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Electrical Engineering Lead - Data Center
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Electrical Engineering Lead - Data Center
Electrical Engineering Lead – Data Centre
Location: Remote role with occasional travel (UK & Europe) Compensation: £80,000 – £90,000 (Dependent on experience) Role Type: FTC (12 months initial)
About the Role
We are seeking an expert Electrical Technical Lead to provide high-level engineering services, supplementing our internal capacity and guiding the design, optimisation, and continuous improvement of our hyperscale data centre facilities. In this role, you will bring deep technical expertise in data centre power distribution systems, medium/low voltage (MV/LV) topologies, and cross-functional engineering oversight. The ideal candidate will possess a proven background working from both the client-side and design-side to seamlessly balance technical strategy with operational execution.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
1. Design & Technical Engineering
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Technical Development:
- Lead and assist in the technical development of complex electrical systems for hyperscale data centres, including:
- Campus substation planning
- Single line diagrams
- Equipment layout/arrangement
- Short circuit/protection coordination studies
- Discrimination analyses
- Power quality evaluations
- Lead and assist in the technical development of complex electrical systems for hyperscale data centres, including:
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Consultant Collaboration:
- Partner with external Architecture & Engineering (A/E) consultants, providing authoritative technical direction from a client-side perspective.
- Align deliverables with corporate engineering standards.
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Peer Reviews:
- Perform rigorous reviews of A/E deliverables, including:
- Electrical schematics
- Specifications
- Sequence of operations
- Calculations
- Power system models
- Provide formal comments and resolutions.
- Perform rigorous reviews of A/E deliverables, including:
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Value Engineering & Risk Analysis:
- Advise on value engineering opportunities, e.g.,:
- Reducing equipment footprint
- Improving efficiency
- Analyze systems for redundancies, failure modes, and Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) in coordination with RAM modelers.
- Advise on value engineering opportunities, e.g.,:
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Conceptual Design:
- Develop conceptual electrical topologies using CAD or engineering software for:
- Internal visualisation
- Capacity planning
- Spatial validation
- Develop conceptual electrical topologies using CAD or engineering software for:
2. Lifecycle & Cross-Functional Support
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Construction & Change Management:
- Collaborate with construction, testing & commissioning, and change management teams to:
- Compile, prioritise, and triage electrical issues (e.g., equipment factory witness test failures, site installation queries).
- Drive standard design improvements.
- Collaborate with construction, testing & commissioning, and change management teams to:
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Continuous Improvement:
- Support the design improvement loop across vendors, design, construction, and operations to enhance power infrastructure reliability and availability.
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Site Visits:
- Conduct occasional site visits to operational or construction sites (travel will be minimal).
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3. Administration & Tools
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Issue Tracking:
- Use internal ticketing platforms to log, manage, and close out complex technical issues.
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Stakeholder Alignment:
- Create effective technical presentations for:
- Communication of findings
- Capacity evaluations
- Design options to internal stakeholders.
- Create effective technical presentations for:
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Data Evaluation:
- Maintain proficiency in spreadsheet software for:
- Running electrical calculations
- Performing load-flow estimations
- Conducting other tabular evaluations.
- Maintain proficiency in spreadsheet software for:
Key Qualifications
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Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years in detailed electrical engineering design, technical leadership, and commissioning oversight of large-scale infrastructure.
- Dedicated experience in hyperscale data centre projects.
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Dual Perspective:
- Proven background in client-side (owner’s/engineer/representative) and design-side (consultancy/design firm) roles.
- Ability to balance technical strategy and operational execution.
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Technical Expertise:
- Deep knowledge of:
- Data centre electrical topology (MV/LV distribution)
- Substation design
- UPS systems
- Emergency generation
- Power management systems (EPMS/SCADA)
- Short-circuit/coordination modelling
- Deep knowledge of:
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