Energy Marshal / Master Electrician / Foreman (Dat

About the role

Achieve mission-critical uptime and ensure safety with our Energy Marshal (Owner’s Representative). This role oversees hazardous energy control and ensures compliance across construction and commissioning phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight of the Energy Isolation (LOTO) program across all project phases
• Validate that contractors are effectively implementing energy control procedures in alignment with project and regulatory requirements
• Act as the owner’s representative for hazardous energy control governance and compliance
• Coverage of construction and commissioning coordination
• Coordination and alignment of energy isolation activities between General Contractors (GCs), subcontractors, commissioning teams, and owner operations teams
• Ensure all isolation activities are properly planned to minimize risk to live data center operations
• Participation in and support of High-Risk Activity (HRA) planning and sequencing
• Procedure review and approval oversight
• Review contractor-developed MOPs, SOPs, and energy isolation procedures
• Verify all sources of hazardous energy are properly identified and controlled prior to execution
• Ensure compliance with LOTO standards, permitting processes, and risk assessments
• Auditing & Compliance Verification
• Conduct regular field audits of electrical and mechanical isolation activities (LV/MV/HV systems)
• Audit contractor adherence to LOTO procedures, permit-to-work systems, and applicable safety standards (e.g., NFPA 70E, OSHA)
• Identify gaps, escalate risks, and ensure corrective actions are implemented
• Electrical Safety SME
• Act as the primary owner-side point of contact for all high-risk electrical work activities
• Provide technical guidance on electrical safety requirements, arc flash risk mitigation and labeling, and proper PPE selection
• Support informed decision-making around energized work and system energization
• Risk Management & Work Authorization
• Review and validate Hazardous Energy Risk Assessments, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and permit-to-work documentation
• Serve as the owner’s authority to challenge or stop unsafe work practices related to energy isolation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborate with Owner project management teams (DCD), data center operations (live site teams), Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), commissioning and integration teams
• Attend daily coordination meetings, safety briefings, and project reviews
• Support cross-functional alignment on safety and operational priorities
• Reporting & Documentation
• Provide regular updates on audit findings and compliance status, risk exposure and mitigation plans, and energy isolation coordination issues
• Maintain documentation to support quality assurance and project governance

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in: Electrical systems / power distribution (LV/MV/HV); Mission critical construction or data center environments
• Strong expertise in: Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) programs; Hazardous energy control; Electrical safety standards (NFPA 70E, OSHA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in an Owner’s Rep, Controlling Energy Marshal, or oversight role
• Data center development or operations experience
• Formal training/certifications such as: NFPA 70E Electrical Safety; OSHA 10/30
• Experience working across construction and live operational environments

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary/hourly rate for this position is between $180,000-218,000 per annum. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/State
• 10-15 days of paid vacation time
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year
• Ascendion Learning Management System

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