Hyperscale Data Center Operations Lead

ENGIE COFELY ENERGY SERVICES LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

ENGIE COFELY ENERGY SERVICES LLC is seeking a senior operations leader to run a 24/7 hyperscale data center in Dubai. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, fire, security and facility management systems, ensuring maximum uptime and compliance with global standards.

This role requires strong leadership of engineers and technicians and extensive experience in mission-critical environments. The position emphasizes incident command, capacity planning and continuous improvement to sustain

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Facilities Engineering.
• 5–10 years in mission-critical facilities or hyperscale data center operations.
• Minimum 3 years in a leadership role managing critical facility operations in large data centers (>20MW).
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution, mechanical systems and mission-critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end operations of a hyperscale data center to ensure availability.
• ManageHV/MV/LV electrical distribution, UPS, generators, HVAC, BMS, DCIM, and safety systems.
• Provide leadership for engineers, technicians and shift managers; foster high performance.
• Ensure 24/7 staffing, succession planning and leadership development.
• Deliver 99.999% service availability through proactive and predictive maintenance.
• Lead incident response as Incident Commander and manage RCA actions.
• Maintain SOPs, MOPs and EOPs; chair CAB meetings under change-control.
• Oversee capacity planning, expansion projects and vendor management.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, Uptime Institute standards and local regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Mission-critical facilities

Electrical distribution knowledge

HVAC and mechanical systems

Operational excellence

Maintenance strategy

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Facilities Engineering

Job description

ENGIE COFELY ENERGY SERVICES LLC is seeking a senior operations leader to run a 24/7 hyperscale data center in Dubai. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, fire, security and facility management systems, ensuring maximum uptime and compliance with global standards.

This role requires strong leadership of engineers and technicians and extensive experience in mission-critical environments. The position emphasizes incident command, capacity planning and continuous improvement to sustain