Electrical Commissioning Manager

CEIS is seeking an experienced Electrical Commissioning Manager to lead electrical commissioning activities for a large-scale mission-critical data center project in Sparks, Nevada.

This senior field leadership position will oversee electrical commissioning from design review and factory testing through installation, equipment startup, energization, functional performance testing, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and final turnover to operations. The Commissioning Manager will serve as a key technical and coordination point between the owner, general contractor, electrical contractors, commissioning authority, design team, equipment manufacturers, and facility operations.

The ideal candidate brings extensive mission-critical electrical experience, strong technical knowledge of medium- and low-voltage power systems, and a demonstrated ability to lead commissioning teams through complex energization and testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical commissioning activities from pre-functional testing through final Integrated Systems Testing and turnover.
• Develop and manage commissioning plans, schedules, procedures, test scripts, and turnover documentation.
• Review electrical design documents, specifications, single-line diagrams, equipment submittals, and commissioning requirements.
• Lead commissioning activities involving:
• Medium- and low-voltage switchgear and distribution
• Transformers
• UPS and battery systems
• Generators and paralleling equipment
• ATS/STS systems
• PDCs, RPPs, and busway
• Protective relays and electrical controls
• Grounding and bonding systems
• EPMS/BMS interfaces
• Emergency power systems
• Manage electrical equipment startup, energization, testing, and functional performance testing.
• Lead Integrated Systems Testing (IST) and verify electrical infrastructure performs as designed under normal, emergency, and failure conditions.
• Coordinate testing involving utility loss, generator failure, UPS failure, transfer sequences, breaker operations, and other critical failure scenarios.
• Coordinate and witness Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), as required.
• Review commissioning results and ensure deficiencies are documented, corrected, retested, and closed.
• Coordinate with electrical contractors and equipment manufacturers to troubleshoot and resolve commissioning issues.
• Participate in design and constructability reviews with an emphasis on commissioning, redundancy, maintainability, and operational reliability.
• Lead and coordinate commissioning engineers, technicians, subcontractors, vendors, and third-party testing agencies.
• Maintain commissioning schedules and coordinate critical activities with construction and project management teams.
• Prepare and oversee commissioning reports, punch lists, test records, system documentation, and final turnover packages.
• Support owner/operator training and transition to facility operations.
• Provide technical leadership during critical energization and testing activities.
• Enforce electrical safety requirements, including LOTO, energized-work procedures, NFPA 70E requirements, and commissioning risk controls.
  

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of electrical construction, commissioning, or mission-critical facility experience.
• Significant experience supporting data centers or other high-reliability electrical environments such as semiconductor facilities, hospitals, or similar critical infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical power distribution and emergency power systems.
• Demonstrated experience commissioning MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, ATS/STS, and protection systems.
• Experience leading electrical equipment startup, energization, functional performance testing, and Integrated Systems Testing.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, specifications, equipment submittals, and technical documentation.
• Strong understanding of commissioning sequencing and Level 1–5 commissioning activities.
• Knowledge of applicable NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, NETA, and electrical safety requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, contractors, equipment vendors, and third-party testing organizations.
• Strong client-facing communication, troubleshooting, documentation, schedule-management, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to work in an active construction environment and support extended hours, alternate shifts, nights, or weekends during critical energization and commissioning periods.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience commissioning hyperscale, colocation, or large mission-critical data centers.
• Experience leading complex Integrated Systems Testing and failure-scenario testing.
• CxA, NETA, or other relevant commissioning/electrical certification.
• Experience with EPMS, SCADA, BMS, PLC, or electrical control-system integration.
• Previous experience supporting large-scale capital projects exceeding $100M.
  
  

CEIS is a small business headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with key offices in San Francisco, CA and Pittsburgh, PA, and we are growing. You can be a key part of our team and help us continue to build our capabilities long-term. Our government clients include Department of Energy facilities like Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, while our commercial clients have included globally recognized firms. We specialize in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Construction Management, and Project Management. We have open, transparent communication without layers of bureaucracy, while also having a strong team to provide backup. We offer health, dental, vacation/sick, and a 401k with a generous match.

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