Principal - Electrical (Data Centre)

Jacobs; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Parental leave benefits

Health resources and wellbeing

Professional growth and mentorship

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer (Data Centres) to lead our ANZ Advanced Facilities team in delivering high-impact projects across Australia and New Zealand. The role combines technical leadership, client engagement, business growth, and mentorship of junior engineers.

You will guide hyperscale, colocation, and mission-critical facility projects, manage multidisciplinary teams, and uphold engineering quality and governance throughout all project phases.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering electrical projects in data-centre or mission-critical facilities.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams on large, complex projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical systems in mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and delivery for hyperscale, colocation and mission-critical facility projects.
• Direct multidisciplinary design teams through all project stages from concept to commissioning and handover.
• Ensure engineering quality, innovation and consistency across all deliverables.
• Provide technical governance, peer reviews and definitive sign-off on critical documents.
• Support design management activities balancing technical excellence, commercial outcomes and risk.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Mentorship

Education

Chartered Engineer

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Jacobs is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer (Data Centres) to lead our ANZ Advanced Facilities team in delivering high‑impact projects across Australia and New Zealand. This role combines technical leadership, client engagement, business growth, and mentorship of junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and delivery for hyperscale, colocation and mission‑critical facility projects.
• Direct multidisciplinary design teams through all project stages from concept to commissioning and handover.
• Ensure engineering quality, innovation and consistency across all deliverables.
• Provide technical governance, peer reviews and definitive sign‑off on critical documents.
• Support design management activities balancing technical excellence, commercial outcomes and risk.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex electrical engineering projects in data‑centre, mission‑critical or advanced facilities environments.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams on large, complex projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical systems in mission‑critical settings.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with major clients and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Commercial awareness of project delivery, risk management and business development.
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) and relevant tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and hybrid work model.
• Well‑being benefits including paid parental leave and support for fertility, adoption and family‑forming treatments.
• Comprehensive health and financial wellbeing resources.
• Opportunities for professional growth and mentorship.

EEO Statement

We are an inclusive employer that values diversity, supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants, and provides cultural safety throughout the interview process.