Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer - Data Centres (Building Services) | Dubai, UAE | Relocation Opportunity

Senior / Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Data Centres)

Dubai, UAE | Relocation Opportunity

WSP Middle East is seeking a Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer (Data Centres) to join our Dubai, UAE team.

The successful candidate will lead the electrical design and technical delivery of mission-critical data centre projects across the Middle East, providing design leadership, client engagement, multidisciplinary coordination, and strategic project oversight.

This is an opportunity to shape innovative, resilient, scalable, and sustainable data centre solutions while working with leading regional and international clients on some of the Middle East's most significant data centre developments

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, integration, and delivery of electrical and MEP systems for mission‑critical data centre projects.
• Provide technical governance by reviewing and approving engineering deliverables aligned with global standards and client requirements.
• Drive development of modular, cloud, colocation, and hyperscale data centre solutions.
• Act as the primary client interface, building trusted advisory relationships across key accounts in the region
• Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and senior stakeholder presentations.
• Own project strategy, ensuring delivery excellence across lifecycle stages from concept to execution.
• Drive business development including bid leadership, proposal strategy, and commercial positioning.
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities in digital infrastructure, hyperscale, and cloud ecosystems.
• Collaborate with regional leadership to expand the mission‑critical/data centre service offering.
• Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams across electrical, mechanical, civil, and architecture.
• Oversee resource planning, utilization, and capability development within the data centre practice.
• Ensure all solutions meet benchmarks for resilience, sustainability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; Master’s preferred.
• 08+ years of experience in mission-critical/data centre design, delivery, or advisory.
• Strong understanding of Tier standards, NFPA, ASHRAE, and Uptime Institute guidelines.
• Experience working with large consultancies or international engineering firms.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client‑facing abilities.