Chief Electrical Engineer

Job Title

Chief Electrical Engineer

Job Description Summary

The Chief Electrical Engineer provides campus-wide statutory and technical oversight of electrical work onsite in accordance with applicable MLIT and METI requirements. The role is designated for a suitably qualified Class-Two Chief Electrical Engineer and protects the safe, compliant and reliable operation of the campus electrical infrastructure.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Lead the electrical operations governance of a mission-critical site in Japan, with overall responsibility for uptime, escalation, and technical oversight of shift leads and technicians
• Fulfill statutory duties for campus electrical installations and maintain compliance with Japanese electrical laws, regulations, and authority requirements
• Provide technical governance across HV/LV systems, transformers, switchgear, generators, busway, protection systems, and associated controls
• Review and approve electrical maintenance plans, switching activities, isolations, MOPs, risk assessments, testing, and return-to-service arrangements
• Lead technical review of incidents, abnormal electrical conditions, protection events, power-quality issues, and root-cause investigations
• Oversee statutory inspections, electrical records, contractor activities, specialist testing, and coordination with utilities, authorities, OEMs, and external suppliers
• Support design reviews, commissioning, handover, defect resolution, and future campus expansion from an electrical governance perspective
• Provide technical leadership, competency guidance, and safe-work governance, including the authority to stop unsafe or non-compliant electrical work

About You:

• 7+ years of experience in critical environments, preferably within data centres or other mission-critical facilities
• Valid Class-Two Chief Electrical Engineer qualification, or another qualification accepted for statutory electrical appointment in Japan
• Demonstrable experience acting in a statutory electrical responsibility role in Japan
• Strong experience with HV/LV distribution systems, generators, transformers, protection systems, and mission-critical electrical operations
• Expert knowledge of Japanese electrical regulations, statutory compliance requirements, and electrical safety governance
• Strong capability in switching, isolation, protection, testing, incident investigation, engineering risk review, and power-quality analysis
• Ability to review technical procedures, electrical drawings, relay settings, reports, and statutory documentation with a high level of accuracy
• Proven leadership and contractor governance skills, with clear communication in both Japanese and English
• Location is in Inzai, Chiba

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”