The Energization Marshal serves as KALCON’s Owner’s Representative supporting the client through energization planning, readiness reviews, stakeholder coordination, and documentation for the Columbus, Ohio data center project. The role maintains visibility of prerequisites, identifies unresolved risks, and provides readiness recommendations to the client. Electrical execution, technical approvals, switching authority, and contractor safety responsibilities remain with the parties designated in the project’s approved responsibility matrix and electrical safety procedures.
Scope and Authority
KALCON provides professional coordination and advisory services with the ordinary skill and care of similarly situated owner’s-rep professionals. The role does not guarantee safety, code compliance, system performance, or milestone achievement. Reviews and observations do not relieve other project participants of their contractual or legal responsibilities.
Before energization activities begin, coordinate a written responsibility matrix accepted by the client and the responsible parties. Identify the technical approvers, switching authority for each system, utility interface, permit issuer, LOTO administrators, safety leads, custody handoffs, and restart authority. Distinguish the client owner release from technical release and switching authorization. KALCON signatures acknowledge review or coordination status only and do not certify safe-to-energize conditions.
This assignment excludes electrical design or engineering certification, hands-on testing, operation of electrical equipment, switching, establishment or verification of an electrically safe work condition, and administration of other employers’ LOTO or electrical safety programs. Contractor means, methods, and supervision remain with the responsible contractors. Each employer, including KALCON, retains its applicable employee safety duties. Personnel must follow site access and training requirements and promptly report observed hazards.
Duties are subject to KALCON’s executed agreement with the client; this JD&R does not amend that agreement. Requests for additional electrical authority or services must be escalated to KALCON leadership for written scope, competency, contractual, and insurance review before performance.
Minimum Qualifications
7–10+ years of experience in electrical construction, commissioning, or electrical operations, with a focus on mission-critical, data center, semiconductor, or other critical facility projects
Demonstrated experience coordinating or overseeing energization of medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical systems, including switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, and busway or power distribution equipment
Strong working knowledge of NFPA 70E, NFPA 70 (NEC), NETA acceptance testing, and lockout/tagout (LOTO) and electrical safe work practices
Experience with energization readiness reviews, pre-energization inspections, and Levels 1–5 commissioning processes
Ability to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams, protection and coordination studies, arc flash studies, and switching procedures
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or construction management, or equivalent electrical trade, utility, or switching experience; relevant electrical safety training preferred. A prior qualified-person designation does not authorize electrical work or switching under this assignment.
Strong written and oral communication skills to interface with senior management, utilities, contractors, and vendors
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with permit-to-work, commissioning, or tracking platforms preferred
Duties and Responsibilities
Energization Planning and Strategy
Coordinate development and maintenance of the owner’s integrated energization schedule and readiness plan for each building and campus phase, using technical procedures and execution sequences prepared by the responsible…