Critical Environment Engineer

QTS Realty Trust; Eemshaven; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training bursary

25 days leave

Company car

Pension plan

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Pet insurance

Bonus eligible

Job summary

QTS Realty Trust is seeking a Critical Environment Engineer to support the engineering team in planning, installation, and integration of electrical and mechanical systems within our data center portfolio. You will help ensure uptime, compliance, and seamless customer move-ins across multiple facilities.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in technical/critical environments, strong HVAC and electrical knowledge, and the ability to travel 10–25%. Dutch and English proficiency is required.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of direct engineering experience in a technical or critical environment (data center, hospital, pharma, etc).
• Bachelor’s degree or HBO level in HVAC/critical power or equivalent.
• Travel to other data center locations 10–25% of the time. Dutch and English proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for 24x7 data center operations to achieve uptime and SLA compliance.
• Assist in site construction activities and installations with internal/external teams.
• Witness equipment testing during commissioning and validate documentation.
• Coordinate site technical solutions for customer move-ins and turn-ups with Sales Engineering and Construction.
• Support local SOPs, audits, and compliance initiatives.

Skills

Critical environment engineering

Data center operations

HVAC knowledge

Electrical systems

Project coordination

Dutch & English

Education

Bachelor's HBO HVAC

Job description

Who we are: As a global leader in digital infrastructure, QTS designs, builds and operates advanced data centers that support strategic AI, cloud and digital transformation initiatives. We are driven by a mission to connect the world for good and our people make it possible. Every single day, the creativity, dedication and genuine care for our communities are what push us forward and make this a truly special place to be.

Role Overview

The Critical Environment Engineer will be responsible in assisting the engineering team in relation to coordination, installation, and integration aspects of electrical and mechanical systems, operations, and maintenance for critical and non-critical electrical & mechanical systems alike within the QTS portfolio. This role requires keen planning skills along with the ability to lead through influence and to be a proactive partner with a strong engineering orientation. The ideal candidate will have experience in the electrical and mechanical systems and possess knowledge of large-scale data centers (or similar environments). These environments may include state-of-the-art electrical distribution systems, static UPS, emergency standby generation, fire alarm/suppression, monitoring systems, as well as chiller and large-scale cooling systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to all aspects of data center operations including the operation, maintenance and repair of all mission critical equipment and systems supporting a 24x7 data center operation to achieve 100% uptime and 100% compliance with all customer SLAs.
• Assist in all site construction activity and installations, in coordination with QTS Development Team, external construction resources, to ensure system design, installation and testing adhere to operational standards.
• Witness testing of all equipment during commissioning and validate sequence of operations and receipt of all operational documentation.
• Supports for all local customer installations, in coordination with Sales Engineering, Design & Construction and Colocation Operations to coordinate site technical solutions and drawings for customer move-ins and turn-ups, including deployments and power circuit installations.
• Supports implementation and audit local standard operating procedures in conjunction with our Corporate Audit teams.
• Support various accreditation, certification and compliance initiatives as may be required by QTS.
• Maintain compliance with local health & safety standards and national electrical and building codes.
• Interfaces with vendors, QTS Engineering, QTS Development and peer operations organizations.
• Ensure adherence to all standard operating procedures (SOP), method of procedures (MOP), and emergency response procedures (ERP) established for the critical environments, as well as the formal change control process.
• Participates in the technical review and input on plans for all significant planned and emergency maintenance events for the facility; ensures these activities are executed in a controlled and proven method to ensure the reliability of the critical loads supported by these systems.
• Uses the Change Management Process to get approval for preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Commences & completes the maintenance along with the necessary documentation using the QTS process and software.

Basic Qualifications

• Three or more years of direct experience with engineering related activities in a technical or critical environment (data center, hospital, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, industrial/commercial field engineering)
• Bachelor’s degree (HBO) or professional equivalent HVAC or critical power certifications or equivalent professional experience
• Ability to travel to other Data Center locations as required. Estimated at 10-25% travel.
• Comfortable in both Dutch and English

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication and written skills.
• Able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail will be critical to the success of projects.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, set and meet targets.
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to achieve results.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to improve quality, reliability and continuously drive down operating costs.

Total Rewards

• 25 days annual leave
• 5,250 EUR training bursary
• Company car scheme - eligibility required
• Pension scheme with Allianz
• Occupational disability allowance
• Voluntary health insurance
• Voluntary pet insurance
• This position in bonus eligible

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by QTS in its sole discretion.

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