Principal Electrical Engineer

NGEN Mission Critical is a global operation designed to meet the critical power and thermal infrastructure needs of mission critical facilities. They are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to manage the electrical scope across data center development projects, collaborating with other engineers and consulting partners to ensure technical delivery from design to construction.

Responsibilities:

• Own the electrical scope on data center development projects from early design through construction documentation
• Review and direct third-party consulting engineers on electrical design deliverables, keeping them on scope and on schedule
• Manage the sequencing and scheduling of electrical engineering tasks across concurrent projects
• Collaborate with our procurement team on long-lead electrical equipment specifications and sourcing
• Coordinate closely with our mechanical engineer to ensure alignment across all MEP disciplines
• Contribute to basis of design documentation and internal design review sessions
• Support the Head of Data Center Development in shaping the technical direction of projects
• Check and approve drawings and bill of materials

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Building Systems Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• 8–10 years of experience in a consulting or design-build environment, with a meaningful portion in data center or mission critical facilities
• Strong project management skills. You are as comfortable owning a schedule and coordinating a team as you are in a technical review
• Solid working knowledge of data center electrical systems: generators, UPS, switchgear, power distribution, and related balance-of-plant equipment
• Proven experience working with or directing third-party engineering consultants
• Comfort working across multiple data center typologies such as colocation, hyperscale, Bitcoin mining, edge - experience in any of these is welcome
• Experience in early-stage and high growth environments is considered a bonus
• PE license highly preferred
• PMP or equivalent project management credential is an asset but not required