Senior Data Center Engineer - AI / HCP Infrastructure

JeffreyM Consulting is partnering with an unnamed data center development and infrastructure company to hire a Senior Data Center Engineer. The role oversees owner-side infrastructure projects for AI and high-performance computing data centers, from site evaluation and utility coordination through design, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.

Responsibilities:

• Site Evaluation & Infrastructure Planning: Evaluate potential sites for electrical power availability, utility capacity, fiber connectivity, water access, structural requirements, and permitting constraints. Develop phased capacity plans, cost estimates, and implementation schedules
• Electrical Infrastructure: Lead utility coordination and review electrical designs involving transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, and rack-level power distribution
• Mechanical & Cooling Systems: Review mechanical infrastructure designs for high-density GPU deployments, including air cooling, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, coolant distribution units (CDUs), and facility water systems. Evaluate redundancy, scalability, cost, and implementation timelines
• Engineering & Construction Oversight: Represent the owner during construction, review technical submittals and RFIs, resolve engineering issues, and coordinate with engineering firms, contractors, and equipment vendors
• Commissioning & Operational Readiness: Lead commissioning activities and integrated systems testing. Develop operating procedures, preventive maintenance plans, and incident response processes
• Standards & Continuous Improvement: Help establish repeatable engineering standards, reference designs, and operating procedures that can be applied across future data center projects

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in data center engineering, critical infrastructure, or comparable mission-critical facilities
• Hands-on experience owning a significant electrical, mechanical, construction, commissioning, or critical operations workstream
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical or mechanical infrastructure, with the ability to understand how power and cooling systems interact in high-density computing environments
• Experience coordinating with utilities, engineering firms, general contractors, subcontractors, and/or equipment vendors
• Ability to evaluate engineering designs, identify technical tradeoffs, and communicate recommendations to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Experience supporting projects through multiple phases, ideally from initial design through construction, commissioning, and operational handoff
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience delivering a multi-megawatt data center or other mission-critical facility from concept through commissioning
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience with liquid-cooled GPU clusters or other high-density computing environments
• Experience converting industrial or existing commercial buildings into data center facilities
• Experience coordinating with utilities, particularly within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) service area
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure management (DCIM), facility monitoring, and critical infrastructure operating standards