Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Data Centres

About the role

A leading international engineering consultancy is looking for a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to join its growing Data Centre team in the UAE. This is a senior leadership role for an experienced electrical design professional with a background in mission-critical facilities, hyperscale data centres and MEP consultancy, leading electrical design from concept through to construction.

Key responsibilities

• Lead electrical design and technical delivery of hyperscale, colocation and mission-critical data centre projects from concept design through construction and commissioning.
• Undertake and review load assessments, power demand calculations, capacity planning and infrastructure sizing, and power supply and distribution calculations.
• Carry out and validate fault current, short-circuit and protection coordination studies.
• Develop resilient electrical infrastructure including HV/LV distribution, UPS systems, standby generation, grounding and power monitoring.
• Coordinate with mechanical, structural, civil, ICT and specialist data centre disciplines, and review calculations, drawings, specifications and reports.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, contractors and vendors, and support programme, budget and risk management.
• Guide testing, commissioning and integrated systems testing, and mentor junior and intermediate engineers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in electrical design within an MEP consulting or engineering consultancy.
• Minimum 5 years delivering data centre, mission-critical or highly resilient infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience designing Tier III and/or Tier IV data centre electrical systems.
• Certifications such as CEng, PE, ATD, CDCDP or AOS highly desirable; Middle East/GCC project experience beneficial.

Required skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit and electrical calculation/modelling tools.
• Familiarity with IEC, IEEE, NFPA, ASHRAE, TIA and Uptime Institute standards.
• Knowledge of HV/LV distribution, UPS, standby generators, busbars, earthing and lightning protection.
• Strong client-facing, communication and stakeholder management skills.

What we offer

• Work on large-scale hyperscale and cloud infrastructure developments with leading data centre clients.
• Senior-level technical leadership role in a collaborative international engineering environment.
• Long-term career progression in a rapidly growing sector.