Department Head - Electrical Mission Critical

True North Consultants, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks an Electrical Department Head in Boston to lead the electrical design team for data center projects. Hybrid work with up to two remote days and relocation assistance are available.

The role combines department leadership with hands-on design on the office's largest projects, setting technical direction and signing as engineer of record for mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of electrical design experience in data center projects.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• MV distribution and protection experience.
• Experience designing redundant power systems for large facilities.
• Strong track record leading engineering teams.
• Proficient with Revit and BIM workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design on large data center projects from planning through construction.
• Set technical direction for electrical design and sign as engineer of record.
• Mentor and grow the department's engineers and designers.
• Review drawings, Revit models, and calculations prior to issue.

Skills

Electrical design

Professional Engineer (PE)

Medium voltage design

Power system redundancy

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

LEED accreditation

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

About our client

Our client is an MEP/FP engineering firm that has designed mission critical facilities for decades. They rank among the larger engineering firms of their kind in the country. Their data center clients include hyperscale operators, developers, and federal agencies, and the work covers AI and cloud deployments for enterprise and colocation facilities. Projects range from fit-ups of existing data halls to buildings over 30 MW and multi-building campuses with their own substations.

The role

The Electrical Department Head runs the electrical department in the Boston office, where the focus is data center work. The role combines managing the department with hands-on design work on the office's largest projects. This person sets the technical direction for electrical design, serves as the senior electrical contact for the office's data center clients, and signs as engineer of record.

Location: Boston, MA. Hybrid, with up to two days a week remote. Relocation is available.

What you would be doing

Department leadership

• Own the department's design guidelines and quality review process
• Mentor and grow the department's engineers and designers
• Review drawings, Revit models, and calculations before issue

Project delivery

• Lead electrical design on large data center projects, from early planning through construction
• Work with owners and the mechanical and civil engineers to integrate power systems into the overall design
• Design to owner standards on hyperscale and colocation programs

Medium voltage and protection

• Design medium voltage distribution up to 35 kV and specify transformers, switchgear, and feeders
• Develop protection and control schemes, including relay settings, relaying diagrams, and control schematics
• Oversee power system studies

What we are looking for

• At least 15 years of electrical design experience, with substantial data center work, including hyperscale or colocation projects
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Medium voltage distribution and protective relaying experience
• Experience designing redundant power systems for tiered facilities
• Track record leading engineering teams
• Working knowledge of Revit and BIM
• Engineering degree, or equivalent experience
• LEED accreditation a plus