You will oversee electrical contractors and crews building the advanced electrical infrastructure for xAI's Memphis Data Center , including underground duct banks, high-voltage and medium-voltage systems, power distribution, grounding, lighting, and process power for mission-critical facilities.
This is a full-time, onsite role based in Memphis, Tennessee, with relocation required depending on additional construction locations within the US.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and coordinate electrical installations including underground duct banks, conduits, cable pulling, terminations, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, PDUs, and grounding for xAI Data Centers.
- Manage and schedule electrical contractors, subcontractors, and on-site crews to deliver project milestones on time and to xAI's exacting quality and reliability standards.
- Ensure all contractors adhere to electrical scope, delivering high-integrity power systems critical to data center uptime and operational readiness.
- Monitor daily night-shift progress of electrical construction, maintaining detailed logs, red-line drawings, and as-built documentation for power infrastructure.
- Develop and enforce aggressive construction schedules while keeping the project on time and within budget.
- Champion and enforce xAI's safety program, building a zero-incident culture across all teams working around energized equipment, excavations, and heavy electrical installations.
- Lead, train, and supervise foremen and electrical crews, fostering teamwork and accountability in a high-stakes mission-critical environment.
- Proactively resolve on-site challenges , material delays, technical conflicts, sequencing issues, and coordination with other trades , with a strong focus on electrical system reliability and code compliance.
- Conduct regular night-shift site inspections to verify compliance with local regulations, electrical codes, safety protocols, and xAI's stringent quality standards.
- Prepare and present clear progress reports, electrical construction metrics, and risk updates to senior leadership.
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