Senior Electrical Engineer, Data Centers

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Job Description AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our growing Canadian Data Center team.

This is a senior, hands-on technical role for an experienced electrical engineer ready to tackle the scale, speed and complexity of hyperscale, colocation and mission‑critical facilities. This is a newly created position.

You will design resilient critical‑power infrastructure, solve complex engineering challenges, collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and help develop the next generation of engineers.

What You'll Do

Lead electrical design for hyperscale, colocation and mission‑critical data centers.

Design medium‑voltage and low‑voltage electrical distribution systems, including utility services, substations, transformers, switchgear, switchboards and panelboards.

Develop critical‑power and backup‑power systems incorporating UPS systems, generators, batteries and associated distribution.

Design resilient, redundant and fault‑tolerant electrical architectures for continuous operations.

Perform electrical load calculations, demand assessments, capacity planning and power‑system studies.

Support short‑circuit, protective‑device coordination, arc‑flash and related electrical‑system analyses.

Develop grounding, bonding, lightning‑protection and emergency‑power solutions.

Support high‑density computing applications and evolving data center power requirements.

Advance energy‑efficient and sustainable electrical design strategies.

Prepare engineering calculations, single‑line diagrams, equipment selections, specifications and technical documentation.

Coordinate with mechanical, structural, architectural, civil, fire protection, telecommunications and controls disciplines.

Support construction, RFIs, shop drawing reviews, commissioning, integrated systems testing, startup and turnover.

Work directly with clients, utilities, contractors, vendors and project stakeholders.

Mentor junior and intermediate engineers and designers.

Support proposals, pursuits, fee development and technical presentations.

Qualifications What You Bring Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in a Canadian province, or eligibility to obtain registration.

6+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience.

Strong power‑distribution and electrical‑system design experience.

Experience with data centers, mission‑critical facilities or other complex building infrastructure.

Strong technical, multidisciplinary coordination and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of electrical engineering experience.

Hyperscale, colocation or mission‑critical data center experience.

Experience with medium‑voltage and low‑voltage electrical distribution systems.

Experience with UPS, generator, battery and critical‑power systems.

Experience with short‑circuit, protective‑device coordination, arc‑flash and other power‑system studies.

Commissioning and integrated systems testing experience.

Knowledge of Canadian electrical codes, standards and provincial requirements.

Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier concepts, TIA-942 and ANSI/BICSI 002.

Experience with Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360.

Experience leading multidisciplinary design coordination and client‑facing technical delivery.

Additional Information

Relocation is not available for this position.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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