Electrical Lead Data Centres

Are you experienced with hyperscale data centres and complex international projects As Electrical Lead in COWI you will play a key role in delivering hyperscale and mission-critical data centre projects shaping robust future-ready electrical solutions within large multidisciplinary teams working across borders.

Grow COWIs international data centre business

Data centres are a strategic growth area at COWI. As we scale our presence in this market we are enhancing our multidisciplinary capabilities and working closely with clients to develop reliable efficient and sustainable data centre this role you will engage closely with clients colleagues and partners to develop and deliver data centre projects from early concept through design and implementation.

As Electrical Lead you play a critical role in the delivery of complex international data centre projects contributing deep electrical expertise within large multidisciplinary and crossgeographical project organisations. You work closely with Senior Project Managers Project Directors and Design Managers to translate international client requirements into robust scalable and futureready electrical solutions.

You will operate in an English-speaking international project environment collaborating with colleagues across the Nordics and the UK. Within COWIs rapidly growing and strategically focused data centre business you will have the opportunity to deepen your technical leadership work on some of the regions largest hyperscale and mission-critical projects and help shape how we deliver future-ready data centre solutions.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Act as technical lead for the electrical discipline on international data centre projects accountable for design strategy quality compliance and coordination
• Design and advise on mission-critical electrical systems including power distribution redundancy strategies and high-availability solutions
• Serve as key electrical authority within project teams supporting project leadership and ensuring clear cross-disciplinary interfaces
• Engage with international clients and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust design solutions aligned with project delivery stages (e.g. RIBA)
• Support projects across the full lifecycle from early concept and feasibility through design construction and commissioning
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary international teams and contribute to consistent high-quality delivery across projects and partners

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

To succeed in this role you are motivated by collaboration in complex international environments. You communicate clearly respect different cultures and ways of working and own your tasks in demanding delivery contexts. You combine solid technical expertise with a solutionoriented and pragmatic mindset.

In addition you bring:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Experience from engineering consultancy technical advisory or complex infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated background working with data centers or other mission-critical facilities
• Solid understanding of data centre design including electrical infrastructure redundancy principles and ELV systems
• Familiarity with relevant standards and structured delivery frameworks (e.g. EN 50600 TIA 942 RIBA or equivalent)
• Ability to contribute at senior level or lead technical teams in international environments with professional proficiency in English

Work location.

The role can be based in any of our offices across Scandinavia. This includes offices in:

Norway Bergen Trondheim Stavanger Oslo and Fredrikstad

Sweden Stockholm Gothenburg and Malmö

Denmark Copenhagen Kongens Lyngby Vejle Esbjerg Aarhus Odense and Aalborg

We work in international and multidisciplinary teams and many of our projects are delivered across offices and borders.

Do you have more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Senior Global Talent Acquisition Specialist Charlotte Lind at Get to know us even better at our website and where you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia the UK North America and India we are currently more than 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering architecture energy and environment into play.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV no photo or application letter. At an interview you can tell us everything we need to know about why youre interested in joining COWI. As for the photo we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

We review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis so the role may close as soon as we find the right match.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI inclusion is key

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.