Principal Electrical Engineer (Data Center)

Clutter; Lutterworth; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible work options

Health, wellness & retirement plans

Learning & professional growth

EU-based opportunities

Job summary

Iron Mountain UK is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead power infrastructure for data-center design, upgrades, and operations. You will establish standard designs and govern mission-critical architectures to protect our customers' digital assets.

You will set direction for utility, distribution, UPS, energy storage, and power quality, and advise executives on long-term power strategy and risk. Collaboration with Supply Chain for owner-furnished equipment is essential.

Qualifications

• Typically 15+ years of relevant experience leading major electrical engineering initiatives across data center or mission-critical platforms.
• Strong knowledge of utility strategy, HV/MV/LV distribution, generation, UPS, energy storage, power quality, and global electrical codes.
• Proven ability in setting global technical direction, establishing governance frameworks, and managing systemic engineering risk.
• Exceptional engineering judgment and communication skills to frame complex technical decisions for executive and customer stakeholders.
• University degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or equivalent practical experience; professional engineering license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for utility, distribution, standby generation, UPS, energy-storage, earthing, and power-quality systems across the data center platform.
• Govern standard designs, technical specifications, basis-of-design requirements, and discipline assurance frameworks.
• Act as the final technical authority for high-impact electrical decisions, precedent-setting design deviations, and platform risks.
• Manage systemic engineering risks across sites and advise executive leadership on long-term power strategy, operational risk, and technology trade-offs.
• Sponsor research into emerging architectures and serve as the senior discipline partner to Supply Chain for owner-furnished equipment.

Skills

Electrical engineering leadership

Power systems design

Governance frameworks

Executive communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Professional engineering license (preferred)

Job description

UK | Lutterworth | MPN2, Magna Park North

Full time

J0109288

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth story while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Iron Mountain is seeking a strategic Principal Electrical Engineer - to join our Data Center Design & Engineering team.

As our premier technical authority for power infrastructure across new site developments, refresh projects and operations, you will establish standard designs and govern mission-critical architectures that guarantee platform resilience. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of our scalable energy solutions, bridging high-level engineering strategy with complex operational delivery to protect our customers' most vital digital assets.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

In this role, you will:

• Set technical direction for utility, distribution, standby generation, UPS, energy-storage, earthing, and power-quality systems across the data center platform.

• Govern standard designs, technical specifications, basis-of-design requirements, and discipline assurance frameworks.

• Act as the final technical authority for high-impact electrical decisions, precedent-setting design deviations, and platform risks.

• Manage systemic engineering risks across sites and advise executive leadership on long‑term power strategy, operational risk, and technology trade‑offs.

• Sponsor research into emerging architectures and serve as the senior discipline partner to Supply Chain for owner‑furnished equipment.

What You’ll Bring (Skills & Qualifications)

The ideal candidate will have:

• Typically 15+ years of relevant experience leading major electrical engineering initiatives across data center or mission‑critical platforms.

• Strong knowledge of utility strategy, HV/MV/LV distribution, generation, UPS, energy storage, power quality, and global electrical codes.

• Proven ability in setting global technical direction, establishing governance frameworks, and managing systemic engineering risk.

• Exceptional engineering judgment and communication skills to frame complex technical decisions for executive and customer stakeholders.

• University degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or equivalent practical experience; professional engineering license preferred.

What We Offer (Benefits)

• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience.

• Flexible work options/alternative work options to support work‑life balance.

• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.

• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.

• Can be based anywhere in EU.

Category: Real Estate & Facilities

Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here.

Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together.

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