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Airswift is looking for 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.
Job Responsibility:
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
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
Requirements:
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
Nice to have:
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