Global Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer

Actus Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Actus Search is seeking an electrical or mechanical engineer to help manage mission-critical data centre and office projects. You will lead fit-outs from white space to power, plan rack layouts and cabling, and work with property and facilities teams on MEP aspects.

The role requires a degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Technology Engineering (Master’s preferred), 3–8 years in high-uptime environments, and ability to travel internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Technology Engineering (Master’s preferred, Bachelor’s considered).
• 3–8 years’ experience, ideally in data centres, critical facilities, MEP consultancy or high-uptime environments.
• Comfort with single and three-phase power calculations and reading electrical diagrams.
• Exposure to UPS, generators, switchgear, ATS, PDUs or HVAC.
• Strong organisation and communication, and the ability to work within rigorous change control.
• Freedom to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical project manager on data centre and office fit-outs, from white space and critical rooms to desk-level power and connectivity.
• Plan rack layouts, cabling pathways, cooling containment and power distribution in growing data centres.
• Size UPS rooms, generator space and cooling for new offices, working alongside property and facilities teams on the MEP side.
• Write Scopes of Work and RFPs, and manage contractors and vendors through delivery.
• Track capacity across power, space and cooling, and recommend improvements.
• Manage installs, moves and changes in data centres and colocation sites, and take part in scheduled power downs.
• Help build the team’s own tooling and automation.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Data Centers

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Technology Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Actus Search is seeking an electrical or mechanical engineer to help manage mission-critical data centre and office projects. You will lead fit-outs from white space to power, plan rack layouts and cabling, and work with property and facilities teams on MEP aspects.

The role requires a degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Technology Engineering (Master’s preferred), 3–8 years in high-uptime environments, and ability to travel internationally.