Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer – Data Centres & Mission Critical
WSP in the Middle East
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Remote
Contract type: Full time
Remote
Job Description
WSP in the Middle East is currently hiring for Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer – Data Centres & Mission Critical who will lead multidisciplinary design, advisory, and delivery of mission‑critical data centre projects across the region.
The role will oversee client engagement, project strategy, technical excellence, and team leadership, while ensuring all data centre solutions meet global standards for resilience, sustainability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
WSP in the Middle East is currently hiring for Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer – Data Centres & Mission Critical who will lead multidisciplinary design, advisory, and delivery of mission‑critical data centre projects across the region.
The role will oversee client engagement, project strategy, technical excellence, and team leadership, while ensuring all data centre solutions meet global standards for resilience, sustainability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, integration, and delivery of electrical and MEP systems for mission‑critical data centre projects.
- Provide technical governance by reviewing and approving engineering deliverables aligned with global standards and client requirements.
- Drive development of modular, cloud, colocation, and hyperscale data centre solutions.
- Act as the primary client interface, building trusted advisory relationships across key accounts in the region
- Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and senior stakeholder presentations.
- Own project strategy, ensuring delivery excellence across lifecycle stages from concept to execution.
- Drive business development including bid leadership, proposal strategy, and commercial positioning.
- Identify and capitalize on opportunities in digital infrastructure, hyperscale, and cloud ecosystems.
- Collaborate with regional leadership to expand the mission‑critical/data centre service offering.
- Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams across electrical, mechanical, civil, and architecture.
- Oversee resource planning, utilization, and capability development within the data centre practice.
- Ensure all solutions meet benchmarks for resilience, sustainability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; Master’s preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in mission-critical/data centre design, delivery, or advisory.
- Strong understanding of Tier standards, NFPA, ASHRAE, Uptime Institute guidelines.
- Proven experience in GCC markets (UAE and/or KSA).
- Experience working with large consultancies or international engineering firms.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and client‑facing abilities.
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