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Hays Electrical Services · 1 month ago

Electrical Energy Marshal

Cedar Rapids, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Hays Electrical Services is seeking an Energy Marshal for their Cedar Rapids data center project. This role is responsible for overseeing all electrical energization and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards and effective communication among stakeholders.

ConstructionElectrical Distribution

Responsibilities

Lead implementation of the project’s energization and LOTO governance program, ensuring all procedures align with Hays corporate standards, NFPA 70E, OSHA regulations, and the general contractor’s energization safety plan

Develop and maintain the project-specific energization safety plan, updating it as conditions, sequences, or project milestones evolve

Ensure all required energization deliverables, such as arc-flash documentation, protective device coordination studies, emergency response considerations, and labeling are completed and validated before equipment is placed in service

Maintain authoritative control over breaker operation and energization sequences, ensuring only approved and qualified personnel engage in switching activities

Coordinate energization planning with the general contractor, commissioning leadership, electrical contractor’s Energy Marshal, and other stakeholders

Facilitate advance energization readiness meetings, ensuring project stakeholders understand scope, sequencing, risk controls, and required documentation

Ensure proper documentation, including PTPs, LOTO plans, energization schedules, AHAs, certifications, and QA/QC records is submitted, reviewed, and approved within required timeframes

Maintain daily updates to single-line diagrams, breaker schedules, energized equipment postings, and LOTO tracking boards to reflect real-time system status

Verify that all LOTO procedures are properly applied, documented, and monitored throughout all energized and de-energized work activities

Ensure LOTO stations are staffed with qualified personnel and that all locks, tags, permits, and equipment boundaries are established before any switching or start-up activity begins

Oversee installation and removal of locks, ensuring sequencing integrity and proper security of all control points

Validate that the project maintains complete and compliant control-of-hazardous-energy process across all equipment and electrical rooms

Conduct daily pre-start inspections of electrical gear with electricians, commissioning representatives, and project stakeholders to validate that all systems, components, labeling, installation details, and protective measures are in place

Complete end-of-day verification checks to ensure all equipment is left in a safe and secure condition before crews depart

Ensure all pre-energization conditions, including barrier placement, room access restrictions, signage, QA/QC closeout documentation, and hazard boundaries are satisfied before authorizing energization

Support commissioning turnover by coordinating equipment availability, status updates, and system conditions

Maintain a strong daily field presence, overseeing electrical rooms, energized gear, energization prep areas, and locations where switching or testing activities occur

Control access to energized spaces by maintaining authorization lists, room access rules, and entry controls consistent with project requirements

Communicate daily high-risk conditions, equipment status, restricted spaces, and planned switching operations to the field workforce and management teams

Lead daily energization and LOTO coordination meetings to ensure all involved parties understand work scopes, hazards, and required precautions

Qualification

Electrical construction experienceNFPA 70E complianceLOTO program knowledgeMedium-voltage systemsLow-voltage systemsSingle-line diagramsElectrical safety standardsCommissioning experienceCoaching skillsStakeholder coordinationRisk managementDocumentation managementLeadership skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

7+ years of electrical construction experience with strong familiarity in medium-voltage and low-voltage systems, equipment start-up, and commissioning interfaces

Demonstrated, hands-on experience with NFPA 70E, OSHA 1910/1926 electrical safety, and LOTO programs

Ability to read and interpret single-line diagrams, electrical drawings, equipment schedules, and coordination studies

Prior experience serving as an Energy Marshal, Electrical Foreman, Commissioning Lead, Start-Up Electrician, or similar role with energization exposure

Proven ability to lead meetings, coordinate stakeholders, and enforce compliance in high-risk electrical environments

Prior mission-critical/data-center construction experience

Training certifications in NFPA 70E, LOTO, or MV/LV energization programs