What You'll Be Doing
Job Summary: We are seeking a High Voltage Electrical Commissioning Technician to drive the development and execution of the electrical commissioning strategy, procedures, and field execution plan for a major industrial facility. This role is accountable for safe energization, testing, validation, and turnover of electrical systems from construction through startup and operational stabilization. The Electrical Commissioning Technician works closely with the Commissioning Lead, Construction, Quality, Vendors, and Operations to deliver a safe, compliant, and successful startup.
Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
HSE Leadership:
- Support electrical commissioning activities in compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70 (NEC), NFPA 70E, site safety requirements, and company standards.
- Act as a proactive Safety Ambassador, participating in safety drills, toolbox talks, and field safety inspections.
- Ensure incidents/near-misses are promptly reported, investigated, and closed out with corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Implement and communicate risk assessment processes including Job Safety Analysis (JSA), hazard reviews, energized work planning, and permit-to-work requirements.
- Support safe work practices for commissioning and startup activities including LOTO, energization, pressurization, confined space entry, fall protection, gas testing, and system cleaning.
- Support Process Safety Management (PSM) and Pre‑Startup Safety Review (PSSR) readiness by ensuring electrical scope requirements are met.
Commissioning & Startup Execution:
- Execute the Electrical Commissioning Strategy and Execution Plan, ensuring alignment with overall project commissioning and startup strategy.
- Collaborate across disciplines to plan, manage, and prepare systems for first-time startup, including system scoping, readiness reviews, and work packaging.
- Support commissioning/testing and energization activities in accordance with approved plans and procedures.
- Support electrical testing and validation including (as applicable)
- Switchgear/MCCs, transformers, protective relays, VFDs, substations, interlocks, loop checks, and control system interfaces
- Cause & Effect validation, control narrative redlines, vendor parameter verification, and equipment programming/validation
- Support electrical CSU documentation quality: test records, turnover packages, punch lists, redlines, and final record retention per project standards in preparation for document handover.
Ideal Background
- Journeyman Electrician or equivalent industrial electrical qualification; additional technical training preferred.
- 10+ years industrial electrical experience with 5+ years leading electrical commissioning and startup activities.
- Demonstrated experience commissioning electrical equipment and integrated control systems in industrial environments (power generation, chemical, industrial gas, manufacturing, or similar).
- Strong technical knowledge in areas such as:
- Protection relay testing and interlock verification
- VFDs and motor control systems
- Transformer testing and high-voltage energization practices
- Commissioning of automated equipment and control interfaces
- Strong interpersonal skills with a consistent track record of safe execution, team coordination, and vendor management.
- Proficient with commissioning documentation practices, system scoping, walkdowns, punch list management, and turnover workflows.
- Effective communicator able to coordinate across engineering, construction, operations, and contractor teams.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Experience in cryogenic, air separation, syngas, carbon capture, or similarly complex process facilities.
- Familiarity with structured completions/commissioning management systems (CMS) and turnover documentation methodologies.
- Prior experience in projects with high corporate safety and environmental compliance expectations.
- Field-based role with approximately 80% field presence during commissioning/startup phases.
- Frequent walking, driving, and use of computers for planning/documentation.
- Flexible schedule and on-call support during critical commissioning/startup windows.
- Some climbing/fall protection and confined space work may be required depending on scope and site conditions.
Physical Requirements
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Hargrove Culture
We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.
Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.
As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.