Chief Electrical Engineer

Location: Inzai, Chiba, Japan; the role is associated with Tokyo and requires onsite work at a mission-critical campus.

Company

Cushman & Wakefield is the hiring company for this mission-critical campus electrical engineering role.

What you will do

• Lead electrical operations governance, uptime oversight, escalation, and technical supervision of shift leads and technicians.
• Fulfill statutory duties for campus electrical installations and maintain compliance with Japanese electrical laws, regulations, and authority requirements.
• Govern HV/LV systems, transformers, switchgear, generators, busway, protection systems, and associated controls.
• Review and approve maintenance plans, switching activities, isolations, MOPs, risk assessments, testing, and return-to-service arrangements.
• Lead reviews of incidents, abnormal electrical conditions, protection events, power-quality issues, and root-cause investigations.
• Oversee inspections, records, contractors, specialist testing, utilities, authorities, OEMs, design reviews, commissioning, handover, defect resolution, and future expansion.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in critical environments, preferably in data centres or other mission-critical facilities.
• Valid Class-Two Chief Electrical Engineer qualification, or another qualification accepted for statutory electrical appointment in Japan.
• 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.
• Capability in switching, isolation, protection, testing, incident investigation, engineering risk review, and power-quality analysis.
• Ability to accurately review technical procedures, electrical drawings, relay settings, reports, and statutory documentation.
• Proven leadership and contractor governance skills.
• Clear communication in both Japanese and English.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work supporting a mission-critical electrical campus in Japan.
• Authority to stop unsafe or non-compliant electrical work.
• Technical leadership across operations, contractors, authorities, utilities, OEMs, and external suppliers.