Electrical Engineer - Data Center

Kiewit • Dallas, TX

3d • $100,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering (KIWE) is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Engineer to support our rapidly growing Data Center market. This role will focus on design management and oversight of third-party engineering firms supporting hyperscale and mission critical facilities. The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical foundation in electrical systems design for data centers, along with demonstrated experience managing engineering partners across large, complex programs (up to 1GW scale). This individual will play a critical role in ensuring engineering quality, consistency, and alignment with Kiewit project delivery standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 10+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience in the Data Center / Mission Critical market
• Demonstrated experience managing or coordinating third-party engineering firms
• Experience supporting large-scale programs (ideally 1GW campus-level development)
• Strong knowledge of Power distribution design
• Strong knowledge of Redundant electrical systems (2N, N+1 configurations)
• Strong knowledge of Codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, etc.)
• Ability to work across multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience supporting EPC or design-build project delivery
• Exposure to commissioning processes or system turnover
• Familiarity with hyperscale data center clients and standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as the owner’s engineer / design integrator, overseeing third-party electrical engineering partners
• Review and coordinate electrical power distribution systems including: medium and low-voltage systems and substations, switchgear, UPS systems, and backup generation
• Provide technical guidance and QA/QC oversight of external engineering deliverables
• Interface with construction, commissioning, and project management teams to ensure design alignment with execution
• Lead coordination across disciplines (mechanical, controls, civil, structural) to support fully integrated facility designs
• Support standardization of design approaches across multiple data center campuses/programs
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and constructability evaluations
• Assist in development of design criteria, specifications, and owner requirements
• Support project execution from early design through commissioning and turnover

Benefits

• top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents
• voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
• life insurance
• disability
• retirement plans with matching
• generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level