Senior Electrical Engineer

Core Group ME; Ajman; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

CORE Emirates is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer - CxA to lead electrical commissioning for mission-critical data centres. You will provide on-site technical authority from installation verification through IST, coordinating across disciplines to ensure redundancy, resilience and operational readiness.

Based in the UAE with projects in Dubai, Ajman or Abu Dhabi, you will oversee L2–L5 activities, set acceptance gates, mentor engineers, and drive systematic testing to deliver client

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities.
• Strong data centre delivery background, with hands‑on electrical commissioning experience and a clear understanding of redundancy, resilience and IST.
• Confident stakeholder leadership and risk management across multidisciplinary, mission‑critical data centre projects.

Responsibilities

• L2 – Define acceptance criteria and readiness gates for installation verification.
• L3 – Approve element-level commissioning strategies and review settings against resilience requirements.
• L4 – Lead system functional testing and validate performance under defined operating modes, including failures.
• L5 – Lead Integrated Systems Testing (IST) and demonstrate redundancy, resilience and recovery compliance.

Skills

Electrical commissioning

Data centre delivery

Stakeholder leadership

Risk management

Job description

Job Description

Senior Electrical Engineer - CxA (Data Centre)

Location: Dubai / Ajman / Abu Dhabi

About us

CORE Emirates is a specialist data centre consultancy and commissioning partner, supporting the delivery of mission-critical infrastructure across the Middle East and international markets.

Established in 2011, CORE has developed deep expertise across data centre design coordination, construction, delivery, commissioning and operational readiness.

CORE is part of the GCV Group of companies – www.gcv-group.com

Role Purpose

The Senior Electrical Engineer leads electrical commissioning for mission-critical data centres, providing technical oversight from installation verification through to Integrated Systems Testing (IST).

The role coordinates across disciplines, manages commissioning risk and verifies that electrical systems meet the commissioning strategy and client requirements for redundancy, resilience and operational readiness.

As the primary on-site technical authority for electrical commissioning, you will help demonstrate that data centre power systems perform as intended in normal operation, during failures and through recovery.

Key Responsibilities

L2 – Installation Verification

• Define L2 acceptance criteria and readiness gates.
• Oversee electrical installation verification across data centre systems and zones, checking readiness for commissioning.
• Resolve complex installation and interface issues.

L3 – Individual Element Commissioning

• Approve element-level commissioning strategies and outcomes.
• Review electrical settings, operating sequences and protection philosophies against data centre resilience requirements.
• Mentor Engineers and Inspectors.

L4 – System Functional Testing

• Lead system functional testing strategy and execution.
• Validate data centre electrical system performance under all defined operating modes, including failure and recovery scenarios.
• Manage technical risk during abnormal and failure testing.

L5 – Integrated Systems Testing

• Lead and control Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
• Demonstrate data centre redundancy, resilience and failure-recovery compliance through integrated testing across disciplines.
• Support client acceptance, operational readiness and the transition to live data centre loads.

Authority & Decision-Making

• Full technical authority for commissioning sign-off within assigned scope.
• Authority to halt commissioning activities due to risk or non-compliance.

Typical Experience & Skills

• 8–12+ years commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities.
• Strong data centre delivery background, with hands‑on electrical commissioning experience and a clear understanding of redundancy, resilience and IST.
• Confident stakeholder leadership and risk management across multidisciplinary, mission‑critical data centre projects.

Performance Measures

• Successful delivery of IST and client acceptance
• Risk management effectiveness
• Leadership, mentoring, and technical governance

Ready to lead electrical commissioning on mission-critical data centre projects in Dubai, Ajman or Abu Dhabi? Contact the CORE Talent Team for a chat today.

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