Director of Electrical Commissioning

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We have a current opening for a Director of Electrical Commissioning. This role will be based out of our Dallas, TX office. This role requires travel to various projects sites.

Role Summary

Royal Electric’s Director of Electrical Commissioning is a senior leadership role responsible for building, leading, and executing Royal’s commissioning strategy across mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, commercial, and complex industrial projects.

This position owns the safe, reliable, and repeatable energization and turnover of electrical systems, ensuring Royal delivers systems that are ready on day one, scalable for the future, and aligned with our clients’ operational expectations.

The Director of Commissioning serves as Royal’s technical authority and client-facing leader for electrical commissioning, integrating early with preconstruction and remaining engaged through final turnover.

What Success Looks Like at Royal

• Zero-incident energizations
• Predictable, repeatable commissioning outcomes
• Early risk identification and mitigation
• Trusted relationships with clients, CxAs, and trade partners
• Clear, professional documentation and turnover packages
• A strong, growing commissioning team and bench

Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Establish and lead Royal’s Mission Critical Electrical Commissioning Program.
• Define standards, procedures, and execution plans that scale across regions and projects.
• Act as Royal’s senior commissioning representative with owners, commissioning agents, and general contractors.
• Support the strategic growth of Royal’s Mission Critical and Advanced Manufacturing markets.

Preconstruction & Early Engagement

• Partner with Preconstruction, Operations, and Business Development during pursuits.
• Review contracts, drawings, and specifications to define commissioning scope, risks, and deliverables.
• Develop commissioning narratives, staffing plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Influence design and construction sequencing to enable safe and efficient energization.

Preconstruction & Early Engagement

• Partner with Preconstruction and Operations during pursuits and project startup.
• Review drawings, specifications, and contracts to identify quality risks and inspection requirements.
• Develop project-specific QA/QC plans, inspection checklists, and hold points.
• Influence means and methods to ensure constructability and quality compliance.

Field Execution & Energization

• Oversee commissioning of complex electrical systems including:
• Medium and low voltage distribution
• Switchgear, UPS, generators, PDUs, and RPPs
• Grounding, protection, and control systems
• Integrated systems testing (IST)
• Lead energization planning, sequencing, and execution with a focus on safety and reliability.
• Coordinate commissioning activities across electrical, mechanical, and controls disciplines.
• Resolve technical challenges quickly while maintaining schedule and quality.

Quality, Risk & Risk Management

• Ensure co