Director, Data Centre Engineering - Mechanical & Electrical (Mississauga, ON, CA) at BCE - Bell Canada Enterprises — Mississauga, CAN | Base Career | Base Career
Bell is seeking an accomplished Director to lead its national Data Centre Engineering team—driving the mechanical and electrical design strategy behind Bell’s groundbreaking AI Fabric program. This transformational initiative is positioning Canada as a global leader in Sovereign AI by building a secure, highperformance, coasttocoast compute fabric that will power the next generation of AI innovation. In this consultative executive role, you will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams, influence data centre strategy across the enterprise, and directly engage customers to advance complex solution designs. Your leadership will ensure Bell’s AIready data centre environments remain industryleading in reliability, efficiency, scalability, and innovation.
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Bell is seeking an accomplished Director to lead its national Data Centre Engineering team—driving the mechanical and electrical design strategy behind Bell’s groundbreaking AI Fabric program. This transformational initiative is positioning Canada as a global leader in Sovereign AI by building a secure, highperformance, coasttocoast compute fabric that will power the next generation of AI innovation. In this consultative executive role, you will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams, influence data centre strategy across the enterprise, and directly engage customers to advance complex solution designs. Your leadership will ensure Bell’s AIready data centre environments remain industryleading in reliability, efficiency, scalability, and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership to both Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams responsible for design, planning, standards development, and operational readiness across all data centre facilities.
Drive the engineering vision for highdensity AI and GPUoptimized data centres, ensuring alignment with Bell’s national AI Fabric program and longterm infrastructure roadmap.
Act as a senior consultative engineering advisor during customer engagements, supporting with technical expertise, solution positioning, and complex design discussions.
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Build strong customer relationships by articulating Bell’s technical capabilities, understanding customer requirements, and shaping data centre solutions that accelerate the sales cycle.
Oversee the development and continuous refinement of engineering standards, playbooks, and design guidelines for mechanical, electrical, cooling, and power systems.
Collaborate closely with Operations, Construction, Architecture, Network Engineering, and external partners to ensure design integrity, feasibility, and alignment with project goals.
Lead risk assessments, capacity planning, and longterm growth strategies to support evolving AI and highdensity compute workloads.
Champion innovation in cooling technologies, power distribution, energy efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency.
Provide executive oversight for commissioning, technical evaluations, escalations, and critical incident response as required.
Develop and mentor highperforming engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaborative problemsolving, and continuous improvement.
Represent the engineering organization in executive reviews, customer briefings, and strategic planning sessions.
Critical Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; P.Eng designation strongly preferred.
12–15+ years of experience in missioncritical data centre engineering, with at least 5+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Demonstrated expertise in highdensity compute environments, advanced cooling strategies, power distribution, redundancy architectures, and data centre capacity planning.
Strong background in customerfacing engagements, including consultative technical discussions, solution design, and support for presales activities.
Deep understanding of codes and standards relevant to data centre environments (ASHRAE, CSA, NEC/NFPA, Uptime, TIA942, etc.).
Exceptional communication, executive presence, and ability to translate complex engineering concepts for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Ability to lead largescale, multisite engineering programs with a strong emphasis on quality, reliability, and innovation.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in large hyperscale or AIfocused data centre environments.
Demonstrated leadership in developing new engineering capabilities, standards, or nationalscale programs.
Strategic mindset with a strong customer orientation and proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Familiarity with emerging technologies such as liquid cooling, immersion cooling, edge data centre deployment, and advanced power management systems.
Adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.
Additional Information:
Position Type: Management Job Status: Regular - Full Time Job Location: Canada : Ontario : Mississauga || Canada : British Columbia : Vancouver || Canada : Ontario : Ottawa || Canada : Ontario : Toronto || Canada : Quebec : Montreal || Canada : Saskatchewan : Regina || Canada : Saskatchewan : Saskatoon , Nationwide (Canada) Work Arrangement: Hybrid Application Deadline: 07/06/2026
For work arrangements that are ‘Hybrid’, successful candidates must be based in Canada and report to a set Bell office for a minimum of 3 days a week. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, Bell offers flexibility in work hours based on the business needs.
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.
We know that caring for our team members is at the heart of a healthy, positive and thriving workplace. As part of our team, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits to support the well-being of you and your family. As soon as you join us, you'll be eligible for medical, dental, vision and mental health benefits that you can tailor to your specific needs. Plus, as a Bell team member, you'll enjoy a 35% discount on our services and access exclusive offers from our partners.
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