Data Center Electrician 2nd shift (Wednesday- Saturday)
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About the Position
We are seeking a highly skilled Data Center Electrician to serve as the technical authority for electrical systems within a mission-critical data center environment. This role owns the safe operation, maintenance, and technical execution of the site’s electrical infrastructure, ensuring reliable power delivery across all systems.
This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You will work across utility power, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and customer power delivery—ensuring systems operate safely, compliantly, and without interruption. You will also provide technical oversight of vendor work, validate system performance, and support infrastructure upgrades, capacity planning, and incident response.
Shifts: 2nd Shift: Wed-Sat 2pm-12am
Be the technical authority behind mission-critical power systems.
What You Do Daily
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical infrastructure including utility feeds, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, and distribution systems
- Install, modify, and energize AC and DC power circuits to customer equipment in compliance with code and site standards
- Monitor electrical capacity, system loads, and breaker availability, identifying risks and ensuring safe operating conditions
- Lead electrical troubleshooting and corrective repair during incidents, outages, or abnormal system conditions
- Support infrastructure lifecycle work, including upgrades, expansions, and new equipment deployment
- Provide technical oversight of vendor-performed maintenance, ensuring work is executed safely and meets standards
- Review and validate electrical documentation, including single-line diagrams, as-builts, and capacity records
- Participate in change management by reviewing MOPs for electrical safety, redundancy impact, and technical accuracy
- Support audits, post-incident reviews, and pre-sales engineering by providing electrical subject matter expertise
What Makes You a Good Fit
- Strong hands-on experience with mission-critical electrical systems in data centers, industrial facilities, or similar environments
- Deep understanding of power systems including UPS, generators, switchgear, transformers, and distribution
- Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues and lead technical response during high-pressure situations
- Strong working knowledge of electrical safety practices, including lockout/tagout, arc flash, and PPE requirements
- Experience working with vendors and ensuring technical work meets defined standards
- Attention to detail in documentation, system validation, and safe execution of electrical work
- Acts as the electrical subject matter expert for the site, with clear ownership of technical execution
- Leads by example in safety, technical discipline, and adherence to standards
- Provides clear direction during electrical events and ensures safe, effective resolution
- Holds a high bar for quality and correctness in all electrical work
- Communicates effectively with Infrastructure leadership, Operations, and technical teams
- Electrical systems operate safely, reliably, and within defined capacity and redundancy limits
- Installations and maintenance are performed correctly, consistently, and without introducing risk
- Electrical issues are identified early, troubleshot effectively, and resolved with lasting fixes
- Vendor work is well-controlled, technically sound, and aligned with site standards
- Documentation is accurate, current, and supports safe operation and decision-making
- The site has strong confidence in electrical system pe
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