Electrical Engineer – Data Center Development

Overview

Electrical Engineer – Data Center Development – Ashburn, VA

This opportunity is working directly with a leading mission-critical data center developer / investor. This company provides turnkey data center solutions custom-fit to the requirements of their client’s ever-changing mission-critical facility’s operational needs. They accomplish this by providing reliability of mission-critical facilities for many of the world’s largest organizations (Hyperscale and Enterprise Customers). This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

This role is ideal for a smart, sharp, and driven engineer with a strong grasp of concept-level design, schematics, and construction drawings. The ideal candidate will be proficient in AutoCAD and Revit, with experience in electrical power systems design for mission-critical environments.

As a subject matter expert, you will have a direct impact on the design of prototypical Data Center sites, provide technical design guidance and vendor oversight, solve large-scale implementation issues, and build a strong understanding of site design and program requirements.

The successful candidate will develop and implement design strategies to expand the firm’s expertise, footprint and profitability in Critical Facilities and Digital Infrastructure. Our client is looking for a Critical Facilities Engineer that has expertise in Electrical Power Systems Engineering and design for data center and infrastructure development efforts, specifically for large data centers. This challenging and unique role will involve the initial design specifications and prototype of critical power systems for new data centers and expansions to existing data centers.

The ideal candidate will have experience and in-depth knowledge of Electrical Power Systems / Electrical Power Distribution System design and installation. Previous experience with electrical equipment design to include Generators, UPS systems and electrical switch gear is a must. You will help lead the design team and working / communicating with all the trades and stakeholders involved in all projects.

• Manage projects, create designs and plans, provided and gather specifications, and execute assignments in a multidisciplinary electrical engineering design role for all sizes of data center facility design projects- enterprise data centers, Colocation Providers and for Hyperscale Companies.
• Create Conceptual Designs gathered from meetings with the client
• Create Prototypes that will create the schematics that will be basis for RFPs / RFIs
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards within boundaries of company policies
• Represent the company in project meetings
• Collaborate with all design staff and oversee full cycle electrical design activities
• Interact closely with the Project Management Team to produce construction documents, develop and edit project specifications and lead the construction administration process
• Execute and lead design teams and design projects of complex scope
• Perform intermediate to advanced electrical design tasks including development of electrical distribution systems and topologies, infrastructure and equipment layouts and selection / sizing of equipment
• Utilize AutoCAD and Revit software to prepare drawings
• Review and / or prepare book or sheet specifications for electrical power systems
• Develop and / or review sequences of operations
• Proposal development including project scope, schedule and budget
• Effective management of project design team including resource forecasting and coordination
• Identify potential project scope changes and aid in development of strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines
• Support contact for design clients and builds effective, long-term client relationships
• Survey existing building conditions / Conduct Field Observations and prepares technical reports of findings and commissioning support
• Represent the Operations team in startup, testing, factory witness testing, commissioning, and…