Senior Electrical Manager (Data Centre Background)

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Manager to lead the design operation maintenance and optimization of electrical infrastructure within mission-critical data centre facilities. This role is responsible for ensuring the highest levels of reliability safety efficiency and compliance across all electrical systems while supporting business growth operational excellence and uptime objectives.

Your role

• Lead the operation maintenance and management of critical electrical infrastructure within data centre environments.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of power systems supporting mission-critical operations.
• Oversee the design installation testing commissioning and maintenance of electrical systems for new and existing data centre projects.
• Manage electrical assets including utility power systems transformers switchgear UPS systems batteries PDUs RPPs ATS STS and diesel generators.
• Develop and implement preventive predictive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Monitor electrical system performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead troubleshooting failure investigations and root cause analyses for electrical incidents.
• Support capacity planning load analysis and infrastructure expansion projects.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety regulations operational procedures and industry standards.
• Review and approve electrical designs specifications calculations and engineering documentation.
• Coordinate commissioning integrated systems testing and operational readiness activities.
• Manage change control processes and assess operational risks associated with electrical activities.
• Supervise contractors consultants and service providers to ensure quality and SLA compliance.
• Develop and maintain SOPs MOPs and EOPs for critical electrical systems.
• Support energy-efficiency initiatives and improve facility power utilization effectiveness (PUE).
• Lead mentor and develop teams of electrical engineers and technicians.
• Participate in audits customer reviews and regulatory inspections.
• Prepare operational reports maintenance records performance metrics and management presentations.

About you

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Masters Degree in Engineering Project Management or Business Administration is preferred.
• 10 years of experience in electrical engineering critical facilities or data centre operations.
• Proven experience managing electrical infrastructure in hyperscale colocation enterprise or Tier III/Tier IV data centres.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) power systems
• UPS systems and battery technologies
• Diesel generators and fuel systems
• Switchgear transformers ATS STS PDUs and RPPs
• Electrical protection and coordination studies
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platforms
• Electrical testing and commissioning processes
• Experience with power capacity planning load management and redundancy design concepts.
• Strong understanding of electrical safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with Uptime Institute standards TIA-942 NFPA IEEE IEC and local electrical codes.
• Experience leading complex electrical projects upgrades and infrastructure expansions.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent leadership stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing budgets contractors vendors and service-level agreements.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced mission-critical environment.
• Knowledge of sustainability initiatives energy management and power-efficiency best practices.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills expand your expertise and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Worker Type

Job Type

At AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience:

Manager