Senior Data Center Engineer - First Case

Jobster; Wateringen; On-site; EUR 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Project ownership

Travel allowance & overtime pay

Autonomy & direct impact

Certification training

Job summary

Jobster in Wateringen, Netherlands seeks a Senior Data Center Engineer to lead critical installations in European data centers, coordinating with clients and manufacturers, and signing off on handovers.

You will train apprentices, grow a team, and ensure safety and compliance as WV and IV under NEN 3140, with UPS systems knowledge as a strong plus. This full-time role demands leadership and reliability.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as an electrical engineer in commercial or industrial buildings, including data centers.
• MBO 3+ Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• NEN 3140 VP, VCA VOL and NEN 1010 certification/experience enforcing safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead project installations in data centers and manage on-site activities.
• Prepare work plans, align with clients and manufacturers, and sign off handovers.
• Act as work responsible person (WV) and installation responsible person (IV) under NEN 3140 or grow into these roles.
• Train apprentices and assistants to become independent engineers.
• Provide leadership and point of contact for clients during projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Train apprentices

Client liaison

Project planning

Work safety leadership

Education

MBO 3+ Electrical Engineering

NEN 3140 VP, VCA VOL and NEN 1010

Tools

UPS systems

Job description

Clients ask for First Case by name. And when First Case comes, you are the one leading the project.

Right to work: You must already be allowed to work in the Netherlands. We do not sponsor visas or work permits.

As a Senior Data Center Engineer you run the projects that matter: complete installations in the most secure data centers in Europe, load tests with the loadbank and the faults nobody else gets solved. You prepare the work, write the work plan, align with the client and with the manufacturer, and sign off on the handover. As work responsible person and installation responsible person you decide how the work is done safely and who may do what. Apprentices and assistants work beside you and you train them into engineers who can run a job on their own, because that is how the team grows with demand. Extensive UPS experience is welcome, but what counts is that you learned the trade in commercial and industrial buildings and dare to carry responsibility.

The essentials: Salary €4.100 to €4.900 per month

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

In this role you earn €4.100 at entry, rising to €5.900 as an experienced senior. Growing on to Lead Data Center Engineer can reach €5.900.

What You Bring

• At least 5 years of experience as an electrical engineer in commercial and industrial buildings, for example offices, healthcare, industry or data centers
• MBO 3+ Electrical Engineering
• NEN 3140 VP, VCA VOL and NEN 1010
• You are the work responsible person (WV) and installation responsible person (IV) under NEN 3140, or you grow into those roles with us
• Knowledge of UPS systems, batteries and backup power, extensive experience with them is a strong plus
• You can lead a team and are a point of contact for clients
• You train apprentices and assistants into fully independent engineers
• Driver's license B, BE is a plus

What We Offer

• Project ownership and autonomy
• Working for the biggest names in the data center industry
• Training as work responsible person (WV) and installation responsible person (IV)
• The opportunity to obtain NEN 3840 (high voltage)
• Manufacturer certifications at senior level
• Metal & Engineering CAO with travel allowance, overtime pay and ADV days
• Short lines, no bureaucracy, direct impact

“I've worked at bigger companies, but there I was a number. Here I'm the one the client calls when something's up.”

• Colleague
• Senior Data Center Engineer