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AboutRequest talent

HV and MV electrical technician.

Installs, tests and maintains high and medium voltage switchgear, transformers and distribution in critical facilities.

Estimate the cost
Sheet
R-11
Family
Power and critical infrastructure
Weighted most on
Judgment, Reliability, Technical depth

On a deployment.

Power arrives at a data center at high or medium voltage and every downstream system depends on it. HV and MV technicians install and test switchgear, cabling and protection, carry out switching under permit and support commissioning and maintenance on live plant.

Authorization and safety culture matter as much as skill. Riviot checks authorizations against the site’s permit system before an engineer is proposed.

What good looks like.

Preparation
Works strictly to the permit and the switching schedule. No shortcuts, ever.
Judgment
Test results recorded and traceable to the asset.
Handover
Communicates clearly with the client's authorized person.

What Riviot checks.

Required items must be held. Advantageous items move the rate and the shortlist order. Every item is declared until a reviewer checks it.

  • Authorized person status (site specific)(declared)Advantageous
  • NFPA 70E (US) or HV switching authorization (UK)(declared)Required
  • Journeyman or licensed electrician (US) or NVQ Level 3 (UK)(declared)Required
  • Arc flash and PPE training(declared)Required

How Vio assesses this role.

Weighted most on Judgment, Reliability, Technical depth.

  1. Technical depth
  2. Execution
  3. Judgment
  4. Communication
  5. Reliability
  6. Range
A scenario used in the assessment

A switching schedule that does not match the as-found state of a board. The candidate explains where they stop and who they call.

Rate context.

Contract, US (Dallas-Fort Worth)
$480 to $760 a day
Contract, UK (London)
£350 to £540 a day
Permanent, US
$95,000 to $135,000
Permanent, UK
£50,000 to £72,000

Indicative ranges before certification and shift uplifts. Use the calculator for your profile. Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026.

Estimate project cost

Typical projects.

  • New build electrical infrastructure
  • Switchgear replacement
  • Protection testing
  • Planned maintenance under permit

Locations with the most demand.

Related roles.

Commissioning engineerPlans and runs the tests that prove mechanical and electrical systems perform as designed, through to integrated systems testing.$600 to $950 a dayUPS, battery and generator engineerInstalls, commissions and maintains the standby power that keeps a critical facility running through a utility failure.$480 to $740 a dayControls and BMS specialistConfigures, integrates and commissions building management and control systems for critical plant.$520 to $820 a day

Questions about this role.

How quickly can you shortlist an HV and MV electrical technician?

Shortlists typically arrive within two working days of a complete brief. You get two to five masked scorecards, each with a note from the recruiter. If the site needs clearance or a rare certification, the recruiter will say so on the day the brief arrives.

Contract or permanent?

Both. We place HV and MV electrical technicians on contract and permanent terms. On contract work, Riviot can act as employer of record or agent of record. The contract versus permanent tool shows where the crossover sits for your market.

What if the site needs a certification not listed here?

Put it in the brief. The recruiter shortlists against it, and it shows on each scorecard as declared until a reviewer has checked the document.

Do engineers travel between markets?

Many do. Engineers in the network travel throughout the United States, the UK and Ireland. Travel and lodging terms are agreed at brief stage. Say in the brief if you need someone local.