Senior Project Engineer - Electrical

EQUANS; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life Cover 4x annual salary

Company Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

CSR days

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Equans Data Centers is seeking a Senior Project Engineer – Electrical in High Wycombe to lead the electrical elements of large-scale data centre projects from inception to completion. You will manage site activities, coordinate with the design team and client, and ensure delivery to schedule and safety standards.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong technical knowledge of electrical services, and experience with main contractors or large subcontractors in data centre environments.

Qualifications

• Proven technical knowledge of electrical services.
• Strong ability to coordinate on-site construction activities and teams.
• Commitment to health & safety standards on complex data centre projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work conforms to quality, environmental and safety standards.
• Coordinate on-site construction to align with project plan.
• Liaise with authorities for building regulation submissions as required.
• Develop electrical submission and approval processes with client and design team.
• Participate in overall project programming and planning.
• Attend site meetings and provide progress reports.

Skills

Electrical services

Project coordination

Health & safety

Client liaison

Education

Electrical degree

Job description

Equans Data Centers are seeking to appoint a Senior Project Engineer – Electrical, to support our growing Data Centre business.

We are committed to providing cutting edge solutions for our clients Data Centre facilities and are recruitment a Senior Project Engineer – Electrical to join our innovative team based in High Wycombe. The Senior Project Engineer – Electrical will be responsible for managing the electrical aspects of large projects from inception to completion, within set timescales, to high quality standards and within health and safety guidelines.

What you will deliver?

• Ensure work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards
• Coordinate and control the on-site construction process ensuring the site build progresses in line with plan
• Liaise with Statutory Authorities and Local Authorities as directed by the Site Manager in the submission of all Building Regulation cards as required to allow the progress of the project
• Develop and agree electrical submission and approval process with the client and design team
• Be involved in the overall programming and planning of the build
• Attend site meetings, effectively communicate and provide information for Progress Reports
• Chair and minute the subcontractor meetings
• Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and management
• Operational support including review of procedures, best practices and initiatives

What we can offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave(+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 timesannual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterns & Reservists, WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor
• Proven technical knowledge of Electrical Services
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve
• A keen desire to continually develop knowledge further
• Be self-motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines
• Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients
• Attention to Health and Safety matters
• Commercially astute
• Experience in the data centres sector is desirable
• Degree or equivalent in an Electrical discipline is desirable

Who are we?

Equans Data Centers is a strategic data centre partner. We deliver the whole data centre, providing full general contracting for hyperscaler and colocation data centre projects across Europe, through a single point of contact.

Leveraging Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans' experiences, we provide expertise in construction and engineering, global standardisation, precision localisation and total control of the supply chain. This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans Data Centres has delivered over 400,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 640MW of IT space for major data centres providers such as VIRTUS Data Centers, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Stack Infrastructure, Data4 and many others.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You’ll have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.