The Position
A hands-on subject matter expert responsible for the reliability, safety, and performance of mission-critical electrical infrastructure within a live data centre environment.
This role operates at the intersection of operations, engineering, and risk — providing deep technical leadership on electrical systems while remaining actively engaged in the field. The position is accountable for engineering ownership, fault investigation, procedural governance, and uplift of operational capability across site teams.
Key Responsibilities
Electrical System Ownership
Act as technical owner for critical electrical systems including HV and LV distribution systems, transformers and switchboards, generators and fuel systems, and UPS and battery infrastructure. Maintain deep system knowledge including design intent, protection philosophies, discrimination studies, and recovery strategies. Ensure systems operate within defined engineering, protection coordination, and reliability thresholds.
Field Engineering & Fault Response
Provide hands-on field engineering support during major electrical events and outages, protection trips, complex fault scenarios, and commissioning, recommissioning, and post-incident recovery. Lead on-site fault isolation, protection review, and restoration strategy. Support live operations during elevated risk activities such as switching, load transfers, and energisation.
Engineering Governance & Procedures
Peer-review and approve electrical switching procedures, EOPs, MOPs, SOPs, isolation and energisation documentation, and temporary operating procedures and risk mitigations. Ensure switching documents align with protection settings, arc flash studies, and discrimination design. Own continuous improvement of procedural quality based on operational feedback and incidents.
Must-Have Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
You'll Thrive in This Role If You:
The Organisation
Our client is a globally active digital infrastructure operator with a significant and growing presence across the APAC region, including active projects in Australia. They design, build, own, and operate large-scale data centre facilities serving hyperscale and enterprise clients. This is a permanent, on-site role embedded within a live operational environment.
At IKG Talent, we bring a purpose-led approach to recruitment, inspired by the Japanese philosophy of Ikigai, the idea of aligning passion, skill, and meaning in one’s work. Specialising in the data centre sector, we connect
highly skilled professionals with opportunities that match not just their technical expertise, but their values, ambitions, and long-term career goals.
As the data centre industry continues to grow in complexity and scale, we understand that success relies on more than technical capability. That’s why our recruitment process focuses on cultural alignment, long-term fit,
and a deep understanding of both candidate motivations and organisational vision.
From critical infrastructure operations to engineering leadership, we partner with leading data centre developers and operators to source talent that supports resilience, innovation, and rapid growth. Our goal isn’t just to fill roles, it’s to place people where they can thrive, contribute meaningfully, and grow with the evolving demands of this dynamic industry.
At IKG Talent, recruitment is not just a service, it’s a commitment to building high-performing teams that power the digital world.
