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Data Center Headhunters are Medium Voltage Electrician recruiters for data center owners, operators and builders. Send us the open role and we find working Medium Voltage Electrician candidates, qualify each one live and give you a short list to interview. No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
You need an electrician who can terminate and splice medium voltage cable the right way, because a bad termination may only fail after the hall is full of customer load.
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No postings. No stacks of resumes. No chasing. You interview a short list.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
- No upfront fee
- Pay only if you hire
- Data centers only, construction to operations
- Local and 100% travel candidates
- Replacement guarantee on standard searches
- Medium Voltage Electrician
- MV Electrician
- High Voltage Electrician
- MV Termination Technician
What does this hire really come down to?
Medium voltage is a different trade inside the electrical trade. The cable is larger and stiffer, the stress control matters, and a splice built with a missing step can break down under load weeks later. A good person works slowly, keeps the work clean, and follows the kit instructions to the letter.
Ask who stood next to them during their first terminations and how long that supervision lasted. Qualification has two parts. One is manufacturer training on the specific kit you use, because products differ and instructors sign off only on what they saw. The other is safety for work near energized medium voltage gear. Ask who trained them and when, and what they were authorized to do afterward.
The best medium voltage people are also comfortable with the testing that follows. They know when a cable needs a withstand test, what the testing crew expects to see, and how to retermination quickly when a test fails. Someone who has only built terminations and never seen a test result may not feel the stakes. Ask what they would do if a test result sat just inside the limit, since that decision shows how they weigh risk against schedule.
What do we check before you see anyone?
Ask for the classes they have terminated, from five to thirty-five kilovolts, and what cable construction was involved. Ask which kit programs they completed and when, since methods change. Ask how they kept dirt and moisture off the cable end and what they did in a cold or wet week.
- Voltage range: ask for the classes they have terminated, from five to thirty-five kilovolts, and what cable construction was involved.
- Training currency: ask which kit programs they completed and when, since methods change.
- Work area control: ask how they kept dirt and moisture off the cable end and what they did in a cold or wet week.
- Test support: ask what they did when a very low frequency or hipot test failed and how they decided whether to cut and redo.
- Safety practice: ask how they handled energized work boundaries and who stopped them if they pushed.
- Records: ask what they wrote down for each termination and where it was kept.
- Cable preparation tools: ask which stripping and cutting tools they trust and how they check the semiconducting layer for damage.
Where do we find these candidates?
Medium voltage electricians come from large electrical contractors with industrial divisions, from utility line and cable crews, from manufacturers' field teams, and from industrial plants with their own power distribution. The trade is small, and good people know each other.
- Medium voltage electricians come from large electrical contractors with industrial divisions, from utility line and cable crews, from manufacturers' field teams, and from industrial plants with their own power distribution. The trade is small, and good people know each other.
- They move when a long project ends, when pay does not reflect the extra training, or when a contractor offers steadier work in one region. Some want to supervise. Others want to keep working with their hands. Ask which way they lean and whether your job can honor it. Pay for medium voltage skill often lags the work, and candidates say so.
Which hiring mistakes should you avoid?
Do not treat a general electrician as a medium voltage hand because they have a journeyman card. Do not ignore the date of the manufacturer course. Old training does not cover new kits. Do not rush a termination to meet a date.
- Treating a general electrician as a medium voltage hand because they have a journeyman card.
- Ignoring the date of the manufacturer course. Old training does not cover new kits.
- Rushing a termination to meet a date. The failure will not show until after energization.
Your search in 3 steps
- Describe the cable and the kit
Tell us voltage, cable type, and the termination products on the drawings. That narrows the search to people trained on similar parts.
- Screen on technique
We ask candidates to walk through each stage of a termination and why it exists. People who only copied a coworker usually cannot.
- Check with the test crew
Where possible we ask for a reference from a person who tested their work, since results do not argue.
Where do we fill this role?
What does BLS publish for this role?
The figure below comes from the national OEWS row for Electricians. Read the mapping badge before using it in a budget. A broader occupation can include jobs outside data centers. Compare your seat’s responsibilities and pay basis with the published occupation rather than treating the median as an offer quote.
Closest proxy. Electricians is the closest occupational proxy based on the work described, not a separate data center wage series. BLS does not distinguish this title, experience level, shift, credentials or data center employers. Confirm the actual duties before using this comparison.
| Area | Median annual wage | BLS occupation |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $63,190 | Electricians (SOC 47-2111) |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-2111 Electricians, United States. View this release at BLS.
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What makes a medium voltage electrician shortlist ready to open?
Each person has terminated and tested cable at the voltage class of your yard and can say who inspected it. Anyone who only pulled cable is described that way.
Our chosen medium voltage electrician has a counter that adds a company truck. How seriously should we take it?
Take it seriously, since these hands are scarce and employers fight for them. Ask what else would keep the person, then match the thing that is missing.
Would a medium voltage electrician move for a campus with long runs?
Long runs mean steady terminations and steady work, which appeals. Give the voltage class and the count of terminations so the person can judge the job.
How should we describe lodging for a medium voltage crew sent to a remote yard?
Your company sets housing and per diem, so write them down before interviews. These electricians compare both with the last remote yard they worked.
When should we use specialist subcontractors instead of hiring medium voltage electricians?
Use a subcontractor for a one-time yard build. Hire when new feeders and terminations arrive every year.
Does the extra safety training that medium voltage work needs alter how this search is described?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. It does, because the agreement lists the training so we approach only people who already carry it.
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How a search runs
How does The Six-Step Search work?
Every search runs the same six steps. We agree the brief with you, map where the people work, find direct contact routes, reach out personally and repeatedly, then qualify each candidate live. You only see a short list of people who fit, with notes on each, and we stay with you through offer and start.
- 01
Search Calibration
You get: A written brief you sign off on: scope, must-haves, pay band and who not to approach.
- 02
Market Mapping
You get: A map of the companies and projects where your future hire is working today.
- 03
Professional Contact Intelligence
You get: Verified direct contact routes to the people on that map, not job board replies.
- 04
Persistent Personalized Outreach
You get: Repeated, role-specific outreach to people who are not looking, in your words.
- 05
Live Candidate Qualification
You get: Each candidate is screened live against your brief before you hear their name.
- 06
Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You get: A short list with candidate briefs, then support through interviews, offer and start.
What should you know before you send a role?
How do you handle counteroffers?
We talk through motivation, pay and counteroffer risk with each candidate during live qualification and again before an offer, so you hear about the risk before it surprises you.
Is there a guarantee?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What don't you do?
We do not post your job on boards, send stacks of unscreened resumes or charge an upfront fee. We do not approach candidates for your search before the brief is agreed with you.
Need this person?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.