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Director, Energy Control
Critical Project Services. Provide enterprise-wide leadership for electrical and mechanical energy control activities across construction and commissioning operations .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in electrical and mechanical energy control, including compliance with NFPA 70E and LOTO standards. Proven leadership in managing high-risk commissioning activities and developing enterprise-wide energy control programs.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Electrical Construction ExperienceHigh-Risk Energy Control LeadershipNFPA 70E ExpertiseLockout/Tagout (LOTO) ProficiencyCertified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP)
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Hard Skills
Energization SequencingElectrical Testing and CommissioningProtective CoordinationArc Flash AnalysisEnergy Control Program DevelopmentIncident InvestigationRoot-Cause AnalysisEnergy Control KPIsCommissioning Safety ProtocolsTemporary Power Installation
Soft Skills
LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationProblem-Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)Master ElectricianNETA Certification (Level III or IV)OSHA 500 Certification
Industry Keywords
Energy Control ProgramCommissioning OperationsSafety StandardsHigh-Risk Activity PlanningCompliance AuditingEnergization PlanningHSE ManagementMulti-Site OperationsConstruction ManagementHazardous Energy Control
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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide enterprise-wide leadership for electrical and mechanical energy control activities across construction and commissioning operations
- Develop, govern, and continuously improve the Energy Control Program (HECP)
- Lead MEP systems, energization planning, commissioning safety, and high-risk energy management
- Ensure compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA regulations, LOTO standards, and energized work controls
- Establish technical authority, standardization, and accountability for energization, testing, and system startup activities
- Serve as the enterprise escalation point for complex energy control decisions and high-risk commissioning events
- Develop and maintain enterprise hazardous energy control programs
- Establish standardized energization, LOTO, and commissioning safety protocols across projects
- Define qualification standards and authorization processes for Energy Marshals
- Oversee enterprise-level auditing and compliance systems
- Partner with Commissioning Directors and MEP leaders on energization sequencing and startup planning
- Review and approve first-time energization plans, complex system releases, and commissioning MOPs
- Ensure SafeState verification prior to system energization
- Oversee temporary power installations, primary injection and hi-pot testing, switchgear and bus energization, and mechanical system pressurization and startup
- Lead and develop the enterprise-wide Energy Marshal Program
- Directly manage Energy Control HSE Managers and Senior Energy Marshals
- Approve Energy Marshal certifications and field authorizations
- Establish annual competency validation and technical standards
- Integrate Energy Control requirements into High-Risk Activity planning
- Participate in four-week look-ahead reviews
- Oversee the Energy Risk Register
- Ensure direct controls are defined and validated before release of energy
- Drive reduction of electrical and mechanical SIF exposure
- Develop energy-control KPIs and conduct incident investigations and root-cause reviews
- Lead quarterly audits of energization events and LOTO compliance
- Host enterprise energy safety summits or technical forums
- Drive lessons-learned integration across projects and campuses
- Promote a 100% direct-control-in-place philosophy
- Reinforce stop-work authority for Energy Marshals
- Mentor HSE and operational leaders
- Champion SafeState before energization
- Provide technical thought leadership across the organization
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Safety, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of experience in electrical construction, commissioning, or mission-critical environments
- 7+ years leading high-risk electrical and mechanical energy control programs
- Deep technical expertise in NFPA 70E
- Deep technical expertise in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
- Deep technical expertise in electrical testing and commissioning
- Deep technical expertise in energization sequencing
- Deep technical expertise in protective coordination and arc flash analysis
- Demonstrated leadership of multi-site or campus-level operations
- Preferred: Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP)
- Preferred: Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- Preferred: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Master Electrician
- Preferred: NETA Certification (Level III or IV)
- Preferred: OSHA 500 or equivalent instructor-level certification
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive pay with incentive opportunities that recognize your results and contributions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and disability insurance programs
- Voluntary benefits options
- Generous paid time off
- Education assistance and tuition support
- Retirement and savings programs