Job Description

Electrical Project Engineer – Contract Position – Data Center Project

Location: Texas

Pay: $40–$70 per hour, depending on experience

Per Diem: $65–$120 per day, subject to eligibility

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Minimum 6 months

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to support a major data center project in Texas. This is a contract opportunity suited to a project engineer with strong electrical construction, field coordination, and project documentation experience within mission-critical, industrial, commercial, power, or large-scale construction environments.

The successful candidate will work closely with project management, field teams, electrical contractors, vendors, commissioning teams, and client representatives to support the delivery of high-reliability electrical infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support electrical project engineering activities for data center power infrastructure.

• Review and interpret electrical drawings, specifications, single-line diagrams, schematics, cable schedules, and equipment layouts.

• Assist with RFIs, submittals, change orders, procurement tracking, material coordination, and project documentation.

• Support installation, inspection, testing, commissioning readiness, and punch list activities.

• Coordinate with Project Managers, Superintendents, electrical contractors, vendors, commissioning teams, and client representatives.

• Provide technical support for MV/LV power distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, PDUs, grounding, lighting, and controls interfaces.

• Track progress, identify field issues, and help resolve risks impacting schedule, quality, safety, or system reliability.

• Ensure electrical work is completed in line with NEC, client standards, project specifications, and safety requirements.

• Maintain accurate project records, logs, meeting notes, and action trackers.

Requirements

• Previous experience as an Electrical Project Engineer, Project Engineer, Field Engineer, or Electrical Engineer on construction projects.

• Experience on data center, mission-critical, industrial, commercial, power, or large-scale construction projects is preferred.

• Strong understanding of electrical power distribution systems and construction documentation.

• Experience with switchgear, UPS systems, backup generators, transformers, grounding, and commissioning support is highly desirable.

• Ability to read and review electrical drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.

• Working knowledge of NEC and applicable electrical codes and standards.

• Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, SKM, or similar tools is advantageous.

• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work on-site in Texas for the duration of the contract.