Staff Electrical Engineer - Data Center

Staff Electrical Engineer - Data Center

JOB-10047614

Anticipated Start Date

October 19, 2026

Location

Overland Park, KS

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is an employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company with a 100-year legacy of creating a better world for humanity today, and for generations to come.

Job Summary

The Staff Electrical Engineer - Data Center is responsible for supporting electrical engineering projects using AutoCAD, Revit, and BIM while developing flexible solutions to meet client requirements. The role requires strong problem-solving and communication skills, the ability to work with ambiguous project scopes, and the ability to manage responsibilities in a fast-paced environment while delivering safe, high-quality projects for Data Center clients.

Job Description

• Lead efforts to deliver detailed design of large-scale data center environments while following all company, client, and project design requirements; may involve leading teams dedicated to these designs
• Perform project tasks and assignments within budgeted hours and deadlines. Incorporate schedules, budgets, and project criteria into physical design and layouts
• Possess a willingness to function in multiple job roles simultaneously
• Provide guidance and insight into design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency
• Conduct field surveys, drawings, and other data to assess conditions of existing facilities and develop summary reports
• Prepare and/or review technical drawings to ensure that installations and designs conform to standards and customer requirements
• Review drawing and modeling production work, including problem analysis
• Provide guidance to ensure that designs comply with specifications, codes, and customer requirements
• Compile data and create engineering studies and reports
• Perform detailed calculations as needed by the project
• Mentor, provide guidance, and supervise junior-level engineers and designers
• Provide training for other technical personnel in areas of expertise
• Coordinate with internal and external clients to determine proper requirements for projects

Skills Required

• Previous experience within Data Centers
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience
• Previous experience with hyperscale data centers of at least 40 MW
• Must be proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, and BIM
• Demonstrated understanding of design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency
• Understanding of design differences in hyper-scale, edge, and colocation data centers
• Possesses proficiency in 3D modeling as well as managing and creating complex families with custom parameters within Autodesk Revit
• Familiarity with Data Center tier rating systems
• Strong knowledge of Autodesk Revit
• Experience utilizing BIM 360, Navisworks, Revit worksets, view templates, and project phasing
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment
• Self-motivated to deliver results when given a deadline
• Attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and leverage data and metrics to challenge current assumptions
• Professional written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills are imperative to success in this position
• Drive for Results
• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Delegation
• Directing Others
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Listening
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Building Effective Teams
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to the assigned engineering discipline

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Electrical preferred. Mechanical accepted with demonstrated electrical design experience

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to pass a criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search
• Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit
• Onsite - 5 days/week
• Travel: Up to 5% for client office meetings; no direct field site travel expected

GAS Energy Staffing LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment Decision are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factors protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.