Director-Design Data Center
Employer not yet confirmed · UAE
The purpose of the Director – Electrical role is to provide strategic and technical leadership for the planning, design, development, and delivery of all Electrical and ELV systems associated with data center projects. The role is accountable for establishing the Electrical design strategy and ensuring the delivery of reliable, resilient, scalable, energy-efficient, and operationally robust Electrical systems in accordance with project requirements, business objectives, company design standards, applicable international standards, local codes, and authority requirements. The Director – Electrical will provide technical direction throughout the complete project lifecycle, from concept and feasibility through detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover. The role will lead the Electrical design function, oversee external consultants and specialist contractors, manage technical risks and interfaces, and provide senior-level technical recommendations to project and executive management. The position will also drive continuous improvement, standardization, innovation, and optimization of Electrical systems across DAMAC Digital's data center portfolio.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Provide technical leadership for all Electrical and ELV engineering and design activities across data center projects, ensuring systems are reliable, resilient, scalable, energy-efficient, and aligned with project objectives.
• Lead Electrical design strategy and governance, including MV/LV distribution, transformers, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, ATS/STS, busway systems, grounding, lightning protection, lighting, small power, EPMS, and ELV system
. • Review and oversee design deliverables including calculations, specifications, drawings, reports, equipment selections, studies, and technical submissions to ensure compliance with company standards, project requirements, applicable codes, and international standards.
• Manage and coordinate Electrical design consultants, contractors, and specialist vendors, ensuring timely delivery, technical quality, and compliance with approved scope, budget, and programme.
• Drive system optimization, reliability, resilience, and energy efficiency, including evaluation of redundancy strategies, power quality, system capacity, maintainability, lifecycle cost, and emerging technologies for highdensity and AI data center environments.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination with Mechanical, Architectural, Structural, Civil, ICT, Security, Fire & Life Safety, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure fully integrated and constructible designs.
• Provide technical oversight during construction, testing, commissioning, and handover, ensuring Electrical and ELV systems perform in accordance with approved design criteria, availability requirements, and operational objectives.
• Lead and develop the Electrical Engineering team, establishing technical standards, mentoring engineers, promoting continuous improvement, and ensuring effective resource planning and performance management.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related discipline is preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant professional experience, with significant experience in the design and delivery of data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other complex high-reliability environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading Electrical design for large-scale and complex data center projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of critical electrical infrastructure, including MV/LV distribution, transformers, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, ATS/STS, busway systems, grounding, lightning protection, lighting, small power, and EPMS.
• Strong understanding of ELV systems including CCTV, access control, fire alarm, BMS/BAS, EPMS, and related integrated systems.
• Strong knowledge of Electrical system redundancy, resilience, maintainability, power quality, and availability requirements for mission-critical facilities.
• Demonstrated experience in design management, consultant management, technical governance, and multidisciplinary project coordination.
• Strong knowledge of applicable IEC, IEEE, NFPA, BS/EN, local authority requirements, and relevant data center standards and guidelines.
• Experience with Electrical engineering and analysis software such as ETAP, AMTECH, Dialux, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Microsoft Office, and other relevant engineering and project-management tools.
• Experience in technical due diligence, design audits, peer reviews, value engineering, risk assessments, and technical optimization.
• Experience supporting construction, testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and operational handover of mission-critical facilities.
• Demonstrated commercial awareness and ability to evaluate technical solutions against capital cost, operational cost, programme, quality, reliability, and lifecycle requirements.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Professional engineering registration or internationally recognized professional certification is preferred.