Intermediate Data Centre Design & Planning Engineer

Intermediate Data Centre Design & Planning Engineer

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Bold ideas need dependable infrastructure and people who can build and maintain it. At Qu, we run sovereign, in‑country infrastructure, data centres, cloud, and managed services, so Canada’s builders and innovators can move fast without trading away control. Your work will help keep data close to home, accelerate teams, and scale growth for the builders and dreamers who rely on us.

We’re building for decades, backed by InfraRed Capital Partners and Sun Life. We’re small by design, 120 people, so your voice carries and your impact shows. You’ll work on real problems that matter : to take the routine and the complex off our customers’ plates so they can focus on what they need to grow.

If you want your best work to power someone else’s moonshot, this is your place. Quiet power, built for the builders and the dreamers. We’re Qu.

Role Overview

The Intermediate Data Centre Design & Planning Engineer supports the engineering, planning, and lifecycle management of Qu’s data centre infrastructure. This role spans design, capacity planning, construction and commissioning support, customer fit‑outs, financial estimation, vendor engagement, and industry trend monitoring. The ideal candidate brings both technical depth and the ability to support budgeting, quoting, and negotiation activities for infrastructure and customer deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Centre Design & Engineering : Assist in engineering and design for data centre expansions, upgrades, and new builds; close support of new customer opportunities; develop and update floor plans, cabinet layouts, containment designs, and mechanical / electrical schematics; support design reviews to ensure compliance with Tier architecture and redundancy strategies.
• Power Planning & Capacity Management : Develop power allocation models for customer deployments and future capacity planning; track load utilisation and redundancy paths across electrical systems; validate feasibility of 20–100kW+ high‑density cabinet deployments; maintain capacity data (kW, kVA, CEs, PUE, chilled‑water capacity); track sold, used, peak and available capacities by sub‑system.
• Cooling, High‑Density & Liquid Cooling Planning : Assess mechanical system performance (airflow, tonnage, CRAH / CRAC, chilled‑water systems); assist in implementing high‑density cooling strategies including IRC, RDHx, containment, and DLC; support thermal modelling and ASHRAE guideline compliance.
• Space, Colocation & Customer Fit‑Out Planning : Maintain white‑space layouts, pathways, cabinet placements and cage designs; participate directly in customer fit‑out planning, including deployment design, cabinet specifications, and power / cooling alignment; ensure efficient space planning with minimal stranded capacity; collaborate with Sales Engineering on technical validation for customer proposals.
• Construction & Commissioning Support : Support construction phases by coordinating with contractors and reviewing design deviations; participate in commissioning activities (Level 1–5) for electrical and mechanical systems; assist in punch‑list management, equipment testing and system turn‑up verification.
• Vendor Relationships & Industry Engagement : Maintain working relationships with electrical and mechanical equipment manufacturers (UPS, switchgear, cooling, DLC systems, busway, generators, etc.); participate in product evaluations, roadmap sessions and vendor negotiations; stay current with industry trends including high‑density compute, energy efficiency, liquid cooling and next‑generation facility technologies; provide internal updates and recommendations on emerging innovations.
• Financial Management, Quoting & Budgeting : Prepare cost estimates and technical inputs for customer proposals, cage builds, cabinet deployments and high‑density solutions; support budgeting for infrastructure projects, upgrades and equipment procurement; assist with vendor quote comparisons, value analysis and negotiation preparation; track financial impacts of design decisions; provide input into multi‑year capital planning and facility growth budgets.
• Energy Efficiency & Sustainability : Support initiatives that lower PUE and improve mechanical / electrical efficiency; assist in evaluating efficiency upgrades, airflow improvements and economisation opportunities; analyse facility and customer load data to identify sustainability improvements.
• Documentation & Process : Maintain CAD models, design documentation, capacity tracking tools and engineering standards; support development of SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, commissioning documents and audit materials; ensure accurate documentation is available for operations, construction and customer teams.

Qualifications

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Why Join Qu

At Qu, we are committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where all employees feel respected and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We are also committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs, in accordance with applicable human rights and accessibility legislation.

Seniority level : Mid‑Senior level

Employment type : Full‑time

Job function : Management and Manufacturing

Industries : Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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