Job Title: Data centre Electrical senior manager

Our client is a leading data centre operator, growing quickly.

Location: Singapore / Regional

Role Purpose

This position is responsible for leading electrical solution development, design oversight, and technical governance for large-scale, mission-critical facilities. The role works closely with customers, internal stakeholders, vendors, and project teams to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient, and reliable electrical infrastructure solutions for data center.

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer & Technical Solution Engagement

• Engage directly with clients and project stakeholders to understand electrical capacity needs, redundancy expectations, and system performance requirements.


• Provide expert technical consultation and develop conceptual design strategies that support availability, efficiency, and scalability targets.


• Collaborate with commercial and pre-sales teams to shape technical proposals, equipment strategies, and early-stage power-distribution concepts for bids and tenders.

2. Electrical Design Leadership

• Lead and coordinate the electrical design scope for mission-critical projects, covering MV/LV distribution, UPS configurations, switchgear, busway systems, standby generation, and emergency power solutions.


• Develop system architecture, single-line diagrams, power-flow models, and fault-level analyses to ensure safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.


• Review consultant or contractor design packages to ensure accuracy, alignment with design intent, and constructability.

3. Technical Governance & Design Reviews

• Deliver technical leadership in alignment with recognised engineering standards, including applicable international codes and mission-critical design frameworks.


• Conduct structured design reviews at key project phases (concept, schematic, detailed design, IFC).


• Ensure solutions are optimized for cost efficiency, long-term maintainability, reliability, and modular expansion.

4. Compliance, Standards & Quality Assurance

• Ensure electrical systems comply with local regulations, industry codes, and internal engineering guidelines.


• Maintain and enhance internal design frameworks, engineering references, and technical standards.


• Implement quality-control and assurance processes to validate the completeness and accuracy of all design outputs.

5. Innovation & System Performance Optimization

• Drive the adoption of advanced electrical technologies, such as modular switchgear, high-efficiency UPS systems, innovative busway distribution, and hybrid/renewable power integration.


• Conduct system-reliability assessments, including failure-mode analysis, and identify opportunities for improving power-distribution efficiency.

6. Vendor, Contractor & Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with equipment suppliers to evaluate solutions based on lifecycle cost, performance, reliability, and project requirements.


• Support construction and commissioning teams by providing technical guidance, clarifications, and issue-resolution support throughout project execution.


• Participate in factory tests, site inspections, and commissioning reviews where required.

7. Documentation & Reporting

• Produce and maintain detailed technical documentation including specifications, design reports, schematics, testing records, and project close-out materials.


• Support internal reporting on design progress, risks, engineering decisions, and technical cost considerations.

Job Requirements

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.


• Advanced qualifications or a Professional Engineer (PE) license are advantageous.

Experience

• 8–10 years of electrical design or engineering management experience in mission-critical or high-reliability environments.


• Demonstrated experience leading full electrical design cycles from concept to completion.


• Experience with redundant power architectures (N, N+1, 2N) and high-availability infrastructure.


• Prior exposure to large-scale facilities, ideally exceeding 20 MW of critical load.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of MV/LV systems, UPS technologies, standby generation, grounding/earthing design, and power-distribution solutions.


• Competent in power-system analysis including load-flow, short-circuit, and protection-coordination studies.


• Familiarity with energy-storage systems, renewable integration, or on-site generation solutions is a plus.


• Thorough understanding of relevant international and local electrical codes.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate and resolve engineering challenges.


• Strong communication skills, able to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences.


• Effective stakeholder-management experience across design, construction, and technical teams.


• Proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD, and BIM tools such as Revit. Experience with power-system analysis software (ETAP, SKM, or similar) is preferred.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and deliver within fast-moving project environments.