Electrical Engineering Lead Job at EDP (Houston)

Job Description

The Electrical Engineering Project Manager Project Manager – Data Centre Infrastructure, within the North America Engineering team, supports the planning, early-stage design coordination, and delivery readiness of mission-critical data centre infrastructure projects. The role spans MEP and civil infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on low- and medium-voltage electrical systems and their integration with mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and site/civil works to meet data centre requirements for reliability, availability, scalability, and regulatory compliance.

Job Responsibility

Drive early-stage power capacity assessments and studies, as well as civil land assessments, delivering preliminary layouts and concept design packages through a combination of internal teams and external service providers
Develop and coordinate electrical power infrastructure solutions, including utility interconnections, substations, MV/LV designs, emergency power systems, and grounding strategies to meet data centre reliability and availability requirements
Lead the integration of electrical systems with cooling, life safety, and civil infrastructure, ensuring full compliance with regulatory, safety, and data centre performance standards
Act as the primary technical interface between internal development teams, Engineers of Record (EORs), EPC contractors, utilities, retail service providers, and operations stakeholders
Lead, coordinate, and review engineering deliverables from third-party consultants in a timely manner, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance with EDPR specifications and all applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, NESC, ANSI), and strict adherence to project schedules and budgets
Perform, review, and approve electrical discipline calculations, such as load flow, short circuit, arc flash, conductor sizing, reactive power, grounding grid, to verify system integrity and operational performance
Coordinate closely with electric utilities and retail service providers, supporting capacity assessments, interconnection strategies, service agreements, and alignment of technical requirements with project schedules
Support pre-FID and investment decision phases, contributing to value engineering, CAPEX optimization, technical feasibility assessments, and overall project viability
Support project execution through operational handover, ensuring design intent, reliability standards, and operational requirements are met through construction completion and turnover
Additional duties as required

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
Professional Engineer (PE) licensed, with a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in electrical engineering for mission-critical data center facilities or related field
Experience in developing early-stage design, Basis of Design, and concept design packages for data centre projects, including support through detailed design, construction and client turnover
Working knowledge of data center reliability standards (Uptime Institute, TIA-942, ASHRAE) and applicable electrical and construction safety codes, including NEC, NFPA, and OSHA
Knowledge of medium voltage collection system, high-voltage substation equipment, underground distribution, power system dynamics, Interconnection Requests, grid integration, P&C, grounding grids, and relevant codes
Proficient knowledge of AutoCAD, GIS, and other disciplines-relevant software
Strong level of initiative and ability to work unsupervised
Strong organizational commitment and high attention to detail
Strong leadership and time-management skills
Demonstrated ability to provide engineering support on multiple concurrent projects
Ability to plan, schedule, track, and monitor project progress
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
Ability to work successfully with a team daily in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary

What we offer

Empower our employees through a positive and innovative work environment that promotes collaboration and agile decision-making
Respect and value each person, providing a flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits
Provide a meaningful work experience and prepare our people for future challenges through different opportunities for development and internal mobility

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