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Sr. Electrical Construction Project Engineer - Memphis
Southaven, MS +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- Southaven, MS
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN - Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, or an engineering discipline; OR civil, mechanical, or construction management with electrical experience.
About the job
Leads electrical construction projects in Memphis, delivering power infrastructure from high-voltage substations through data-center systems and BESS to support AI-scale compute.
What you'll do
- Own the lifecycle of electrical construction projects, managing scope, cost, schedule, contractors, approvals, installation, commissioning, energization, and turnover.
- Resolve field design and construction conflicts and coordinate with contractors, vendors, utilities, customers, and operations teams.
- Plan electrical capacity, power allocation, and utility infrastructure across the Memphis campus.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, or an engineering discipline; OR civil, mechanical, or construction management with electrical experience.
- 5+ years of professional experience in electrical construction, power systems engineering, substations, data-center electrical infrastructure, BESS, or facilities electrical management.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to work at heights and around energized/high-voltage equipment, lift and carry up to 25 lbs., and work extended hours and weekends when needed.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of experience in high-voltage substations, medium-voltage distribution, data-center electrical systems, or BESS construction/project management.
- Professional Engineer (PE) License (electrical).
Tools
high-voltage substations, medium-voltage distribution, BESS, transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, data-center power distribution
AI focus
Builds electrical infrastructure—including substations, distribution, data-center power systems, and BESS—to support AI-scale compute.
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