Electrical Technicians

Cushman & Wakefield•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Performs maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of mission-critical electrical infrastructure in a data center environment to support safe, reliable, and compliant operations. The role supports critical power systems through preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, outage planning, commissioning, and maintenance documentation. It also coordinates with vendors and internal teams, monitors systems after maintenance, and participates in on-call support for critical electrical issues and operational emergencies as needed.

Requirements

2–5 years of electrical maintenance experience in a critical environment, data center, industrial, or similarly high-availability setting.
Hands-on experience maintaining UPS systems, generators, switchgear, and electrical distribution equipment.
Working knowledge of electrical testing, preventive maintenance practices, and critical power systems.
Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines, schematics, and technical documentation.
Experience using CMMS or similar maintenance management systems.
Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, LOTO, arc flash, and applicable electrical safety standards.
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and teamwork skills.
Ability to work in a 24/7 operating environment, including shifts, weekends, holidays, or on-call support as required.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on UPS systems, generators, switchgear, PDUs, STSs, protective devices, batteries, and related distribution equipment.
Conduct electrical inspections, infrared scans, breaker testing, equipment rounds, and condition assessments to identify deficiencies and support corrective action.
Execute approved maintenance activities in accordance with SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, redundancy requirements, LOTO, arc flash, and electrical safety procedures.
Troubleshoot electrical failures, support root cause analysis, and recommend repair, replacement, or lifecycle actions for aging or high-risk equipment.
Support outage planning, maintenance windows, commissioning, recommissioning, load management, and capacity verification activities.
Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to complete specialized testing, repairs, and maintenance while minimizing operational risk.
Monitor post-maintenance system performance to confirm stability, reliability, and proper operation.
Maintain accurate work orders, logs, asset history, and maintenance documentation in the CMMS.
Participate in on-call support for critical electrical issues, post-maintenance events, and operational emergencies as needed.