Electrical Project Engineer

About the Company

TERA DATA CENTERS PTE. LTD. (“TERA DC”), founded in 2022 and headquartered in Singapore, is a fast-growing multinational data center platform developing and operating large-scale, next-generation campus developments across Asia. TERA DC serves leading hyperscale customers and supports the region’s accelerating demand for AI computing and cloud infrastructure. With projects in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other strategic markets, TERA DC delivers sustainable, campus-based ecosystems that enable long-term digital transformation.

As a young, high-growth company, TERA DC offers a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where ownership, curiosity, and continuous learning are valued. We welcome people who enjoy challenges, thrive in ambiguity, and are excited to build from shaping processes to delivering real-world outcomes with a high-performing, collaborative team.

About the Role

Responsible for full-cycle electrical technical management of data center projects in Southeast Asia, from design, procurement, construction, and commissioning to handover, ensuring MV/LV distribution, diesel generators, UPS, busway, grounding and lightning protection, and power monitoring systems are delivered on time, with quality, in compliance, and in line with Tier III/IV, redundancy, energy efficiency, and maintainability requirements.

Responsibilities

1. Design Management and Technical Review

• Participate in concept, preliminary, and construction drawing reviews for data center electrical systems, including MV/LV distribution, transformers, diesel generators, ATS/STS, UPS, batteries, busway, PDU/RPP, cable trays, grounding and lightning protection, lighting, fire alarm, and BMS/DCIM integration.
• Review short-circuit calculations, protection coordination, relay settings, arc flash assessment, power quality, and harmonic mitigation.

2. Construction Technical Management

• Review contractor shop drawings, material and equipment submittals, RFIs, and technical clarifications.
• Supervise site installation quality, including cable laying, termination, busway installation, switchgear installation, cable trays, grounding grid, equipotential bonding, concealed work acceptance, dielectric/insulation tests, loop checks, phase sequence verification, and protection setting verification.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, mechanical, ELV, and fire protection disciplines.

3. Testing and Commissioning Support

• Participate in electrical single-equipment tests, system integration, and integrated performance tests, including generator paralleling and load bank tests, UPS full-load and transfer tests, ATS/STS switching, black start, protection setting verification, SCADA/power monitoring point-to-point checks, and BMS/DCIM integration.
• Review commissioning plans, scripts, and reports; support IST, Level 4/5 commissioning, and handover.

4. Vendor and Contractor Management

• Participate in technical bid evaluation, equipment FAT/SAT, installation guidance, and coordination of schedule, quality, and safety.
• Resolve site technical issues and drive contractors to close out rectifications on time.

5. Compliance and Standards

• Ensure electrical works comply with IEEE, IEC, NFPA 70/NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 72, TIA-942, Uptime Tier, and local codes in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
• Support government approvals, grid connection and energization, inspections, and completion filing.
• Liaise with local utilities such as MEA/PEA, TNB/Suruhanjaya Tenaga, and PLN.

6. Cost and Schedule Support

• Review technical aspects of quantities, variations, and claims.
• Provide electrical engineering support for procurement, scheduling, and cost control.

7. Completion and Handover

• Assist in compiling as-built drawings, O&M manuals, spare parts lists, training materials, and warranty documents.
• Support final acceptance and project handover.

8.HSE and Cross-Cultural Collaboration

• Comply with project HSE requirements, participate in safety inspections, and implement electrical safety, lock-out/tag-out, and live-work management.
• Communicate effectively with multinational teams, clients, consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Design Management: Timely closure rate of electrical design reviews and RFIs
• Construction Quality: NCR closure rate and rectification close-out timeliness
• Commissioning & Delivery: On-time energization milestones, first-time pass rate of commissioning, and on-time IST completion
• Completion & Handover: On-time completion of as-built documentation and handover
• Cost Control: Effectiveness of electrical variation and cost control
• HSE: Zero major HSE incidents

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Automation, or related disciplines.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, with at least 3 years in data center or mission-critical facilities (e.g., semiconductor fab, hospital, laboratory, large-scale computer room).
• Familiarity with data center electrical architecture, redundancy (N+1, 2N), Tier III/IV standards, MV/LV distribution, generator paralleling, UPS, protection relays, power quality, and power monitoring systems.
• Fluency in English is required as a working language.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, ETAP, SKM Power Tools, Dialux, MS Project, and Office.
• Willing to be based on-site long-term or travel frequently across Southeast Asia.
• Strong stress tolerance and cross-cultural communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Full-cycle data center experience or full delivery experience in Uptime Tier III/IV data centers.
• Experience in Thailand, Malaysia, or Indonesia, with knowledge of local codes, grid connection and energization, approval processes, and construction practices.
• Background with local design institutes, consultants, general contractors, or owners in Southeast Asia.
• Familiarity with local approval and safety systems such as Thailand EIA/Factory Act, Malaysia UBBL/DOSH/Energy Commission, Indonesia SNI/K3/PUPR/PLN.
• Experience with energy storage, PV, microgrid, or BESS integration.
• BIM experience; multinational team management or technical lead experience.
• Professional certifications such as Registered Electrical Engineer, PE, CEng, LEED AP, Uptime ATD/ATS, or PMP; high-voltage electrician license or local electrical work qualification