Senior Electrical Lead Technician

cw; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement savings plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks a Senior Electrical Lead Technician to oversee the electrical maintenance program for mission-critical data center infrastructure. You will lead UPS systems, generators, switchgear, and distribution, planning outages and approving procedures to maintain uptime.

This role partners with operations, engineering, reliability, and vendors to reduce maintenance risk and improve electrical system performance.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of electrical maintenance experience in critical facilities or other high‑availability environments.
• Experience leading maintenance programs, technical teams, or vendor work in mission‑critical operations.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS planning, execution, and asset data governance.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, one‑lines, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in high‑availability environments.
• Working knowledge of NFPA, OSHA, NEC, and applicable electrical safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve the electrical PM, PdM, and CM program for UPS systems, generators, switchgear, PDUs, STSs, and related distribution equipment.
• Serve as the technical authority for electrical maintenance, ensuring all work preserves redundancy and avoids single points of failure.
• Develop, review, and approve electrical SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs; ensure procedural compliance and effective change management.
• Plan and approve switching procedures and maintenance outages, including isolation, back feed, and re‑energization activities.
• Oversee electrical testing programs, including infrared thermography, relay testing, breaker maintenance, NETA‑style testing, and battery testing.
• Lead root cause investigations for electrical trips, faults, and abnormal conditions; track corrective actions to closure.
• Maintain CMMS data quality for electrical assets, including scope, frequency, procedures, and asset hierarchy accuracy.
• Coordinate vendor scopes, supervision, QA/QC, deliverables, and maintenance documentation.
• Review protection schemes, coordination studies, and settings to verify proper device operation after maintenance.
• Support commissioning and recommissioning activities, including witness testing and turnover documentation.
• Monitor post‑maintenance performance, including alarms, load balance, harmonics, temperatures, and other risk indicators.
• Support load analysis, capacity planning, load transfers, and growth initiatives.
• Identify aging assets and recommend lifecycle replacement and capital planning priorities based on condition and performance data.
• Ensure compliance with LOTO, arc flash, NFPA 70E, NEC, OSHA, and applicable electrical safety requirements.
• Align maintenance windows with operations to reduce risk and maintain service continuity.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and competency development for electrical technicians, including switching qualifications.
• Support audits, inspections, and client reviews; communicate program performance and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement through KPI management, reliability initiatives, and reduction of repeat failures.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Maintenance leadership

CMMS planning

Electrical drawings

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Senior Electrical Lead Technician

Job Description Summary

The Electrical Maintenance Lead oversees the electrical maintenance program for mission‑critical data center infrastructure. This role ensures preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities support uptime, preserve system redundancy, and meet safety and regulatory requirements. Serving as the technical lead for UPS systems, generators, switchgear, and electrical distribution, the position plans maintenance outages, approves procedures, supports testing, leads root cause analysis, and develops lifecycle strategies. The role partners with operations, engineering, reliability, and vendors to reduce maintenance risk and improve electrical system performance.

Job Description

• Manage and continuously improve the electrical PM, PdM, and CM program for UPS systems, generators, switchgear, PDUs, STSs, and related distribution equipment.
• Serve as the technical authority for electrical maintenance, ensuring all work preserves redundancy and avoids single points of failure.
• Develop, review, and approve electrical SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs; ensure procedural compliance and effective change management.
• Plan and approve switching procedures and maintenance outages, including isolation, back feed, and re‑energization activities.
• Oversee electrical testing programs, including infrared thermography, relay testing, breaker maintenance, NETA‑style testing, and battery testing.
• Lead root cause investigations for electrical trips, faults, and abnormal conditions; track corrective actions to closure.
• Maintain CMMS data quality for electrical assets, including scope, frequency, procedures, and asset hierarchy accuracy.
• Coordinate vendor scopes, supervision, QA/QC, deliverables, and maintenance documentation.
• Review protection schemes, coordination studies, and settings to verify proper device operation after maintenance.
• Support commissioning and recommissioning activities, including witness testing and turnover documentation.
• Monitor post‑maintenance performance, including alarms, load balance, harmonics, temperatures, and other risk indicators.
• Support load analysis, capacity planning, load transfers, and growth initiatives.
• Identify aging assets and recommend lifecycle replacement and capital planning priorities based on condition and performance data.
• Ensure compliance with LOTO, arc flash, NFPA 70E, NEC, OSHA, and applicable electrical safety requirements.
• Align maintenance windows with operations to reduce risk and maintain service continuity.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and competency development for electrical technicians, including switching qualifications.
• Support audits, inspections, and client reviews; communicate program performance and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement through KPI management, reliability initiatives, and reduction of repeat failures.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of electrical maintenance experience in critical facilities or other high‑availability environments.
• Experience leading maintenance programs, technical teams, or vendor work in mission‑critical operations.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS planning, execution, and asset data governance.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, one‑lines, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in high‑availability environments.
• Working knowledge of NFPA, OSHA, NEC, and applicable electrical safety standards.
• Experience coordinating vendors, reviewing scopes, and validating maintenance deliverables.
• Ability to support 24/7 operations, including on‑call rotations as needed.
• Relevant certifications or licenses preferred, such as electrical trade license, CDCP, DCEP, or related technical credentials.

Additional Information

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman & Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman & Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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