Data Center Power Systems Commissioning Engineer

About the role

Location: Wilmington, DE (home base). Duration: Contract to hire. Travel: Local travel one week, next week requires travel to a company site elsewhere in the US; travel, hotels, and meals are paid.

We are seeking a Senior Data Center Power Systems Commissioning Engineer to support the construction, installation, testing, startup, and turnover of mission-critical data center infrastructure projects. This role serves as a key technical resource throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring complex electrical power systems are installed and commissioned in accordance with engineering standards, quality requirements, operational objectives, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support construction, installation, testing, startup, and turnover of data center power systems.
• Act as a key technical resource throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure complex electrical power systems are installed and commissioned per engineering standards, quality requirements, operational objectives, and industry best practices.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Manage contractors, vendors, consulting engineers, and cross‑functional project teams.
• Apply commissioning processes, startup procedures, construction quality programs, and turnover requirements.
• Perform problem‑solving, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical investigations.
• Utilize Microsoft Office and engineering/construction management software platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience constructing, installing, testing, and commissioning complex power systems.
• Experience supporting large‑scale data center, utility, infrastructure, mission‑critical, industrial, or energy projects.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Experience managing contractors, vendors, consulting engineers, and cross‑functional project teams.
• Knowledge of commissioning processes, startup procedures, construction quality programs, and turnover requirements.
• Strong problem‑solving, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical investigation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering or construction management software platforms.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations (for eligible employees).

Pay

Salary range: $110,000 – $159,000.