Senior Electrical Engineer
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An experienced Senior Electrical Engineer with over 12 years in supervising and commissioning electrical systems for critical data center projects is sought.
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Seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer with 12+ years of experience in the supervision, coordination, testing, and commissioning of electrical systems for mission-critical data center projects.
The role will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of HV/LV power infrastructure, backup power systems, and electrical distribution networks while maintaining compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and operational reliability requirements.
Your Role
- Supervise electrical construction activities for data center projects to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, codes, and project requirements.
- Oversee the installation, testing, and commissioning of HV and LV electrical systems, transformers, switchgear, and power distribution equipment.
- Monitor the installation and operation of emergency power systems including generators, fuel systems, UPS systems, batteries, and associated controls.
- Review electrical shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and technical submissions for compliance with project requirements.
- Coordinate electrical works with mechanical, civil, structural, architectural, ICT, and specialist vendor installations.
- Conduct site inspections and quality audits to verify workmanship, installation standards, and material compliance.
- Supervise installation and testing of earthing, bonding, and lightning protection systems.
- Monitor cable routing, cable containment systems, power distribution networks, and equipment terminations.
- Witness factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), pre-commissioning activities, and performance testing.
- Review energization procedures and ensure safe execution of electrical system energization activities.
- Support integrated systems testing (IST), commissioning, and operational readiness activities for mission-critical facilities.
- Identify and resolve electrical design, construction, and interface issues in coordination with project stakeholders.
- Ensure contractor compliance with project quality requirements, safety standards, and construction schedules.
- Review inspection requests, testing records, commissioning reports, and QA/QC documentation.
- Monitor contractor progress, resource allocation, and productivity, reporting risks and recommending corrective actions when required.
- Participate in multidisciplinary coordination meetings and provide technical input on electrical engineering matters.
- Support authority inspections, client witnessing activities, snagging inspections, and final project handover processes.
- Prepare technical reports, progress updates, non-conformance reports (NCRs), and project status reports for client and consultant management teams.
- About you
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. UPDA/MMUP Grade A
- Data Center Experience [ at least 1 project is delivered in the last 5 years] Mandatory.
- 12+ years of experience.
- HV/LV systems, transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS, earthing, lightning protection, power distribution, testing, energisation and commissioning. Data centre or mission-critical power systems experience preferred.
- 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
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization.
We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's 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.
We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Find out more.
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_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._
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