Senior Electrical Engineer – Critical Power (Data Centres)

Highlights

• Lead critical power design for Perth's expanding data centre market
• Work on high-availability Tier III/IV mission-critical infrastructure
• Career growth in digital infrastructure without relocating interstate

Position summary

Locations open in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth.

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Electrical Engineer – Critical Power (Data Centres) and play a pivotal role in designing and delivering resilient power systems for mission-critical infrastructure across Western Australia's expanding data centre market.

You will lead the development of electrical and critical power systems from concept through detailed design, construction support, testing and handover, ensuring high-availability facilities meet stringent reliability and redundancy requirements.

Your expertise in power distribution architectures, HV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, automatic transfer systems, busways and power distribution units will be essential as you specify equipment, conduct load flow and fault level studies, and coordinate protection coordination and arc flash analysis. Working collaboratively across disciplines, you will interface with mechanical, controls, BMS and EPMS teams whilst managing stakeholder relationships with contractors, OEMs and clients to deliver technically complex power systems that comply with Australian standards and project specifications.

About the company

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About the role

• Design and develop electrical and critical power systems for data centre and mission-critical facilities from concept through to detailed design.
• Develop power distribution architectures with appropriate redundancy configurations including N, N+1, 2N and distributed redundant systems.
• Specify and select critical power equipment including HV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators and power distribution units.
• Carry out and review electrical calculations and studies including load flow, fault level, protection coordination and arc flash analysis.
• Prepare and review single-line diagrams, specifications, design reports and construction documentation.
• Coordinate electrical design interfaces with mechanical, controls, BMS, EPMS and fire systems.
• Provide technical input to procurement including vendor submittal reviews and technical evaluation of tenders.
• Support factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing and integrated systems testing of critical power systems.
• Provide construction-phase support including technical queries, design changes and defect resolution.
• Ensure designs comply with project specifications, Australian standards, safety requirements and client expectations.
• Contribute to operational readiness and handover including documentation, as-built information and support to operations teams.

About the candidate

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, with CPEng or NER registration highly regarded or actively working towards it.
• Proven experience in electrical engineering within data centres, mission-critical facilities, or complex industrial power systems such as mining, oil and gas, LNG, utilities or renewable energy.
• Strong technical expertise in critical power systems, including UPS, backup generation, power distribution, protection coordination and redundancy design principles.
• Demonstrated ability to develop power distribution architectures with appropriate redundancy configurations, including N, N+1, 2N and distributed redundant systems.
• Experience specifying and selecting critical power equipment such as HV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, automatic transfer systems, busways and power distribution units.
• Experience providing construction-phase support, including responding to technical queries, managing design changes and resolving defects.
• Understanding of Australian standards and compliance requirements for electrical and critical power systems design.

Benefits and perks

• A permanent opportunity on data centre and mission-critical infrastructure projects based in Australia.
• Exposure to complex, high-availability electrical and critical power systems.
• The opportunity to shape critical power design and influence technical outcomes.
• Collaboration with experienced engineering, construction and technical teams.
• Long-term career development in Australia’s growing data centre and digital infrastructure sector.