Electrical Commissioning Lead

Overview

Electrical Commissioning Lead responsible for electrical commissioning planning, readiness, quality coordination, and oversight of test execution for project electrical systems.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain the electrical commissioning scope, readiness criteria, inspection strategy, and test execution plan.
• Review electrical design packages, specifications, submittals, method statements, sequence assumptions, and testing requirements for commissionability and risk.
• Coordinate electrical QA/QC inspections including installation checks, pre-functional readiness, deficiency capture, and closeout tracking.
• Own development and review of electrical commissioning procedures covering startup, energization readiness, functional testing, failure mode validation, controls interfaces, and integrated testing inputs.
• Coordinate with equipment vendors on acceptance requirements, startup support, test prerequisites, documentation packages, and vendor participation.
• Support energization planning including switching and safety coordination, access sequencing, temporary conditions, witness points, and hold points.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of electrical commissioning, electrical construction, field engineering, startup, testing, or owner representative experience on complex technical infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution and backup/standby power systems, grounding and bonding, electrical controls/interfaces, protection concepts, and safe energization workflows.
• Experience reviewing commissioning specifications, inspection checklists, functional test scripts, vendor startup procedures, and test reports.
• Ability to coordinate field execution across contractors, equipment vendors, QA/QC teams, commissioning partners, and project leadership.
• Practical judgment around readiness, safety, sequencing, test prerequisites, and risk escalation.
• Ability to be present at the project site during critical electrical installation, startup, energization, and testing windows.

Details

• Reports to the Commissioning Project Lead.
• Partners with mechanical commissioning, electrical contractors, vendors, design/engineering, controls stakeholders, and vendor field/test engineers.