Electrical Technical Director - Hyperscale Data Centers

GHD; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking an experienced Electrical Technical Director for its Global Data Centre Design Team in the UAE. The role leads technical direction across hyperscale, enterprise and AI-driven data centre projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams and shaping electrical engineering standards.

You will mentor engineers, drive innovation, and act as a trusted advisor to clients while pursuing new business opportunities in the rapidly expanding mission-critical sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience in mission critical/data centre environments.
• Extensive knowledge of data centre electrical infrastructure including HV/MV/LV, UPS, transformers, switchgear, BESS, PDUs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and governance across multiple mission critical and data centre projects globally.
• Define and oversee electrical engineering strategies for hyperscale, colocation and AI-driven data centres.
• Lead development and review of resilient power architectures and distribution systems.
• Develop resilience and redundancy strategies including 4N, N+1, and maintainability.
• Lead technical workshops, peer reviews and establish engineering standards and procedures.
• Act as senior technical authority and mentor Lead Engineers and project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client engagement

Business development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

EPMS systems

SCADA

BMS

Job description

GHD is seeking an experienced Electrical Technical Director for its Global Data Centre Design Team in the UAE. The role leads technical direction across hyperscale, enterprise and AI-driven data centre projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams and shaping electrical engineering standards.

You will mentor engineers, drive innovation, and act as a trusted advisor to clients while pursuing new business opportunities in the rapidly expanding mission-critical sector.