Technical Director - Data Centers (Electrical)

Egis; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis is seeking a seasoned Technical Director to lead electrical design for data centre projects across India. You will drive technical delivery, set design standards, and manage client interactions at senior levels, ensuring successful bids and profitable outcomes.

You will oversee HV/LV distribution, standby power, and energy efficiency, coordinating with BIM and cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-density facilities on multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 18+ years in electrical engineering with leadership experience
• Proven delivery of hyperscale and colocation facilities
• Director/Associate Director/Technical Director level experience
• P&L or significant commercial responsibility
• Experience with international or multicultural teams

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical discipline leadership on hyperscale and colocation data centre projects
• Set and uphold design standards, QA/QC and technical governance
• Lead client presentations, design reviews and technical interviews at senior level
• Support bids and proposals including strategy, scope, resourcing and fee build up
• Own P&L performance for the electrical discipline: utilisation, margin, forecasting and resource planning
• Coach, mentor and develop senior engineers and team leads
• Coordinate with BIM and digital teams for efficient delivery
• Build relationships with hyperscalers, colocation operators, developers, utilities and contractors
• Discipline focus: Electrical systems for data centres including MV/LV distribution

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Client engagement

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

BIM coordination

Education

Electrical engineering degree

CEng or equivalent

Registered professional engineer

Tools

BIM

Job description

Location: India, all locations (Mumbai, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Chennai)

Grade: Technical Director

• Lead the technical delivery and reputation of Egis's data centre electrical design offer across India
• Act as the senior electrical authority on hyperscale and colocation programmes, from concept through to handover
• Combine technical leadership with client engagement, bid support and P&L accountability

Key responsibilities

• Provide electrical discipline leadership on hyperscale and colocation data centre projects
• Set and uphold design standards, QA/QC and technical governance
• Lead client presentations, design reviews and technical interviews at senior level
• Support bids and proposals, including strategy, scope, resourcing and fee build up
• Own P&L performance for the electrical discipline: utilisation, margin, forecasting and resource planning
• Coach, mentor and develop senior engineers and team leads
• Work with BIM and digital teams to drive coordinated, efficient delivery
• Build relationships with hyperscalers, colocation operators, developers, utilities and contractors

Discipline focus: Electrical

• Medium and low voltage distribution for hyperscale and colocation facilities
• Utility and grid interface, including substations and power procurement strategy
• Standby power, UPS, battery energy storage and generator strategy
• Resilience topologies (N+1, 2N, distributed redundant) and high power density design
• Energy efficiency and input to testing and commissioning
• Coordination with mechanical, architecture, structure and BIM teams

Essential experience and skills

• 18+ years in electrical engineering, with 8+ years in data centres
• Proven delivery of hyperscale and colocation facilities, ideally multi site and multi region
• Prior experience at Director, Associate Director or Technical Director level
• Track record of managing a P&L or significant commercial responsibility
• Excellent presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills, comfortable with C level and client stakeholders
• Strong coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams, with a working knowledge of BIM
• Chartered or professionally qualified engineer (CEng or equivalent), registered with a relevant professional body
• Degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline
• Experience working on international or multicultural teams
• Experience building or scaling a data centre practice