Lead Data Center Engineer - First Case

Jobster; Wateringen; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

First Case is seeking a Lead Data Center Engineer to own the complete data center site, from planning and installation to handover. You will manage power infrastructure in Tier 4 facilities, coordinate teams, and ensure safety and quality on site, with a direct line to leadership.

Based in Wateringen, NL, the role is fulltime, 38 hours per week, with a competitive salary range. You will communicate with clients, align with manufacturers, and drive on-site execution with minimal management layers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in commercial/industrial buildings.
• Deep knowledge of UPS and backup power systems.
• Qualified to WV/IV under NEN 3140, with HSE ownership.
• Strong project leadership, planning and client advisory experience.
• Fluent English at working level.

Responsibilities

• Hold full technical responsibility for a data center site.
• Lead planning, phasing, staffing and progress of projects.
• Ensure HSE on site and implement safety plans.
• Advise clients and coordinate with manufacturers and leadership.
• Directly liaise with leadership; no mid-management layer.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Team leadership

On-site safety (HSE)

English proficiency

Tools

UPS systems knowledge

Job description

You are responsible for the site. For the technology, the planning, the safety and for what the client experiences.

As Lead Data Center Engineer you carry responsibility for a complete data center site, or for a defined part of one: full power infrastructure in Tier 4 data centers, from preparation and engineering through installation to handover. You build the planning and the phasing, spread the teams across the work and hold progress against what was agreed. HSE is not a side issue here, you set how the work is done safely and, as work responsible person and installation responsible person, you put that on paper. Towards the client you are adviser and point of contact: you think along on choices, align with the manufacturer that commissions the systems, and keep the process on site running as tightly as possible. No management layer above you, but a direct line to the leadership and influence on how First Case sets up its work technically.

The essentials

Salary €4.900 to €5.900 per month

• 38 hours per week
• Fulltime
• Based in Wateringen.

As Lead you earn €4.900 at entry, rising to €5.900 through the CAO pay grades. This is the highest technical role at First Case: there is no higher up the technical path.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience (8+ years) as an electrical engineer or engineer in commercial and industrial buildings, with responsibility for critical installations
• Knowledge of UPS systems and backup power, in-depth experience with them is a strong plus
• NEN 3140 VP, VCA VOL and NEN 1010
• You are the work responsible person (WV) and installation responsible person (IV) under NEN 3140
• Proven experience in project leadership, planning and client advice at senior level
• You can lead technical teams and are the face of First Case to the biggest clients
• You own HSE on site: safe working, work plan and toolbox talks, and you hold people to it
• You plan and organise the work: phasing, staffing, materials and progress
• English at working level

What We Offer

• The most complex projects in the European data center market
• Full technical responsibility
• Option for Uptime Institute certification
• The opportunity to obtain NEN 3840 (high voltage)
• The room to help build the technical team in a fast-growing company
• A direct line to the leadership and influence on the company direction
• Metal & Engineering CAO with travel allowance, overtime pay and ADV days

“This is the role for someone who has the craft in their hands and wants to put it to work where it matters.”

First Case leadership