AssociateElectricalDirector–Paris,France
Location: Paris,France
Sector: MissionCritical/DataCentres
EmploymentType: Permanent,Full-Time
AbouttheCompany
MyclientisaninternationalengineeringconsultancyspecialisinginMissionCriticalInfrastructureandDataCentreEngineering.ThecompanydeliversMechanical,ElectricalandPublicHealth(MEP)designservicesacrossEurope,theMiddleEastandbeyond,supportinghyperscale,colocation,telecommunicationsandinfrastructureclients.
Thebusinesscombinesdeeptechnicalexpertisewithinnovativeengineeringsolutions,includingresilientelectricalinfrastructure,HV/LVpowerdistribution,UPSandstandbygenerationsystems,electricalresiliencestrategies,BIM/Revitcoordinationandturnkeyprojectdelivery.
DuetocontinuedgrowthacrosstheEuropeandatacentremarket,myclientisseekinganexperiencedAssociateElectricalDirectortoleadandexpanditselectricalengineeringcapabilityfromitsParisoffice.
TheOpportunity
Thisisaseniorleadershippositionforahighlymotivatedelectricalengineerwithextensiveexperienceinmission-criticalfacilities,large-scaledatacentres,orcomplexinfrastructureprojects.
Youwillplayapivotalroleinleadingmultidisciplinaryprojectteams,developingclientrelationships,mentoringengineers,anddrivingthedeliveryoftechnicallyexcellentelectricaldesignsacrosshyperscaleandcolocationdevelopmentsthroughoutFranceandthewiderEMEAregion.
ReportingtotheEngineeringDirectorandseniorleadershipteam,youwillhelpshapethefuturegrowthoftheParisoperationwhilemaintainingthehigheststandardsoftechnicalquality,electricalresilienceandprojectdelivery.
KeyResponsibilities
- Leadtheelectricaldesignanddeliveryofmission-criticalanddatacentreprojectsfromconceptthroughconstructionandcommissioning.
- ActasProjectDirectororLeadElectricalEngineeronmajorassignments.
- Manageandmentorelectricalengineersandmultidisciplinarydesignteams.
- Developelectricalsystemstrategiesforhigh-availabilitydatacentreenvironments,including:
- HV/MVelectricalinfrastructureandutilityconnections
- MV/LVsubstationsandtransformers
- HV/MV/LVswitchgearanddistributionsystems
- Standbygenerationandemergencypowersystems
- UPSsystemsandbatteryenergystoragesolutions
- Busbar/buswayandcriticalpowerdistributionsystems
- Powerdistributionandcontainment
- Earthingandbondingsystems
- Lightningprotectionsystems
- Electricalprotection,discriminationandcoordination
- Criticalpowerresilience,redundancyandavailabilitystrategies
- Electricalmetering,monitoringandenergymanagementsystems
- Leadelectricalloadassessments,powerstudies,fault-levelcalculationsandsystemcapacityassessments.
- Developelectricalresiliencestrategiesalignedwithclientavailabilityandredundancyrequirements.
- Reviewandapproveelectricalcalculations,reports,specifications,drawingsandtechnicaldesigndocumentation.
- Leaddesignreviewsandprovidetechnicalassurancethroughouttheprojectlifecycle.
- Interfacedirectlywithhyperscale,colocation,investorandend-userclients.
- Coordinateelectricaldesignwithmechanical,publichealth,architectural,structuralandspecialistengineeringdisciplines.
- Workcloselywithcontractors,manufacturersandspecialistsupplierstoensuredesignintentismaintainedthroughconstruction.
- Supportfactoryacceptancetesting,siteacceptancetesting,commissioningandtechnicalhandoveractivitieswhererequired.
- EnsureelectricaldesignscomplywithFrenchregulations,applicableEuropeanandinternationalstandardsandspecificclientdesignrequirements.
- Supporttechnicalduediligence,feasibilitystudies,infrastructureassessmentsanddatacentremasterplanningactivities.
