MEP Coordinator, Electrical - Stargate

This is a full-time onsite role based in Burlington, TX. 5 days/week onsite in Burlington are expected/required.

About the Team:

OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is embarking on a journey to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Stargate team is central to this mission, setting the core infra strategy and implementing this vision. From site selection to the buildout process, this team sits at the intersection of commercial, technical, strategy, and operations, interacting with teams and executives inside and outside of OpenAI.

About The Job
OpenAI, in close collaboration with its capital partners, is building the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Stargate program is central to this mission, delivering hyperscale data centers optimized for large-scale AI workloads.

We are seeking an Electrical Coordinator to join our onsite delivery team at the Burlington, TX campus. This role will oversee all electrical construction activities—from underground utilities through energization—ensuring design intent, quality, and schedule are achieved across a 50 MW+ phase of the program.

In This Role, You Will

• Coordinate installation of MV/LV power distribution, generators, UPS/BESS, switchgear, and grounding systems.

• Support field QA/QC inspections and verify work against IFC drawings and specifications.

• Interface daily with the GC, trade partners, commissioning agents, and design engineers to resolve issues in real time.

• Track progress against schedule milestones (energization, load bank testing, IST readiness).

• Manage RFI and submittal flow related to electrical scope, ensuring timely responses and document control.

• Support safety, lock-out/tag-out coordination, and startup procedures.

• Provide field feedback for design improvements and value-engineering opportunities.

• Coordinate closely with Mechanical and BMS teams to ensure integrated system performance.
  

You Might Thrive In This Role If You

• Have 8+ years of experience managing electrical scope on mission-critical or industrial projects.

• Understand medium-voltage distribution, switchgear sequencing, and commissioning workflows.

• Are adept at reading one-lines, schematics, and coordinating across disciplines.

Have a strong safety and quality mindset and thrive in a fast-paced, owner-side environment.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

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