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Senior Engineering Lead, AI Data Center Build

Full Time · Remote · USA

Posted Oct 26, 2026

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US (Dallas preferred, remote considered) · Full-time · Periodic international travel

  • About the opportunity
  • The program delivers gigawatt-scale AI capacity: next-generation Nvidia GPU clusters, dedicated green energy and seawater-desalination cooling. The Senior Engineering Lead turns approved designs into energized, commissioned capacity on schedule.
  • What you will own
  • Engineering delivery — MEP, electrical and cooling systems from design review through construction, commissioning and handover.
  • Power systems — HV/MV substations, transformers, switchgear, UPS, gensets and BESS; grid and renewable tie-in.
  • Cooling systems — liquid cooling plants, CDUs, chillers, heat rejection and desalinated seawater cooling loops.
  • Commissioning — integrated systems testing L1–L5, punch-list closure and operational readiness with the operations team.
  • EPC and vendor management — lead EPC contractors, MEP subcontractors and OEMs; long-lead equipment procurement and factory acceptance testing.
  • Schedule, cost and quality — own engineering milestones, change control, QA/QC and risk registers.
  • Safety and compliance — NFPA 70E, OSHA, NEC and local code compliance across sites.
  • Continuous improvement — feed lessons learned back into reference designs with the architecture team.
  • What you bring
  • Must have
  • 10+ years in mission-critical engineering: data centers, power generation or heavy industrial
  • Delivered at least one 20 MW+ facility end to end through L5 commissioning
  • Deep electrical and mechanical systems knowledge; liquid-cooling exposure since 2023
  • Managed EPC contractors and OEMs on $100M+ programs
  • US-based; open to periodic international travel
  • Strong plus
  • AI/GPU hall delivery at 50+ kW/rack
  • HV substation or utility interconnect experience
  • Renewable or BESS integration
  • Seawater, desalination or industrial water-cooling systems
  • PE license; CxA or equivalent commissioning certification; PMP

PriceSenz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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