ELV Design SME

About the role

The ELV Design SME serves as the subject matter expert responsible for the development, review, standardization, and optimization of Extra Low Voltage (ELV) systems across hyperscale and colocation data center developments. This role provides technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from concept design through commissioning, ensuring that ELV systems meet operational, reliability, scalability, and customer requirements. The position acts as the technical authority for ELV infrastructure across APAC projects and drives engineering excellence through design governance, best practices, technology evaluation, and quality assurance reviews.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the APAC Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ELV systems across data center developments, providing technical leadership from concept design through commissioning.
• Lead the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of ELV design standards, technical specifications, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Provide design oversight and technical guidance for structured cabling, fiber networks, BMS, EPMS, DCIM, CCTV, access control, physical security systems, PAGA, master clock systems, and other critical ELV infrastructure.
• Review and validate design deliverables at all project stages, ensuring compliance with company standards, client requirements, operational objectives, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate design variations, value engineering proposals, emerging technologies, and innovative solutions to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Support RFPs, technical due diligence, customer engagements, tender evaluations, and consultant/contractor management by providing expert ELV engineering input.
• Conduct design quality assurance reviews, technical audits, construction document reviews, and commissioning validations to ensure successful project delivery and system performance.
• Collaborate with CSA, MEP, IT, Security, Operations, and Development teams to deliver integrated, resilient, and scalable data center solutions across the APAC portfolio.

About you

• 10+ years of experience in ELV system design and engineering.
• Extensive experience designing ELV infrastructure within data centers, mission-critical facilities, telecommunications, or large-scale intelligent buildings.
• Proven experience delivering multiple full lifecycle projects from concept design through commissioning.
• Strong experience working with design consultancies, developers, contractors, and operators.
• Experience developing technical standards and engineering specifications preferred.
• Prior involvement in hyperscale or colocation data center developments is highly desirable.