Staff Electrical Operator — Data Center Operations
About The Position
Fluidstack is seeking a Staff Electrical Operator to join their Data Center Operations Team. This role is crucial for keeping live, mission-critical facilities running, even while construction is ongoing. The team operates complex electrical systems, including 480V to 15kV+ distribution, generators, switchgear, and UPS systems, in environments where downtime is not an option. Responsibilities include developing operating procedures, emergency response plans, and training programs for rapidly scaling facilities, as well as driving incident response and root-cause analysis for electrical events.
Requirements
- Years of operating and troubleshooting 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution equipment hands-on in live hyperscale or large colocation data centers.
- Deep working experience with generators, medium-voltage switchgear, UPS systems, and the BMS/EPMS platforms that monitor them.
- Knowledge of NFPA 70E, arc flash boundaries, and lockout/tagout procedures well enough to write them, enforce them, and catch a shortcut before it becomes an incident.
- Track record of shift-based or on-call critical facility operations.
- Ability to operate independently and build procedures in new facilities with incomplete documentation.
- Experience training junior operators and raising a team's standard.
- Comfortable running live operations inside an active build environment where construction and commissioning share the floor with production load.
Nice To Haves
- NETA certification
- Journeyman or master electrician license
- Commissioning experience on greenfield data center electrical systems
Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day operation and troubleshooting of medium and high-voltage electrical distribution, including switchgear, generators, UPS systems, and associated protection and controls, in live data center environments.
- Run switching operations, lockout/tagout, and energization work to NFPA 70E and arc flash standards, with documentation rigorous enough to stand up to a safety audit.
- Lead electrical incident response on shift and on call, isolating faults, restoring power, and producing root-cause reports that change how the facility is operated.
- Build and maintain SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs for electrical systems, and keep them accurate as new capacity comes online.
- Drive alarm monitoring and response through BMS and EPMS platforms, tuning thresholds and escalation paths so real problems surface before they become outages.
- Train and mentor junior operators to the point where they can run switching and response procedures without you in the room.
Benefits
- Pay equity and transparency
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
