At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead electrical design for cutting-edge data centers and solve complex engineering challenges.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting with a mission to deliver a better world.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative team with excellent career growth potential and a focus on sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on innovative projects that shape the future of technology and infrastructure.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 120600 - 147400 $ per year.
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.
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.
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.
Relocation is not available for this position. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include: medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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