Senior Electrical Engineer – Mission Critical

Stantec

Senior Electrical Engineer at Stantec guiding the technical design of data center projects and leading project teams. Ensuring quality and meeting client expectations through all design phases.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $126,400 - $189,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guides the technical design of data center projects as a subject matter expert.
Delegates, leads, and directs work of Project Engineers and Designers.
Conceptualizes, executes, and ensures quality throughout the design process to meet clients’ needs.
Assists the business development team in new project pursuits by providing input on RFPs/RFQs and participates in project interviews and presentations.
Manages technical project process and scope of work within own discipline; reviews and tracks scope, schedule, and budgeted hours; finds and resolves all inconsistencies with project manager.
Delegates tasks to project engineers and designers within own discipline as appropriate.
Follows quality management process; conducts project reviews and approvals before all QA/QC reviews done by the technical authority.
Builds and maintains strong client relations; able to understand and articulate project and design requirements, progress, challenges, and troubleshooting to clients and technical staff.
Leads technical discussions and mechanical workgroups with project stakeholders as their trusted advisor, identifies key requirements, and adapts design accordingly to meet project objectives.
Coordinates well with all disciplines to fully integrate work and client requests into design.
Acts as supervisor and resource to technical design team; supports and assists staff education, training, and development.
Actively participates in the data center engineering/professional community to build personal knowledge, stay up-to-date with new and upcoming requirements and technologies, and strives for professional growth.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience in mission critical/data center design concepts.
Experience working on large scale projects with varied stakeholders.
Comprehensive knowledge of engineering practices, concepts, principles, codes, and standards in own discipline and basic knowledge of practices and principals in other disciplines.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Able to conceptualize and develop solutions for multifaceted systems and interactions with varied disparate components.
Strong communicator who effectively conveys scope, schedule, and budget to clients, co-workers, and technical teams (e.g. work plan, statement of work, and 2-way communication.)
Adept at writing comprehensive reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
Proficient in applicable software (Autodesk, BIM 360, Revit, Trace 700).
Working knowledge or proficiency in hydraulic modeling software (e.g. Pipe-Flo) and CFD software (e.g. Fluent, 6Sigma) preferred.
Knowledge of the construction process and interaction with design.
Equipped to analyze, problem solve, and train others; organized and attentive to detail; flexible and collaborative.
Able to independently resolve complex problems within the engineer’s discipline.
Accredited engineering degree or equivalent experience required.
Minimum 10 years related industry experience preferred.
Mission critical / data center experience required.
Registered professional engineer (PE) license or other professional certification based on expertise required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Access to medical, dental, and vision plans
Wellness program
Health saving accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase program
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid family leave
Ten paid holidays in each calendar year
Accrual of vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
Eligible for paid sick leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

data center designengineering practicesproblem-solvinghydraulic modelingCFD softwareAutodeskBIM 360RevitTrace 700construction process

Soft Skills

strong communicatororganizational skillsattention to detailflexibilitycollaborationtraining othersconceptualizationclient relationsleadershiptechnical discussions

Certifications

registered professional engineer (PE) licenseaccredited engineering degree