Job Title
Lead Electrical Engineer
Job Description Summary
This role leads safe, reliable, and efficient electrical operations during assigned shifts, with a strong focus on critical power infrastructure, incident response, and after-hours support. The position is responsible for maintaining uptime, coordinating maintenance activities, managing operational risk, and driving continuous improvement across electrical systems performance.
Job Description
About the Role:
- Lead shift operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient data center performance, including after-hours support
- Monitor and manage critical electrical infrastructure such asUPS, generators, switchgear, transformers, and power distribution systemsto maintain maximum availability and resilience
- Lead incident response and escalation management, coordinating cross-functional teams to minimize operational impact and restore services quickly
- Ensure compliance and coordinate maintenance activities, including safety procedures, permit-to-work requirements, testing, and commissioning
- Manage stakeholder communication during operational events, maintenance activities, and service-impacting issues
- Drive operational excellence through performance monitoring, risk management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
About You:
- 5–7 years of relevant experiencein electrical operations, critical facilities, or mission-critical environments, ideally within data centers or similar high-availability sites
- Strong knowledge of critical electrical systems, includingUPS, generators, switchgear, transformers, and power distribution infrastructure
- Proven ability to lead incident response, escalation management, and operational coordination in high-pressure environments
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to guide shift activities, coordinate vendors and contractors, and support safe, reliable electrical operations
- Familiar with maintenance planning, safety compliance, permit-to-work processes, testing, and commissioning activities
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a process-driven approach to uptime, risk management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”