Data Center Electrical Project Engineer - Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC

About the Company

Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC is a premier multi-tenant data center provider, setting the standard for operational excellence, efficiency, and sustained uptime. With over 20 years of expertise and three million square feet of mission-critical space, Sabey is the largest privately-owned data center owner and operator in the United States. Their cutting-edge facilities—located in Tukwila, WA; East Wenatchee, WA; Quincy, WA; New York, NY; Ashburn, VA; and Austin, TX, with a new location coming soon in Umatilla, OR—support top-tier financial institutions, technology giants, media powerhouses, and healthcare leaders. Sabey prioritizes sustainability and innovation, shaping the digital infrastructure of the future while returning unused energy to grids and collaborating with local utilities. The company both builds and operates its own facilities, offering employees a unique end-to-end view of the data center world. Sabey fosters a culture where humble, hungry, and smart individuals are valued, supported, and promoted from within.

About the Role

As the Data Center Electrical Project Engineer, you will join Sabey's Data Center Design team and support the design, operation, and continuous improvement of mission-critical electrical infrastructure. Working alongside internal teams and external engineering partners, you'll help ensure electrical systems are reliable, efficient, constructable, and aligned with applicable codes and Sabey's design standards. This role offers broad exposure to systems that keep data centers running—from medium- and low-voltage distribution to UPS systems, generators, switchgear, and power system studies. It's an opportunity for an electrical engineer with 3+ years of experience to deepen their mission-critical expertise while contributing to projects from early design through commissioning and turnover to operations.

Responsibilities

• Supporting electrical system design for new and expanding data center projects, including medium- and low-voltage distribution, UPS systems, standby generators, switchgear, and associated infrastructure.
• Partnering with Architecture & Engineering (A&E) firms to ensure designs align with Owner Project Requirements (OPR), Sabey design standards, and project specifications.
• Developing and maintaining electrical design standards, technical specifications, and engineering guidelines.
• Participating in equipment sizing and selection, technical evaluations, and design optimization.
• Reviewing engineering drawings, calculations, specifications, and studies for technical accuracy, completeness, constructability, and compliance.
• Maintaining facility electrical models and supporting arc flash hazard analyses, protective device coordination studies, and other power system analyses.
• Providing engineering support for infrastructure improvements, capacity expansions, modernization projects, and energy-efficiency initiatives.
• Supporting reliability engineering efforts, including failure investigations, root cause analyses, lifecycle planning, and recommendations to improve system redundancy and resiliency.
• Collaborating with operations, commissioning, construction, controls, mechanical engineering, and external consultants throughout project execution.
• Supporting commissioning, functional testing, startup activities, and turnover to operations.
• Staying current with applicable codes, industry standards, and emerging technologies related to mission-critical electrical infrastructure.
• Traveling to job sites as needed and safely navigating active construction environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of electrical design or project engineering experience within commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or data center facilities.
• Working knowledge of low- and medium-voltage power distribution systems, including switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, transfer switches, panelboards, grounding, feeders, and branch circuits.
• Ability to support electrical calculations, equipment sizing, single-line diagram development, construction documents, submittal reviews, RFI responses, and construction administration.
• Understanding of electrical power systems and core electrical engineering principles.
• Ability to coordinate electrical design across mechanical, architectural, structural, civil, controls, telecom, fire protection, and construction disciplines.
• Familiarity with data center redundancy, resiliency, maintainability, and critical power distribution concepts.
• Strong analytical, engineering, mathematical reasoning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, consultants, and business partners.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment without compromising quality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Project.
• Commitment to continuous learning, including a willingness to learn and utilize AI tools and emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the National Electrical Code (NEC), IEEE standards, and NFPA 70E.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or progress toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
• Exposure to electrical power system studies, commissioning, or reliability engineering.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, SKM, or similar engineering software.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and PPO dental plans with 100% of employee-only premiums covered by Sabey.
• Annual contribution of up to $2,000 to a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Up to 5 weeks of PTO based on tenure, plus 10 paid holidays and the ability to carry over unused PTO.
• Competitive, matched 401(k) retirement plan.
• Access to structured professional and personal development programs, including Thought Patterns for High Performance, Everything DiSC, and Built to Last.
• Long-term career growth, internal mobility, and a culture that supports and promotes from within.

Pay

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $82,900.47 - $124,350.71 plus bonus eligibility.