Datacenter Design Lead

Bold Technologies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Bold Technologies seeks a Lead Engineer in Abu Dhabi to oversee the design and development of Tier III–Tier IV data center facilities. The role involves ensuring compliance with industry standards and coordinating with various stakeholders.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Data Center Engineering and over 8 years of experience in critical infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data center design and critical infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise, colocation, or hyperscale data centers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Tier III–Tier IV data center facilities.
• Oversee critical power, cooling, networking, and security infrastructure designs.
• Develop technical specifications, design standards, and capacity planning models.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Design reviews

Risk assessments

Value engineering

Critical Power Systems knowledge

Cooling Infrastructure knowledge

Structured Cabling & Network Infrastructure

Data Center Capacity Planning

BIM/Revit

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Data Center Engineering

Job description

Lead the design and development of Tier III–Tier IV data center facilities. Oversee critical power, cooling, networking, and security infrastructure designs. Develop technical specifications, design standards, and capacity planning models. Coordinate with consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Ensure compliance with Uptime Institute, TIA‑942, BICSI, ASHRAE, and other industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct design reviews, risk assessments, and value engineering exercises.
• Support project execution from concept design through commissioning and handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Data Center Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in data center design and critical infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise, colocation, or hyperscale data centers.
• Strong knowledge of Critical Power Systems (UPS, Generators, MV/LV Distribution).
• Cooling Infrastructure (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers).
• Structured Cabling & Network Infrastructure.
• Data Center Capacity Planning.
• BIM/Revit and AutoCAD.