Senior Facility Engineer – Electrical
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Join the Future of Digital Infrastructure
Are you a passionate Senior Facility Engineer – Electrical looking to make a meaningful impact? We're building the next generation of digital infrastructure powering hyperscalers, AI innovation, and high-performance computing across North America.
JOB TITLE
Senior Facility Engineer – Electrical
DEPARTMENT
Engineering – Facility Reliability
LOCATION
Montreal, QC
WORK ARRANGEMENT
Hybrid
Travel Requirements
SALARY RANGE
Role Summary
5C is a full-stack AI digital infrastructure provider that designs, develops, and operates scalable AI factories and purpose-built data center campuses engineered for speed, density, reliability, sustainability, and long-term performance across North America.
As 5C's data center facilities transition from development into live operation, this role provides deep electrical engineering authority for the operating portfolio. The Senior Facility Engineer – Electrical is a senior technical anchor who owns the hardest live-site electrical problems, from MV/LV distribution and protection through UPS, generators, and critical power, while mentoring engineers and setting the electrical engineering bar for the function.
How We Work At 5C
Our core values guide how we collaborate, make decisions, support one another, and serve our customers. We're looking for people who embrace them and help us build something great.
What You Will Do
- Act as the primary technical authority for electrical engineering across operational facilities, providing expertise in medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, transformers, switchgear, electrical protection systems, UPS systems, generators, STS/RPP/PDU equipment, and grounding systems.
- Lead complex technical investigations related to electrical incidents, including root cause analyses, failure mode studies, and reliability assessments. Define, implement, and track corrective and preventive actions through to full resolution.
- Review and approve operational procedures (MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs), electrical switching plans, and high-risk energized work activities. Provide technical leadership during critical events, outages, major alarms, and abnormal operating conditions, while participating in the L3/L4 technical escalation rotation.
- Represent the engineering team during design reviews, commissioning activities, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and operational handovers. Identify single points of failure, redundancy losses, and arc flash or short-circuit risks; maintain electrical documentation, single-line diagrams, and protection settings; mentor engineers; and establish regional electrical engineering technical standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- 6+ years in data centers, critical facilities, or mission-critical electrical infrastructure.
- Strong command of MV/LV distribution, protection and coordination, UPS, generators, and critical power systems.
- Ability to read and interpret single-line diagrams, protection schemes, commissioning reports, and test data.
- Strong judgment, written communication, and the ability to remain calm and direct under pressure during live events.
At 5C, we believe great people build great companies. You'll build a rewarding career while helping shape the future of digital infrastructure - one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.
Career Growth
Build a rewarding career in one of the world's fastest-growing industries.
Industry Leadership
Help power the infrastructure behind AI and high-performance computing.
Entrepreneurial Culture
Your ideas matter - we empower employees to help shape our future.
Comprehensive Rewards
Competitive pay plus meaningful, lasting impact on the work you do.
Life at 5C
We're more than a workplace - we're a team of builders, innovators, and problem-solvers united by a shared purpose: creating infrastructure that powers the technologies transforming our world. Your voice matters here, and we encourage fresh ideas at every level.
Ready to Apply?
If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear your story. Apply today and discover what your future could look like at 5C Data Centers.
5C Data Centers is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. 5C evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the senior electrical technical authority for operational data centers, resolving complex power-system issues and leading investigations, corrective actions, and responses to critical events. Review operational and switching procedures, support design reviews and commissioning, maintain electrical documentation and standards, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline and at least six years of experience in data centers, critical facilities, or mission-critical electrical infrastructure. Candidates should have strong expertise in MV/LV distribution, protection and coordination, UPS, generators, and critical power systems, along with the ability to interpret technical diagrams and test data and communicate effectively under pressure.
Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Medium- and Low-Voltage Power Distribution
- Electrical Protection and Coordination
- UPS Systems
- Generators
- Critical Power Systems
- Root Cause Analysis
- Reliability Assessment
- Electrical Switching Plans
- Single-Line Diagrams
- Commissioning
- Integrated Systems Testing
- Arc Flash Risk Assessment
- Technical Leadership
- Mentoring
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Career Growth
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Data Centers
- Digital Infrastructure
- Artificial Intelligence
- High-Performance Computing
- Electrical Engineering
- Medium-Voltage Distribution
- Low-Voltage Distribution
- Transformers
- Switchgear
- Electrical Protection Systems
- Protection Coordination
- UPS Systems
- Generators
- STS
- RPP
- PDU
- Grounding Systems
- Root Cause Analysis
- Failure Mode Studies
- Reliability Assessments
- MOPs
- SOPs
- EOPs
- Electrical Switching Plans
- Commissioning
- Integrated Systems Testing
- Single-Line Diagrams
- Arc Flash
- Short-Circuit Risk
- Operational Handover