Senior Electrical Engineer - Global facilities - CDMX

Burns & McDonnell es una empresa con más de 10,000 ingenieros, arquitectos, profesionales de la construcción, científicos, consultores y emprendedores, con oficinas en toda Norteamérica y en todo el mundo. Burns & McDonnell ofrece oportunidades emocionantes para quienes estén interesados en desarrollar su carrera en uno de los sectores más dinámicos e innovadores del diseño y construcción de edificios de alta tecnología.

Burns & McDonnell is a company of more than 10,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants, and entrepreneurs, with offices across North America and throughout the world. We offer exciting opportunities for professionals looking to grow their careers within one of the most fast‑paced and innovative sectors of high‑tech building design and construction.

This position will support different business lines within our Global Facilities Services Practice: Industrial, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Aerospacial, Consumer products, healthcare, and Mission-critical data center projects, one of the fastest growing and most technically advanced industries globally. The role is part of our expanding Global Facilities Services (GFS) project team based in Mexico City, providing immediate involvement in largescale, highly complex projects. GFS is an international practice at Burns & McDonnell that involves exciting, collaborative work across many departments and locations.

Burns & McDonnell is actively recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer to join this segment of our growing business. This position requires an experienced electrical engineer capable of successfully solving complex problems that require adaptation, modification, and innovative application of standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the design, planning, and client coordination activities associated with high, medium, and low voltage electrical distribution and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Burns & McDonnell counterparts to understand the scope of work, provide discipline leadership, and ensure project deadlines are met.
• Design electrical systems and equipment to support safe, reliable, and high‑availability environments required in mission‑critical facilities.
• Advise strategic guidance to clients on electrical system options and code‑compliant solutions that meet reliability and uptime requirements.
• Quality review of the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems to ensure compliance with design documents and safety codes.
• Conduct power system studies including load flow, short-circuit and develop criteria for protective device coordination to support arc-flash analysis and develop compliant arc-flash labeling under the safest viable operating conditions.
• Develop and/or lead electrical design from conceptual phase through design completion for large scale projects including main electrical equipment specifications, one-line diagrams and power distribution, photometric analysis and lighting design, grounding systems.
• Review electrical equipment vendor drawings and specifications to ensure client requirements are met.
• Provide electrical design direction and resource management on multi‑discipline projects.
• Inform design teams on local codes and electrical engineering best practices.
• Develop concept studies, designs, narratives, and discipline deliverables.
• Participate in identifying, recruiting, and assigning resources to meet business needs.
• Support project schedule, scope, budget, and change‑management activities.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an engineering program .
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish (working closely with US team colleagues) or (reporting to US).
• Engineering License to practice in Mexico preferred; willingness to pursue Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
• Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design, ANSI and IEEE standards, and applicable Mexican electrical codes.
• Experience utilizing SKM, CYMCAP, AGI32 or similar electrical analysis tools.
• Expert knowledge of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, BIM (Revit), 3D coordination tools, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience leading electrical discipline teams and delegating tasks on large complex projects.
• Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in multidisciplinary environments.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for electrical engineering documents and specifications.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, organizational, and team‑building skills.
• Must be capable of devising new approaches to solving engineering challenges.
• Familiarity with other building systems/disciplines and coordination requirements.
• Ability to travel locally and internationally.
• Willingness to work with AI‑enabled engineering tools and digital workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• Previous consulting experience.
• EPC project experience
• Data center or telecom facility experience.
• Experience with procurement interfaces (RFQs, technical evaluations).
• Experience supporting proposals, estimates, and project planning activities.
• Experience with construction administration and resolving design‑related field issues.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or developing electrical engineering standards.
• Familiarity with U.S. electrical design practices or multinational project delivery environments.
• Willingness to pursue Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.