Data Center Electrical Engineer

Industry:

Data Center / Critical Facilities

Job Title:

Data Center Electrical Engineer

Reports To:

Data Center Facility Manager

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Working Environment:

Mission-Critical, 24x7x365

Job Summary

Manages 24/7 power reliability, maintenance, and efficiency of critical infrastructure. Core duties involve overseeing medium/low-voltage distribution, UPS systems, backup generators, and electrical safety to achieve maximum uptime.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot

  MV/LV systems, transformers, generators, ATS, UPS, batteries, switchgear, PDU/RPP, busway and power distribution systems

  .

• Execute preventive/corrective maintenance and prepare MOPs in accordance with OEM requirements.

• Perform authorized

  switching, shutdown/startup, isolation, restoration and LOTO

  activities.

• Supervise electrical technicians and coordinate with OEMs/vendors for major maintenance and equipment failures.

• Respond to electrical emergencies and support

  RCA, corrective and preventive actions

  .

• Maintain electrical redundancy, reliability and operational resilience.

• Execute approved changes and ensure proper technical documentation.

• Manage critical spare parts, tools, testing equipment and calibration records.

• Ensure compliance with

  HSE, SOPs, MOPs, EOPs and site procedures

  .

• Support testing, commissioning, equipment performance reviews and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in

  Electrical Engineering

  .

• Minimum

  5 years of data center/mission-critical facilities experience

  .

• Strong experience with critical power systems, LOTO, switching and isolation.

• Tier III/Tier IV data center experience preferred.

• Strong troubleshooting, communication and team leadership skills.

• Experience managing technicians, OEMs and contractors.

• Ability to work under pressure, shifts and on-call requirements.

• Ability to work under pressure and participate in

  24x7/on-call operations

  .

• English communication required; Arabic preferred.

Preferred Certifications/Training:

CDCP or equivalent,

Uptime Institute

, DCOM/ATS, HV Switching, Electrical Safety, LOTO, OEM training and Crisis/Incident Management.

All interested applicants can also email their CVs to careers.escl@dhowsolutions.com with a subject line of “Data Center Electrical Engineer” mentioning their availability.