Principal Delivery Engineer (Electrical)

About the role

As a Principal Delivery Engineer you will shape and deliver the technical vision for Global Switch’s capital projects, ensuring engineering solutions are robust, innovative and aligned with business objectives and industry standards.

Key responsibilities

• Define comprehensive technical specifications and project briefs aligned with business and regulatory standards.
• Oversee multidisciplinary design integration and ensure compliance with local, national and international codes.
• Assess design proposals for robustness, scalability and cost efficiency, identifying opportunities to enhance resilience.
• Detect, document and resolve infrastructure deficiencies, maintaining system integrity and reliability.
• Maintain risk registers, conduct technical and financial analyses of design options and develop contingency strategies.

Required profile

• Highly experienced engineering professional with a proven track record delivering complex, mission‑critical infrastructure across multiple sites.
• Deep expertise in data centre engineering combined with a delivery‑focused mindset.
• Trusted technical authority capable of guiding multidisciplinary teams and driving consistency through standards and best practice.
• Collaborative approach, working seamlessly with engineering managers, directors, project engineers and site operations teams.

Required skills

• Advanced knowledge of data centre systems and engineering principles.
• Expertise in technical risk evaluation and mitigation.
• Ability to embed sustainability and environmental considerations into project delivery.
• Experience leading end‑to‑end technical design processes and coordinating with external partners.