Data Center Infrastructure Design Engineer

Résumé du poste

The role involves managing high-level program strategies and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of data center infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure consistent design practices, manage capacity, and mitigate risks across the national fleet.

Détails du poste

Do you have a knack for spotting potential issues and designing smart solutions? Are you passionate about building programs and finding creative ways to make the most of what's already there? If you said yes — read on. About us eStruxture Data Centers is an award-winning company and the largest Canadian-owned data center provider with locations in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. Our solutions are designed to give customers more: more locations, more capacity, more connections that enable them to run modern, demanding enterprise applications, and offer their business the control to rapidly scale in response to unpredictable changes in business processes. eStruxture provides access to an ecosystem to almost 850 customers that trust and depend on our infrastructure and customer support, including carriers, cloud providers, media content, financial services, and enterprise customers. eStruxture offers colocation, bandwidth, security and support services to customers across Canada in its 16 carrier and cloud-neutral facilities. Everything starts with our dedicated and talented team. As an award-winning industry leader, our data centers help our customers improve network connectivity, redundancy, and uptime, scale up or down, increase cost savings, and provide a high level of physical security. This would be unachievable without the people of eStruxture. About the role Reporting to the Senior VP of Operations & Engineering, the Infrastructure Engineer & Program Management lead will play a key role in driving high-level program strategies, optimizing productivity, and ensuring successful project delivery — from inception through to completion. You’ll work closely with internal and external teams, manage key project milestones, and help scale and enhance our national data center infrastructure. What You’ll Own Manage all project stakeholders and communications, ensuring expectations are aligned throughout the project lifecycle. Define and track milestones with clear, structured reporting across all phases of your projects. Partner with Data Center Managers across all regions to ensure consistent design and delivery practices. Contribute to strategic decision-making around design and budgeting across new builds, expansions, retrofits, conversions, and M&E equipment selection. Identify and address site-specific constraints, design limitations, and infrastructure routes in collaboration with local teams. Monitor and escalate risks, failure points, and critical infrastructure issues. Lead capacity management for our national data center fleet, alongside other key business KPIs. What you bring Experience 7+ years in program or project management, ideally in a mission-critical infrastructure environment. Experience with vendor management, capacity planning, and operational process design. Proven track record delivering complex infrastructure projects in fast-paced settings. Education/Certification/Designation Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a relevant field. PMP certification (an asset). Electrical certifications (an asset). Skills Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Highly organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven. Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate cross-functional teams. Independent, proactive, and comfortable leading local initiatives. Strategic thinker with practical execution skills. Technical Knowledge Familiarity with data center construction and infrastructure projects. Knowledge of critical systems: UPS, generators, chillers, BMS, life safety systems. Understanding of data center tiering (UTI) and thermal policies (ASHRAE TC9.9). Advanced knowledge of building systems and industry standards. Working Conditions Hybrid work environment (office + remote). Occasional travel (up to 25%) across Canada. Regular business hours, Monday to Friday, with the ability to manage tight deadlines. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory background checks. Ready to make an impact? If you’re looking for a role where your technical expertise and leadership will directly influence the growth of a fast-moving company — we’d love to hear from you.

Ce que vous ferez

The role involves managing high-level program strategies and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of data center infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure consistent design practices, manage capacity, and mitigate risks across the national fleet.

Exigences

Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in program or project management within mission-critical environments. A bachelor's degree in business or engineering is required, with PMP or electrical certifications considered an asset.

Compétences indiquées

• Budgeting · Souhaitée
• Risk Management · Souhaitée
• Communication Skills · Souhaitée
• Gestion de projet · Souhaitée
• Stakeholder Management · Souhaitée

Autres compétences pertinentes

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Project management
• Program management
• Capacity planning
• Vendor management
• Data center infrastructure
• Critical systems
• Strategic planning
• Budgeting
• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Operational process design
• Communication skills
• Cross-functional team leadership
• Building systems
• Infrastructure design
• Life Safety Systems
• Influencing Skills
• Support Services
• Strategic Decision Making
• Industry Standards
• Influencing Without Authority
• Equipment Selection
• Project Delivery
• Customer Support
• Building Management System
• Business Administration
• Business Process
• IT Capacity Management
• Capacity Planning
• Communication
• Data Centers
• Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency
• Financial Services
• Leadership
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Network Troubleshooting
• Project Management
• Milestones (Project Management)
• Operations
• Physical Security
• Project Management Professional Certification
• Process Design
• Process Driven Development
• Program Management
• Systems Development Life Cycle
• Project Stakeholders
• Vendor Management
• Colocation
• Detail Oriented

Domaines d’emploi

• Engineering
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Construction
• Security & Safety
• Infrastructure Design Engineer
• Data Center Technician / Engineer
• Database Designers and Administrators
• Computer Occupations, All Other