Senior Electrical Facilities Engineer - Critical Power

Insight Global; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Sr Facilities Operations Tech (Electrical) to own the reliability and lifecycle performance of mission-critical electrical infrastructure. This 12-month contract-to-hire role requires deep knowledge of power distribution, protection concepts, reliability, and risk mitigation.

You will define standards for switchgear, UPS, batteries, generators, and grounding; lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; coordinate with utilities and vendors; mentor technicians and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with mission-critical electrical systems.
• Deep knowledge of power distribution, protection concepts, reliability, and operational risk.
• Experience supporting critical decisions and leading complex technical work.
• Ability to mentor technicians and communicate technical risks clearly.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve standards for switchgear, UPS systems, batteries, generators, grounding, and distribution
• Lead complex troubleshooting, power-quality analysis, incident investigations, and root-cause analysis
• Provide technical guidance for upgrades, retrofits, expansions, design reviews, and commissioning
• Improve procedures, one-lines, settings, test plans, maintainability, and work execution
• Coordinate with utilities, vendors, engineering teams, and operations
• Ensure alignment with NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, and local requirements
• Promote consistent execution and engineering quality across sites

Skills

Mission-critical systems

Power distribution

Protection concepts

Reliability

Operational risk

Mentor technicians

Communicate risks

Education

Journeyman or Master Electrician

NICET certification

OEM training on switchgear/relays/UPS/generators

Tools

Switchgear training

Relays training

UPS training

Generators training

Critical-power equipment training

Job description

Insight Global seeks a Sr Facilities Operations Tech (Electrical) to own the reliability and lifecycle performance of mission-critical electrical infrastructure. This 12-month contract-to-hire role requires deep knowledge of power distribution, protection concepts, reliability, and risk mitigation.

You will define standards for switchgear, UPS, batteries, generators, and grounding; lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; coordinate with utilities and vendors; mentor technicians and