Senior Director of Data Center Electrical Design (AI Infra)

Hamilton Barnes; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Share scheme

Pension scheme

Flexible hybrid working

EMEA based with regular international

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes seeks a Senior Director of Data Center Facilities Design to lead electrical facilities design strategy for hyperscale campuses across Europe and beyond. The role partners with acquisition, due diligence, and construction teams to set high-capacity electrical standards from concept through execution.

You will drive design reviews, guide critical power infrastructure, and collaborate with consultants, utilities, vendors, and operations to deliver scalable, resilient data centers

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing electrical systems for hyperscale data centers.
• Strong background in mission critical environments and global infrastructure programs.
• Experience evaluating site feasibility and electrical design standards.
• Ability to lead design reviews and manage stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel regularly across Europe and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end electrical facilities design strategy across new hyperscale builds and major campus expansions.
• Travel regularly across EMEA and internationally to assess prospective data center sites.
• Evaluate site electrical infrastructure and identify risks before land or capacity is acquired.
• Define and standardise electrical design principles across global regions.
• Lead design reviews for scalability, efficiency and resilience.
• Provide technical oversight across substations, MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators.
• Act as senior technical authority for complex design decisions.
• Collaborate with consultants, utilities, vendors, construction and operations.
• Support commissioning and transition from construction to live operations.
• Drive long term capacity planning and AI-ready power architecture.

Skills

Hyperscale DC design

Critical power systems

Electrical design leadership

Stakeholder management

Site travel Europe

Vendor/consultant review

Tools

Substations design

MV/LV distribution

UPS systems

Generators

Job description

Hamilton Barnes seeks a Senior Director of Data Center Facilities Design to lead electrical facilities design strategy for hyperscale campuses across Europe and beyond. The role partners with acquisition, due diligence, and construction teams to set high-capacity electrical standards from concept through execution.

You will drive design reviews, guide critical power infrastructure, and collaborate with consultants, utilities, vendors, and operations to deliver scalable, resilient data centers