Senior Electrical Construction Project Lead — Power Systems

SpaceXAI; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking a Sr. Electrical Construction Project Engineer to design, build, and activate high‑voltage substations through data-center power systems and BESS for our Memphis operations.

You will lead multi‑discipline electrical construction projects, coordinate with contractors, utilities, and internal teams, and ensure on‑time delivery and safety. Your role combines project management with hands‑on field work, requiring strong communication, problem solving, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in electrical construction, power systems engineering, substations, or data-center electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lifecycle of electrical construction projects (HV substations, transformers, switchgear, BESS, data-center power distribution, UPS, generators, and low-voltage systems) with on-time and under-budget delivery.
• Manage multi-discipline electrical construction projects in the field and office; act as overall construction project manager and extreme owner.
• Perform project control tasks including electrical project scheduling, cost control, and commissioning coordination.
• Interact with electrical contractors, fabricators, OEMs (switchgear, transformers, BESS, UPS), utilities, and internal customers.
• Resolve design and construction conflicts in the field in real-time, including high-voltage, medium-voltage, and low-voltage systems.
• Provide budgetary costs based upon the preliminary electrical scope of the project.
• Gather proposals from electrical engineers, contractors, and vendors; assign contracts upon receipt of all proposals.
• Facilitate city, county, utility, and governmental approvals (including interconnection, permitting, and environmental).
• Coordinate project implementation, equipment delivery, installation, testing, and track project status through energization and turnover.
• Coordinate with end users, facilities, and operations teams for building electrical operations, maintenance, and BESS/data-center power reliability.
• Develop tools and approaches to supporting electrical space allocation, power capacity planning, and load growth across the Memphis campus.
• Coordinate electrical real-estate and utility planning functions as needed.
• Take on new electrical infrastructure projects ad-hoc as the business needs

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering knowledge

Field coordination

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) License (Electrical)

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking a Sr. Electrical Construction Project Engineer to design, build, and activate high‑voltage substations through data-center power systems and BESS for our Memphis operations.

You will lead multi‑discipline electrical construction projects, coordinate with contractors, utilities, and internal teams, and ensure on‑time delivery and safety. Your role combines project management with hands‑on field work, requiring strong communication, problem solving, and the ability to manage