- Providetechnicalinputintositeselection,utilitycapacityassessmentsandelectricalinfrastructurestrategies.
- Maintainprogramme,commercial,technicalandqualityobjectivesacrossassignedprojects.
- Supportbusinessdevelopmentactivities,includingclientpresentations,technicalproposalsandfeesubmissions.
- DevelopandstrengthenrelationshipswithexistingandprospectivedatacentreclientsacrossFranceandEMEA.
- IdentifyopportunitiesforgrowthwithinexistingaccountsandsupporttheexpansionofthePariselectricalengineeringteam.
- Contributetothedevelopmentofengineeringstandards,designmethodologiesandbest-practiceapproacheswithinthebusiness.
CandidateProfile
Essential
- DegreequalifiedinElectricalEngineering,ElectricalBuildingServicesEngineeringorarelateddiscipline.
- Minimum10+years'experienceinconsultingengineering.
- Significantexperiencedeliveringmission-critical,datacentreormajorinfrastructureprojects.
- Strongknowledgeofcriticalelectricalinfrastructure,powerdistributionandelectricalresilience.
- ProvenexperiencewithHV/MV/LVsystems,substations,transformers,switchgearandcriticalpowersystems.
- StrongunderstandingofUPS,standbygenerationandresilientpowerdistributionarchitectures.
- Experienceleadingmultidisciplinaryengineeringteams.
- Strongclient-facingandstakeholdermanagementskills.
- Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.
- FluentFrenchandprofessionalEnglishlanguagecapability.
- Provenabilitytomanagemultipleprojects,teamsanddeadlines.
- Strongunderstandingofelectricaldesignstandards,regulationsandcompliancerequirementsapplicabletodatacentredevelopmentsinFrance.
Desirable
- CharteredEngineerstatusorequivalentprofessionalaccreditation.
- Experienceworkingdirectlywithhyperscaledatacentreclients.
- ExperiencewithBIM/Revit-ledelectricaldesignenvironments.
- Knowledgeofelectricalmodellingandanalysissoftware.
- Experiencewithpowersystemstudies,loadflow,short-circuitandprotectioncoordinationstudies.
- KnowledgeofdatacentreTier/availabilityconceptsandcriticalinfrastructuredesign.
- Experiencewithenergyefficiency,renewableintegration,batterystorageorlow-carbonelectricalstrategies.
- Previousinvolvementinbusinessdevelopment,clientdevelopmentandteamgrowthinitiatives.
- ExperiencedeliveringprojectsacrossmultipleEuropeanmarkets.
WhattheCompanyOffers
- Opportunitytojoinarapidlygrowinginternationalconsultancyattheforefrontofdatacentreengineering.
- ExposuretosomeofEurope'smostcomplexandhigh-profilemission-criticalprojects.
- ClearpathwaytowardDirector-levelprogression.
- OpportunitytobuildandleadtheelectricalengineeringfunctioninParis.
- Collaborativeandentrepreneurialworkingenvironment.
- InternationalprojectexposureacrossEMEA.
- Competitivesalaryandbenefitspackage.
- Hybridandflexibleworkingarrangements.
- Significantopportunitytoinfluencethecompany'scontinuedgrowthwithintheFrenchdatacentremarket.
WhyJointheCompany?
Thecompanyhasbuiltitsreputationontechnicalexcellence,innovationandcollaborativeprojectdelivery.Employeesareempoweredtotakeownership,contributeideasandworkcloselywithclientstosolvecomplexengineeringchallenges.
WithcontinuedinvestmentinitsEuropeanmission-criticalplatform,thisroleprovidesanopportunitytotakeaseniorleadershippositionwithinagrowingconsultancywhileworkingonsomeofthemosttechnicallydemandingdatacentredevelopmentsacrossFranceandthewiderEMEAregion.
Youwillhavetheopportunitytocombinetechnicalleadership,projectdelivery,clientmanagementandbusinessdevelopment,whilehelpingtoestablishandgrowthecompany'selectricalengineeringcapabilityinParis.