategies, review testing, troubleshoot issues, and ensure safe, documented turnover.