Senior Electrical Commissioning Technician

Helix Electric Inc

Cedar Rapids, IA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Background Investigation, Banking Services, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Data Collection, Dental Insurance, Electricity, Employee Orientation, English Language, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Plan, Identify Issues, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Load Testing, Maintenance - Electrical, Multilingual, National Electrical Code, Network Operations Center, OSHA, Schematics, Spanish Language, Startup, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Writing, Testing, Vision Plan, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Cedar Rapids, IA
POSTED
27 days ago

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Helix Electric was founded in 1985 and is now one of the nation's largest and most successful electrical contracting companies. Our commitment to empowering people and powering projects is realized by our exceptional team of dedicated and highly skilled experts working together and never settling for good enough. We are proud of the team-oriented, employee-empowered business approach that defines our unique character.

Helix Electric is seeking a Senior Electrical Commissioning Technician with strong load banking and energization experience to support data center and commercial electrical projects. This is a hands-on field role focused on testing, startup, troubleshooting, and safe execution around critical power equipment.

Duties & Scope

  • Perform and support load bank testing on generators, UPS systems, and related equipment

  • Support energization, startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities in the field

  • Run and connect temporary cables and terminations for testing scopes

  • Read electrical drawings, schematics, and technical documents

  • Follow LOTO, PPE, OSHA, and NFPA 70E safety practices

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of commercial electrical experience

  • 3-5+ years of journeyman-level experience

  • Previous hands-on load banking experience

  • Energization or electrical startup experience required

  • QEW experience preferred

  • Experience with switchgear, generators, panels, breakers, UPS systems, and PDUs

  • Ability to troubleshoot electrical issues safely in the field

  • Bachelor's degree in administration or an engineering field preferred

  • Experience with relevant software, such as MS Office, Autodesk Construction Cloud Build, Egnyte, CXAlloy, and Bluebeam

  • Strong leadership and team management abilities

  • Excellent data collection and analytical skills

  • Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a teamwork attitude

  • Clean OMV, drug test results, and background check

Preferred

  • Data center or other mission-critical experience

  • Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Work Conditions

Candidates must be comfortable with field work, outdoor conditions, PPE, physical labor, overtime, nights, weekends, and travel as required by the project.

Benefits

Helix Electric provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following:

  • Medical plans

  • Dental plans

  • Vision plan

  • Life insurance

  • Disability insurance

  • Accident insurance

  • Critical illness insurance

  • Hospital insurance

  • Pet insurance

  • 401(k) plan with match

  • Employee discount program through PerkSpot

  • Tax savings accounts: FSA, HSA, DCFSA, and CSA

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Scholarships

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About the Company

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Helix Electric Inc

Helix Electric is a full service electrical contractor and an industry leader specializing in design-build and highly complex electrical projects throughout the United States. We have a strong reputation, an extensive network of customer relationships, and have consistently provided cutting-edge product innovations.

The company was founded in 1985 and has since delivered significant, high-profile projects in virtually every market segment, making it one of the largest, most experienced and successful electrical contracting companies in the nation. Our company vision and dedication to a team-oriented and employee-empowered business approach defines the unique character of the company. The Helix team consists of notably skilled experts in every aspect of electrical design and construction and is guided by the founding principles of the company: integrity, quality, safety, collaboration and a commitment to ultimate client satisfaction through competitive performance, consistency and dedication.

COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Construction
FOUNDED
1985
WEBSITE
http://www.helixelectric.com/