Electrical Engineer

Exemplar Global; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Exemplar Global is seeking an Electrical Engineer 6 to lead detailed design efforts for large-scale data centre environments in a fast-paced setting. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams and field personnel to meet scope, budget, and schedule while addressing client expectations.

The ideal candidate will mentor junior engineers, review technical drawings, and provide guidance on redundancy, resiliency, and design risk factors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 11 years of related work experience.
• Written communications abilities and client-facing proficiency.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed design efforts for large-scale data centre environments.
• Collaborate with project teams and field personnel on scope, budget, and schedule.
• Provide guidance on design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency.
• Prepare and review technical drawings to ensure conformance with standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers and support business development activities.

Skills

Written Communications

Leadership & Mentoring

Problem Solving & Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM 360

Navisworks

Revit work sets

View templates

Project phasing

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Engineer 6 - 652202

Location: Overland Park, KS, Ann Arbor, MI, Bloomington, MN, Canonsburg, PA, Cary, NC, Dallas, TX, Darrien, IL, Denver, CO, Houston, TX, Orlando, FL, Phoenix, AZ, Tualatin, OR

Duration: Temp to FTE, 6 months - has the potential to convert to a permanent role

The ideal candidate must be proficient in AutoCAD/Revit/BIM and have an ability and interest to engage in a variety of responsibilities to ensure we safely deliver projects that meet or exceed client expectations. To do so effectively, candidates must be able to problem-solve and deal with ambiguous scopes to provide clients with flexible solutions on a fast-paced schedule. Additionally, a successful candidate must possess professional written and verbal communication skills as this role will interact directly with our clients, which include many of the top companies within the Data Centre industry.

• Lead efforts to deliver detailed design of large-scale data centre environments while following all company, client, and project design requirements; may involve leading teams dedicated to these designs
• Work closely with engineering project teams and field personnel to complete and review projects on scope, budget and schedule. Incorporate schedules, budgets and project criteria into physical design and layouts.
• Possess a willingness to function in multiple job roles simultaneously.
• Provide guidance and insight into design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency.
• Conduct field surveys, drawings, and other data collection to assess conditions of existing facilities and develop summary reports.
• Prepare and/or review technical drawings to ensure that installations and designs conform to standards and customer requirements.
• Review drawing and modeling production work, including problem analysis.
• Provide guidance to ensure that designs comply with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
• Compile data and create engineering studies and reports.
• Perform detailed calculations as needed by the project.
• Mentor, provide guidance, and supervise junior-level engineers and designers.
• Provide training for other technical personnel.
• Coordinate with internal and external clients to determine proper requirements for projects.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving skills are imperative to success in this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience within Data Centers.
• Demonstrated understanding of design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency.
• Understanding of design differences in hyper-scale, edge, and colocation data centers.
• Possesses proficiency in 3D modeling as well as managing and creating complex families with custom parameters within Autodesk Revit.
• Familiarity with Data Center tier rating systems.
• Strong knowledge of Autodesk Revit
• Experience utilizing BIM 360, Navisworks, Revit work sets, view templates and project phasing.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment.
• Self-motivated to deliver results when given a deadline.
• Attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and leverage data and metrics to challenge current assumptions.
• Sound, professional communication skills to engage in client-facing activities.
• Ability to lead projects, including management of project schedules, budgets, and staffing.
• Support business development, including developing scope-of-work, level-of-effort, and site visits to understand the scope of the pursuit.
• Strong leadership skills, with a desire to train and develop early career and/or inexperienced professionals.

Skills:

• Minimum of 11 years of related work experience.
• Written Communications.
• Drive For Results. Priority Setting. Planning. Delegation. Directing Others. Conflict Management. Informing. Listening. Dealing with Ambiguity. Building Effective Teams. Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.
• Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit.

Education:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practising. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected), which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.