Senior Engineering Manager, Data Centre
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About the Role
Bell seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of mechanical and electrical engineers for its AI Fabric data centre initiative. The role involves overseeing design, capacity planning, and resiliency of high-performance infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of mechanical and electrical engineers, overseeing technical deliverables, workload, and professional development
- Own engineering design deliverables for data centre M&E systems—power distribution, UPS, generators, chilled water, high density/liquid cooling, and controls
- Develop and maintain design standards, specifications, and engineering documentation to ensure consistency and mission critical quality
- Support capacity planning, load modeling, and resiliency/redundancy analysis to meet current and future AI/GPU high density compute requirements
- Review and coordinate A/E and vendor engineering packages, including LOD design classification and detailed engineering handoffs to the GC
- Partner with construction and commissioning teams to support constructability reviews, RFIs, and issue resolution
- Contribute to commissioning (Cx) planning and validation of power, cooling, and resiliency systems ahead of operational handover
- Collaborate cross functionally with operations, architecture, network engineering, program controls, and external partners
- Support sustainability and long term infrastructure roadmap initiatives, embedding efficiency and resiliency into design decisions
- Manage engineering risk, change, and technical documentation, escalating issues to the Director as needed
Requirements
- 8+ years of mechanical or electrical engineering experience, with direct exposure to data centre or mission critical facility design (hyperscale/high density preferred)
- Prior people leadership or team lead experience managing engineers or technical staff
- Strong technical depth in data centre M&E systems—power, cooling (including liquid/high density), redundancy, and resiliency
- Solid understanding of design standards development, capacity planning, and load modeling
- Familiarity with commissioning processes, LOD design classification, and A/E to GC engineering handoffs
- Proficiency with engineering design and modeling tools relevant to M&E systems
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline; P.Eng. (or eligibility) strongly preferred
- Willingness to be on site and travel between Canadian build locations as the portfolio scales
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Summary
- Bell’s AI Fabric initiative is pioneering a secure, sovereign AI compute network across Canada.
- This ambitious portfolio features seven large scale, high density data centers, anchored by a 500 MW British Columbia supercluster and a 300 MW flagship site in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- As Senior Engineering Manager, Data Centre, you will lead a team of mechanical and electrical engineering professionals responsible for translating design standards into resilient, high performance infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of mechanical and electrical engineers, overseeing their technical deliverables, workload, and professional development.
- Own engineering design deliverables for data centre M&E systems—power distribution, UPS, generators, chilled water, high density/liquid cooling, and controls.
- Develop and maintain design standards, specifications, and engineering documentation to ensure consistency and mission critical quality across builds.
- Support capacity planning, load modeling, and resiliency/redundancy analysis to meet current and future AI/GPU high density compute requirements.
- Review and coordinate A/E and vendor engineering packages, including LOD design classification and detailed engineering handoffs to the GC.
- Partner with construction and commissioning teams to support constructability reviews, RFIs, and issue resolution during design and build phases.
- Contribute to commissioning (Cx) planning and validation of power, cooling, and resiliency systems ahead of operational handover.
- Collaborate cross functionally with operations, architecture, network engineering, program controls, and external partners to align engineering with delivery.
- Support sustainability and long term infrastructure roadmap initiatives, embedding efficiency and resiliency into design decisions.
- Manage engineering risk, change, and technical documentation, escalating issues to the Director, Data Centre Strategy and Program Management as needed.
Critical Qualifications
- 8+ years of mechanical or electrical engineering experience, with direct exposure to data centre or mission critical facility design (hyperscale/high density preferred).
- Prior people leadership or team lead experience managing engineers or technical staff.
- Strong technical depth in data centre M&E systems—power, cooling (including liquid/high density), redundancy, and resiliency.
- Solid understanding of design standards development, capacity planning, and load modeling.
- Familiarity with commissioning processes, LOD design classification, and A/E to GC engineering handoffs.
- Proficiency with engineering design and modeling tools relevant to M&E systems.
- Strong coordination skills across construction, operations, architecture, and external partners.
- Effective at managing multiple priorities and deliverables in a fast scaling, build from zero environment.
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline; P.Eng. (or eligibility) strongly preferred.
- Willingness to be on site and travel between Canadian build locations as the portfolio scales.
Additional Information
- Position Type: Management
- Job Status: Regular Full Time
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid (minimum 3 days a week in office)
- Application Deadline: 07/28/2026
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation package including competitive salary and wide range of benefits.
- Medical, dental, vision and mental health benefits from day one.
- 35% discount on Bell services and exclusive partner offers.
About Bell
- Bell is building a more connected future through world class networks, AI powered solutions, and digital experiences.
- Bell is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible workplace.
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