Senior Electrical Engineer Data Center

Rotterdam Incijfers; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Project ownership

Autonomy

NEN 3840 training

Manufacturer certifications

Travel allowance

Overtime pay

ADV days

Job summary

Rotterdam Incijfers is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer based in Rotterdam to lead critical data center projects, manage installations, and conduct load tests. You will coordinate with clients and manufacturers, write work plans, and sign off on handovers, while ensuring safety and compliance across site activities.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in commercial/industrial electrical engineering, experience with UPS systems, and the ability to train apprentices and guide a team of engineers

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as an electrical engineer in commercial/industrial buildings or data centers.
• Strong knowledge of UPS systems, batteries and backup power is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead teams and coordinate with clients and manufacturers.
• Certified or capable as WV/IV under NEN 3140 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in Rotterdam and The Hague data centers, overseeing installations and tests.
• Prepare work plans and align with clients and manufacturers.
• Sign off on handovers and ensure safe work execution.
• Train apprentices and junior engineers to operate independently.
• Function as work responsible person and installation responsible person under NEN regimes.

Skills

Electrical engineering

UPS systems

Team leadership

Client liaison

Apprentice training

Safety compliance

Education

MBO 3+ Electrical Engineering

Job description

In the data centers between Rotterdam and The Hague clients ask for First Case. And then 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 Electrical Engineer, based in Rotterdam, you run the projects that matter: complete installations, load tests with the loadbank and the faults nobody else gets solved, in the data centers of Rotterdam, The Hague and well beyond. 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. 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 Rotterdam.

In this role you earn €4.100 at entry, rising to €4.900 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