Department Head - Electrical Mission Critical (Data Centers)

Ilocatum; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Ilocatum in Boston, MA is seeking a Department Head - Electrical Mission Critical to lead the local electrical team on hyperscale and data center projects. This hybrid role combines department leadership with hands-on design, focusing on reliability and performance for mission critical infrastructure.

The candidate will mentor engineers, review work, and serve as the engineer of record on major projects, including MV distribution up to 35 kV and protection scheme development.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of electrical design experience, including hyperscale or colocation data centers.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Expertise in medium voltage distribution and protective relaying.
• Redundant power system design for tiered facilities.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams.
• Proficient with Revit and BIM.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Nice-to-have: LEED accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Boston office's electrical department and its quality standards.
• Mentor engineers and designers and review work before issue.
• Drive electrical design on the office's largest data center projects.
• Design MV distribution up to 35 kV and specify major equipment.
• Develop protection and control schemes and oversee power system studies.
• Act as senior client contact and engineer of record.

Skills

Electrical design

Data center experience

Licensed PE

MV distribution & protective relaying

Redundant power systems

Engineering leadership

Revit & BIM

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

Department Head - Electrical Mission Critical

Boston, MA (Hybrid) | $250K to $300K | Relocation available

Must-Haves

• 15+ years of electrical design, including significant hyperscale or colocation data center work


• Licensed PE


• Medium voltage distribution and protective relaying expertise


• Redundant power system design for tiered facilities


• Proven leadership of engineering teams


• Revit and BIM proficiency


• Engineering degree or equivalent experience

What You'll Do

• Lead the Boston office's electrical department and its quality standards


• Mentor engineers and designers and review work before issue


• Drive electrical design on the office's largest data center projects


• Design MV distribution up to 35 kV and specify major equipment


• Develop protection and control schemes and oversee power system studies


• Act as senior client contact and engineer of record

Nice-to-Have

• LEED accreditation

Why This Role

You'll combine department leadership with hand-on design at the forefront of AI and cloud infrastructure, backed by a firm with decades of mission critical expertise.

About The Company

A leading national MEP/FP engineering firm specializing in mission critical facilities for hyperscale, colocation, and federal clients.