Director-Design Data Center

The purpose of the Director – Electrical role is to provide strategic and

technical leadership for the planning, design, development, and delivery of all

Electrical and ELV systems associated with data center projects. The role is

accountable for establishing the Electrical design strategy and ensuring the

delivery of reliable, resilient, scalable, energy-efficient, and operationally

robust Electrical systems in accordance with project requirements, business

objectives, company design standards, applicable international standards, local

codes, and authority requirements. The Director – Electrical will provide

technical direction throughout the complete project lifecycle, from concept and

feasibility through detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning, and

handover. The role will lead the Electrical design function, oversee external

consultants and specialist contractors, manage technical risks and interfaces,

and provide senior-level technical recommendations to project and executive

management. The position will also drive continuous improvement,

standardization, innovation, and optimization of Electrical systems across DAMAC

Digital's data center portfolio.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Provide technical leadership for all Electrical and ELV engineering and design

activities across data center projects, ensuring systems are reliable,

resilient, scalable, energy-efficient, and aligned with project objectives. 

• Lead Electrical design strategy and governance, including MV/LV distribution,

transformers, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, ATS/STS, busway systems,

grounding, lightning protection, lighting, small power, EPMS, and ELV system

. • Review and oversee design deliverables including calculations,

specifications, drawings, reports, equipment selections, studies, and technical

submissions to ensure compliance with company standards, project requirements,

applicable codes, and international standards. 

• Manage and coordinate Electrical design consultants, contractors, and

specialist vendors, ensuring timely delivery, technical quality, and compliance

with approved scope, budget, and programme. 

 • Drive system optimization, reliability, resilience, and energy efficiency,

including evaluation of redundancy strategies, power quality, system capacity,

maintainability, lifecycle cost, and emerging technologies for highdensity and

AI data center environments.

 • Lead multidisciplinary coordination with Mechanical, Architectural,

Structural, Civil, ICT, Security, Fire & Life Safety, Operations, and other

stakeholders to ensure fully integrated and constructible designs. 

• Provide technical oversight during construction, testing, commissioning, and

handover, ensuring Electrical and ELV systems perform in accordance with

approved design criteria, availability requirements, and operational

objectives. 

• Lead and develop the Electrical Engineering team, establishing technical

standards, mentoring engineers, promoting continuous improvement, and ensuring

effective resource planning and performance management.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university. 

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related

discipline is preferred. 

• 15+ years of relevant professional experience, with significant experience in

the design and delivery of data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other

complex high-reliability environments. 

• Demonstrated experience leading Electrical design for large-scale and complex

data center projects. 

• Strong technical knowledge of critical electrical infrastructure, including

MV/LV distribution, transformers, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, ATS/STS,

busway systems, grounding, lightning protection, lighting, small power, and

EPMS.

 • Strong understanding of ELV systems including CCTV, access control, fire

alarm, BMS/BAS, EPMS, and related integrated systems. 

• Strong knowledge of Electrical system redundancy, resilience, maintainability,

power quality, and availability requirements for mission-critical facilities. 

• Demonstrated experience in design management, consultant management, technical

governance, and multidisciplinary project coordination. 

• Strong knowledge of applicable IEC, IEEE, NFPA, BS/EN, local authority

requirements, and relevant data center standards and guidelines. 

• Experience with Electrical engineering and analysis software such as ETAP,

AMTECH, Dialux, or equivalent. 

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Microsoft Office, and other relevant

engineering and project-management tools. 

• Experience in technical due diligence, design audits, peer reviews, value

engineering, risk assessments, and technical optimization. 

• Experience supporting construction, testing, commissioning, integrated systems

testing, and operational handover of mission-critical facilities.

 • Demonstrated commercial awareness and ability to evaluate technical solutions

against capital cost, operational cost, programme, quality, reliability, and

lifecycle requirements. 

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and

decision-making skills. 

• Professional engineering registration or internationally recognized

professional certification is preferred.