Data Center Electrical Engineer - Hyperscale

AECO; Markham; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Canadian Data Center practice in Markham, designed to support hyperscale, colocation, and other mission-critical facilities across North America.

You will contribute to resilient electrical infrastructure design, collaborating with experienced teams across Canada, the U.S., and globally, while developing specialized expertise in a rapidly growing sector and complex facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 4+ years of electrical engineering or building electrical design experience.
• Experience designing building electrical systems and calculations, drawings, one-line diagrams, schedules and documentation.
• Working knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code and applicable building requirements.
• Registered, or eligible to register, as a Professional Engineer within Canada.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical systems for data centers including MV/LV distribution, emergency and standby power, UPS, grounding, lighting, and life-safety systems.
• Perform load calculations, equipment sizing, voltage-drop calculations, and other analyses.
• Prepare electrical plans, one-line diagrams, schedules, details, specifications, and calculations.
• Apply the Canadian Electrical Code and applicable building, energy, fire, and life-safety requirements.
• Coordinate electrical designs with architectural, mechanical, structural, civil, technology, security, and other disciplines.
• Support design criteria addressing reliability, redundancy, resiliency, maintainability, and capacity.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design reviews, quality reviews, and project coordination meetings.
• Support construction-phase services, including RFIs, submittal reviews, site observations, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, vendors, utilities, and other project stakeholders.
• Perform work in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.

Skills

Electrical design

Power systems

Load calculations

One-line diagrams

Building codes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM

ETAP

EasyPower

Job description

AECOM is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Canadian Data Center practice in Markham, designed to support hyperscale, colocation, and other mission-critical facilities across North America.

You will contribute to resilient electrical infrastructure design, collaborating with experienced teams across Canada, the U.S., and globally, while developing specialized expertise in a rapidly growing sector and complex facilities.