Deployment Location: Pacific Rim, OCONUS - exact location assigned based on operational need
Employment Type: Project-Based / Deployment Assignment
Compensation: Daily rate plus per diem; travel costs, deployment housing, and transportation are provided
Schedule: 12+ hour shifts, 7 days per week, based on operational requirements
CRS is seeking a licensed Master Electrician with proven, hands-on generator experience to support disaster response and critical infrastructure restoration during an OCONUS deployment in the Pacific Rim. This boots-on-the-ground role leads the installation, wiring, commissioning, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of generator and associated electrical systems in austere, fast-moving environments. The Master Electrician serves as a technical resource for field teams, promotes safe work practices, and remains fully prepared for rapid deployment in direct support of the mission.
About Critical Response Strategies
Critical Response Strategies (CRS) provides mission-critical support to government, emergency management, and community resilience operations. We support complex programs that require disciplined coordination, technical expertise, regulatory compliance, and practical solutions in fast-moving environments.
CRS Purpose
Critical Response Strategies' purpose is to bring order to complexity. Every position supports CRS's ability to deliver disciplined, professional, and mission-focused services in complex operational environments.
CRS Values
Mission First - Every role supports mission execution and recovery operations.
Integrity in Action - We earn trust through disciplined actions, honest communication, and accountability.
Respect for People & Purpose - We treat people professionally, work collaboratively, and remain focused on the communities and missions we serve.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and perform the installation, wiring, commissioning, troubleshooting, testing, repair, and maintenance of diesel generator systems, transfer switches, distribution equipment, control panels, batteries, chargers, cabling, and related electrical components.
- Diagnose electrical and generator-system issues, including no-start conditions, voltage or frequency irregularities, overloads, control-panel alarms, battery and charging failures, ATS issues, wiring faults, and fuel-support interfaces.
- Review and apply wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, service manuals, and manufacturer guidance to direct safe, efficient repairs and field modifications within scope.
- Plan, coordinate, and verify preventive-maintenance activities, operational checks, load testing, and emergency repairs to support continuous power availability for mission-critical operations.
- Provide field-level technical guidance and quality oversight to Journeyman Electricians and other assigned personnel; ensure work is completed safely, correctly, and in accordance with applicable codes, site requirements, and CRS procedures.
- Support critical infrastructure restoration by prioritizing electrical and generator work, coordinating with site leadership and technical teams, and escalating complex repair needs or material shortages promptly.
- Maintain accurate inspection reports, maintenance logs, work orders, equipment-status updates, and documentation of repairs, test results, parts usage, and safety observations.
- Maintain strict compliance with lockout/tagout, PPE, job hazard analysis, electrical-safety, fuel-handling, and all site-specific safety and security requirements.
- Maintain a professional, collaborative approach with CRS leadership, client representatives, logistics personnel, and field teams while adapting to changing operational priorities.
Required Qualifications
- Active Master Electrician license, held in the candidate's name and valid in the issuing jurisdiction; candidates must be able to provide license verification upon request.
- Proven, hands-on industrial or commercial generator experience, including installation, wiring, commissioning, diagnosis, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of generator systems and associated electrical equipment.
- Demonstrated field experience in disaster response, emergency restoration, remote deployment, military, utility, industrial, commercial, or similarly demanding environments.
- Strong working knowledge of electrical distribution, generator controls, automatic transfer switches, control panels, batteries, chargers, cabling, fuel-related interfaces, and applicable electrical-safety practices.
- Ability to read and apply electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, service manuals, operating procedures, and technical documentation.
- Ability and willingness to deploy for up to 60 days, work 12+ hour shifts, 7 days per week, and remain flexible to changing operational needs.
- Valid U.S. passport with sufficient validity for international travel; United States citizenship is required.
- Valid driver's license and ability to meet applicable client, site-access, and vehicle-operating requirements.
- Must provide and maintain personal tools appropriate for electrical and generator work, as directed by the project or deployment team.
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken, with the ability to document work clearly and communicate technical issues to field leadership.
- Ability to safely lift and carry 50+ pounds; stand, walk, bend, climb, and perform manual work for extended periods in high heat, humidity, uneven terrain, and austere field conditions.
- Ability to pass all required pre-employment, client, and deployment screening requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience leading or overseeing electrical field work during disaster response, emergency restoration, remote-site, government, military, or OCONUS operations.
- Experience with generator paralleling, load-bank testing, switchgear, medium-voltage systems, temporary power distribution, or multiple-generator power configurations.
- Completion of a formal electrical apprenticeship, advanced generator or power-generation training, OSHA 10/30, NFPA 70E, or comparable electrical-safety training.
- Current tetanus vaccination and Hepatitis A and B vaccinations are strongly preferred for deployment readiness.
- Experience working in tropical, typhoon- or hurricane-impacted, high-heat, remote, or otherwise extreme environments.
Work Environment
This is an OCONUS, field-based deployment role in the Pacific Rim, supporting operations in a typhoon- or hurricane-impacted region. Work is performed in remote and austere conditions and may involve high heat, humidity, tropical weather, insects, wildlife, rain, wind, noise, dust, active equipment, fuel and exhaust, uneven surfaces, damaged infrastructure, and limited access to customary services. The assignment may last up to 8 weeks and requires 12+ hour shifts, 7 days per week. Rapid or immediate deployment may be required. Compensation is provided as a daily rate plus per diem; travel costs, deployment housing, and transportation are provided.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Critical Response Strategies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
Drug-Free Workplace
Critical Response Strategies is a drug-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment screening requirements, which may include drug testing, background checks, verification of identity and work authorization, credential verification, and any other position-specific requirements. Employees are expected to comply with CRS policies, site requirements, and all applicable safety and conduct standards throughout employment.
