Senior Electrical Engineer – Technical Operations EMEA

Jobtailor; Plan-les-Ouates; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Switzerland seeks a senior electrical engineering leader for mission-critical data centre facilities. You will guide design reviews, standards, and resilience strategies across the EMEA portfolio and support critical commissioning, testing and handover activities.

Ideal candidates bring extensive experience with MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators, safety governance and cross-functional collaboration. Fluent English and readiness to coach teams are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with relevant professional accreditation.
• Experience designing and reviewing mission-critical electrical systems for data centres.
• Strong written and verbal English language skills.
• Experience working across multiple European markets is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Provide technical leadership and guidance on mission-critical electrical systems across the EMEA portfolio.
• Develop and maintain electrical engineering standards, equipment specifications and resilience strategies.
• Support electrical studies, modelling activities and validation of system performance, settings and design assumptions.
• Review design and engineering documentation, technical submissions and commissioning activities to ensure compliance with operational and performance requirements.
• Support commissioning, operational acceptance and handover activities for new facilities, expansions and major upgrades.
• Define and assure operational acceptance criteria, testing requirements and documentation standards for live operations.
• Serve as the Authorising Engineer (AE) for Electrical Safety Rules, ensuring governance and safe systems of work.
• Conduct technical assurance reviews and site audits to improve safety and reliability.
• Provide technical escalation support during major incidents and root cause analysis.
• Support development of maintenance methodologies and engineering standards across the portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve electrical efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Provide oversight of vendors, contractors and service providers for consistency and quality.
• Coach and mentor engineers and operational teams across the EMEA portfolio.

Kenntnisse

Electrical infrastructure

MV/LV distribution

UPS systems

Generators

Electrical safety

Risk management

Governance frameworks

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Ausbildung

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered status desirable

Tools

Electrical monitoring platforms

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and expert guidance on mission-critical electrical systems across the EMEA portfolio.
• Develop and maintain electrical engineering standards, equipment specifications and resilience strategies aligned to STACK operational requirements.
• Support electrical studies, modelling activities and validation of system performance, settings and design assumptions.
• Review design and engineering documentation, technical submissions and commissioning activities to ensure compliance with operational and performance requirements.
• Support commissioning, operational acceptance and handover activities for new facilities, expansions and major upgrades.
• Define and assure operational acceptance criteria, testing requirements and documentation standards to support successful transition into live operations.
• Serve as the Authorising Engineer (AE) for Electrical Safety Rules, ensuring robust governance, safe systems of work and compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
• Conduct technical assurance reviews and site audits, identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability and operational performance.
• Provide technical escalation support during major incidents, supporting high-quality root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Support development of maintenance methodologies, operational procedures and engineering standards across the portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve electrical efficiency, reduce operational risk and enhance system resilience.
• Provide technical oversight of vendors, contractors and service providers, ensuring consistency and quality across facilities.
• Coach and mentor engineers and operational teams, supporting capability development across the EMEA portfolio.

Requirements

• Extensive experience working with mission-critical electrical infrastructure, ideally within data centre environments.
• Experience reviewing and supporting the design of mission-critical electrical systems.
• Advanced knowledge of MV/LV distribution, UPS systems, generators, protection systems, earthing and electrical monitoring platforms.
• Strong understanding of electrical safety, operational risk management and resilience within live critical environments.
• Experience supporting design reviews, commissioning, operational acceptance and technical assurance activities.
• Proven ability to develop engineering standards, governance frameworks and operational best practices.
• Strong technical judgement, analytical capability and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence, coach and collaborate effectively across engineering, operations and delivery teams.
• Degree, HND/HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Professional accreditation or chartership is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal English language skills.
• Experience working across multiple European markets is advantageous.