Senior Electrical Engineer (Data Centres)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Base Location: Oslo, Norway

Travel: Periodic travel to site in Northern Norway

Employer: General Contractor

Project: Prestigious, large-scale data centre development

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join our project team on a rotational assignment, working primarily from the Oslo office of the General Contractor. The role represents the contractor on a flagship data centre project in Northern Norway and involves overseeing and coordinating the electrical discipline within a multi-disciplinary design team.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, design oversight, and coordination across all electrical systems, ensuring delivery of a resilient, high-quality design aligned with data centre best practice, project requirements, and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Senior Electrical Engineer for the project, overseeing electrical design development from concept through detailed design and construction support
• Coordinate and lead the electrical discipline within a multi-disciplinary design team, ensuring effective integration with civil, structural, mechanical, architectural, ICT, and specialist systems
• Work closely with designers, consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders from the Oslo office
• Represent the General Contractor in technical meetings, design reviews, and client-facing workshops
• Review, challenge, and approve electrical designs, specifications, calculations, and drawings
• Ensure compliance with Norwegian regulations, relevant international standards (IEC, EN), and data centre-specific requirements
• Lead technical reviews relating to HV/LV distribution, UPS systems, standby generation, earthing, bonding, and lightning protection
• Support procurement activities, including preparation of technical scopes, bid evaluations, and supplier engagement
• Provide technical input during construction, commissioning, and handover, including periodic site visits to Northern Norway
• Identify technical risks and opportunities, contributing to value engineering and programme optimisation
• Monitor design quality, coordination, and progress against project milestones

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSc or MSc) or equivalent
• Typically 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering, with a strong background in complex, mission-critical or data centre projects
• Demonstrated experience leading electrical design and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong knowledge of data centre power systems and resilience strategies
• Experience working with or for general contractors is highly desirable
• Knowledge of Norwegian codes and standards is advantageous
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional accreditation is a plus

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical authority with a collaborative leadership style
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a design management and contractor-led environment
• Commercially aware with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
• Fluent in English; Norwegian language skills are an advantage

What We Offer

• Rotational role based in Oslo on a high-profile, prestigious data centre project
• Limited but meaningful site exposure in Northern Norway
• Competitive rotation package including travel and accommodation support
• Opportunity to work on a technically complex, career-defining project