Telecom Facilities Design Lead for Data Centers

Norconsult Telematics; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Norconsult Telematics is seeking a senior engineer to lead end-to-end telecom facility design, including data centers, equipment rooms, power systems, and cooling. You will develop HLD/LLD, specify civil requirements, and ensure standards compliance.

You will coordinate with multiple vendors, review designs, and guide project stakeholders through design governance and approvals to deliver resilient, future-ready infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering.
• 10+ years of telecom facilities or data center infrastructure design experience.
• Strong knowledge of power, cooling, and telecom equipment room design standards.
• Experience with multi-vendor facilities solutions and construction supervision.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, or equivalent design tools.
• Excellent management, leadership, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design of technical buildings, equipment rooms, data centers, and network hosting facilities.
• Develop and review High Level Design (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) for all facility systems.
• Define civil and structural requirements for cable routing, duct banks, trenches, and equipment foundations.
• Ensure compliance with telecom facility standards and international benchmarks.
• Coordinate with network domain teams to align facility capacity and infrastructure with equipment placement requirements.
• Review and approve facility designs, layout drawings, MEP integration models, and vendor submissions.
• Lead technical design review boards and govern design governance throughout projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Project management

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Norconsult Telematics is seeking a senior engineer to lead end-to-end telecom facility design, including data centers, equipment rooms, power systems, and cooling. You will develop HLD/LLD, specify civil requirements, and ensure standards compliance.

You will coordinate with multiple vendors, review designs, and guide project stakeholders through design governance and approvals to deliver resilient, future-ready infrastructure.