Energy Marshall

Insight Global is seeking an Energy Marshall with data center experience for a field-based position in Cedar Rapids, IA. The role involves overseeing energization and de-energization activities on critical projects, ensuring safety and compliance with electrical standards. Candidates should have 7-10+ years in electrical construction and relevant certifications. Responsibilities include managing work permits, coordinating with teams, and maintaining safety protocols in live environments.
JOB DESCRIPTION

Insight Global is looking for an Energization Marshall with data center experience in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Energy Marshal is a safety and operations role responsible for controlling, coordinating, and authorizing energization and de-energization activities on mission critical and data center construction projects. This position serves as the central authority for electrical energy control, ensuring all work involving live or potentially live systems is planned, communicated, approved, and executed safely. While heavily focused on mission critical and data center environments, the Energy Marshal may also support commercial electrical construction projects requiring formal energization controls. This role is field-based and works closely with project management, superintendents, commissioning teams, safety personnel, and client representatives to protect personnel, equipment, and uptime. This is a safety sensitive position.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• 7–10+ years of experience in electrical construction, commissioning, startup, or operations.
• Extensive Prior experience serving as an Energy Marshal, Switching Authority, or Electrical Authority Having Jurisdiction (site-level).
• NFPA 70E certification or equivalent electrical safety training.
• Experience supporting integrated systems testing (IST) and live environment construction.
• Background with both mission critical and commercial electrical construction projects.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Serve as the single authority for all electrical energization, de‑energization, re‑energization, and switching activities on assigned projects.
• Review, approve, and coordinate Energized Work Permits (EWPs), switching plans, and LOTO procedures.
• Maintain authority to approve, deny, or stop work based on safety, readiness, or risk.
• Manage energization activities in live or near‑live data center environments with zero tolerance for unplanned outages.
• Plan and coordinate phased energizations aligned with commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and client turnover milestones.
• Ensure strict compliance with owner, operator, and site‑specific energy control requirements.
• Participate in and review outage planning, MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs related to electrical work.
• Act as the primary liaison between construction, commissioning, client operations, third‑party Cx agents, and safety teams for all energy‑related activities.
• Lead energization planning meetings and pre‑task briefings as required.
• Maintain clear communication of energized areas, system status, and work boundaries.
• Enforce compliance with NFPA 70E, NEC, OSHA, and site‑specific electrical safety standards.
• Verify arc‑flash studies, labeling, PPE requirements, and shock/arc boundaries are in place prior to energization.
• Confirm all personnel performing energized or switching work are qualified, authorized, and properly briefed.
• Investigate and document energy‑related incidents, near misses, and safety concerns.
• Maintain accurate logs of energizations, switching events, outages, and approvals.
• Track energized systems, temporary power, and permanent power turnover status.
• Support development and closeout of commissioning, turnover, and safety documentation.
• Apply formal energy control processes to commercial electrical projects when required by scope, client, or company policy.
• Support project teams with safe energization planning for service turn‑ons, gear energization, and final power.