Electrical Engineer - Data Center Specialist

Overview

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Electrical Engineer - Data Center Specialist role at Arcadis
. Arcadis is looking to hire an Electrical Engineer (EE) specializing in data center facility design to support Places Design & Engineering (D&E) directly serving our client. Duration is currently a 6-month engagement, with possibility to extend. As an EE, you will report to work at a Client data center facility in Omaha, NE or San Francisco, CA, or could work remotely.

You’ll also work with the Arcadis Places D&E electrical team of 30 design staff who will support you remotely. You will function as a Client staff member performing various electrical design tasks.

• Perform evaluations of market available multi-tenant facilities (i.e. colocation) for acquisition into the fleet portfolio.
• Manage power system issues during concept design, detailed design, procurement, bidding, manufacturing, delivery, and installation on site.
• Identify and work with Client POC to resolve issues raised by the cross functional teams and various external stakeholders.
• Understand and evaluate data center designs based on level of redundancy, availability targets, and SPOFs in the design
• Interface closely with the Third-Party Data Center Operations (3
  
  PDC-Ops), Energy and Land Strategy (ELS), and Front End Planning (FEP) teams to deliver the electrical solutions to third-party data center projects.
• Responsible for technical due diligence, QA/QC, and successful product delivery per Client’s standards.
• Help reinforce standards across all regions to ensure consistency.
• Cross discipline collaboration (with control systems and mechanical teams) and general understanding of interrelated issues is expected.
• Update and maintain the internal design specifications, drawings and standards to the latest configurations based on lessons learned and real-time feedback.
• Proficient in US codes and standards with knowledge of IEC standards.
• Experience reviewing detailed shop drawings and sequences of operation.
• Collaborate with internal teams regarding allowable power loading within multi-tenant facilities for rack deployment and load balancing.

• B.S.(Electrical Engineering) is required, M.S. & P.E. are preferred.
• 5+ years experience with mission critical facilities, with focus on market available data center multi-tenant facilities.
• Expertise with performing power system analysis and common engineering software packages is required.
• Experienced in bidding, designing, operating, and commissioning of electrical distribution systems from high voltage (HV) transformer to branch circuits.
• Experience and general knowledge of cross discipline teams: structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural.
• Experience with colocation facilities is required.
• Domestic & international travel, as needed (up to 20% of time).

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