High Voltage Electrician, Construction - Memphis

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HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION

We are hiring High Voltage Electricians to join SpaceXSI's internal construction team supporting the rapid build-out of our data centers. This is a traveling role for journeyman linemen and substation electricians — you will mobilize with project teams to active construction sites, build and energize 69 kV and above substation and TVA interconnect facilities, and move with the work as new sites come online.

You will install, land, and switch high-voltage yard equipment and support first energization of the utility interconnect. This is a construction and commissioning role: build new high-voltage infrastructure from drawings and turn it over. It is not a facilities-maintenance or operating-plant role.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Travel with internal construction and electrical teams to project sites to install, land, and test high-voltage substation equipment at 69 kV and above, including breakers, disconnects, CTs/PTs, buswork, structures, HV-side transformer connections, and TVA interconnect facilities

Perform switching, isolation, grounding, and restoration under approved switching orders and clearances (OSHA 1910.269)

Install high-voltage conductor, jumpers, terminations, and grounding; support aerial and yard work

Support first energization and commissioning of the high-voltage yard

Read and interpret substation one-lines, physical drawings, and switching procedures; produce as-builts and test records

Ensure compliance with NESC, NFPA 70E, OSHA 1910.269, and SpaceXSI safety and quality standards, including switching, clearance, LOTO, and arc-flash protocols

Collaborate with contractors, engineers, the utility, and operations teams to deliver projects on time with zero incidents

Participate in constructability reviews and provide field feedback to improve designs

Mobilize quickly between project locations as construction phases and priorities shift

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

5+ years as a journeyman lineman or substation electrician on systems 69 kV and above (TVA, investor-owned utility, generation, or industrial high-voltage yard)

Journey-level lineman card (IBEW/NECA or equivalent utility journeyman lineman) or documented substation electrician qualification

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrated switching and clearance work on high-voltage equipment under OSHA 1910.269

Ability to read substation one-lines, physical drawings, and switching orders

Working knowledge of NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and high-voltage switching and clearance

TVA or other utility interconnect construction at 69 kV and above

Rubber-glove / live-line qualification

Commercial driver’s license (CDL)

Substation construction experience including structures, bus, jumpers, and grounding in an energized-adjacent yard

OSHA 30 or equivalent construction safety training in addition to NFPA 70E and OSHA 1910.269

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Hourly position with overtime; willingness to work nights, weekends, and extended shifts during construction and energization

Ability and willingness to travel 80% or more on a construction rotation; per diem and/or housing provided while on site

Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; frequent overtime and weekend support is required

Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions, climbing, lifting up to 50 lbs, and working on ladders/lifts at elevated heights with high-voltage PPE

Ability to work in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, noise, heat, cold, and rain

Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment

Stand: up to 6 hours per day

Sit: up to 3 hours per day

Push/Pull: up to 75 lbs (unassisted) 1–2 hours per day

Overhead reach: up to 3 hours per day

Walk: up to 3 hours per day

Lift/Carry: up to 50 lbs (unassisted) 1–2 hours per day

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