Senior Electrical Engineer Data Center - First Case

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

Benefits offered by this job

Project ownership

Training WV/IV

Travel allowance

Certifications

Autonomy and direct client impact

Job summary

Jobster is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead installations for data centers around Amsterdam. You will prepare work plans, align with clients and manufacturers, and sign off on handovers as the installation responsible person.

You will train the next generation of engineers while ensuring safety and high-quality execution. With 5+ years in commercial/industrial electrical engineering and NEN standards, you’ll command projects with UPS and backup power know-how.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as an electrical engineer in commercial and industrial buildings.
• MBO 3+ Electrical Engineering
• NEN 3140 VP, VCA VOL and NEN 1010
• WV and IV under NEN 3140, or growth into those roles
• Knowledge of UPS systems, batteries and backup power
• 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

Responsibilities

• Lead data center projects and act as WV/IV under NEN 3140.
• Prepare work and write detailed work plans.
• Coordinate with clients and manufacturers to align on scope.
• Sign off on handovers and ensure safe work execution.
• Train apprentices and junior engineers on site.
• Manage load tests and UPS installations during projects.

Skills

5+ years experience

Team leadership

UPS systems knowledge

Electrical engineering

Client liaison

Training apprentices

Education

MBO 3+ Electrical Engineering

Tools

NEN 3140

VCA VOL

NEN 1010

NEN 3840

Job description

Around Schiphol-Rijk sits the densest data center cluster in Europe. When the client asks for First Case there, you are the one leading the project.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer you work in the heart of digital Netherlands: the data centers around Amsterdam and Schiphol-Rijk. Not standard maintenance, but complete installations, 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 you train the apprentices and assistants beside you 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 Amsterdam.

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

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