Senior Data Center Electrical Engineer

CBRE; Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate firm is seeking a Senior Data Center Electrical Engineer to assist in the development and operation of hyperscale data centers. This remote role requires extensive experience in electrical systems and significant expertise in data center operations. Candidates must have strong CAD and BIM skills, along with a background in mission-critical facilities design. The position involves leading projects and generating solutions to enhance infrastructure reliability.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of solid experience in related field.
• Experience with switchgears, monitoring equipment, generators, etc.
• General knowledge of structural, civil, IT/Telecom disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing electrical systems for data centers.
• Oversee design consultants and provide direction.
• Generate improvement options for operational infrastructure.

Skills

Electrical systems development

Power system analysis

CAD/BIM proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CAD

BIM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Data Center Electrical Engineer

CARB is looking for a Senior Data Center Electrical Engineer that will assist and augment day-to-day capacity of our client’s Global Data Center - Execution Engineering (ExE) team. This shall include the design & localization of new hyperscale data centers and campuses, supporting operations staff with engineering solutions, streamlining construction issue resolution and other internal engineering tasks.

This position is remote with travel as needed

About the role

CARB is looking for a Senior Data Center Electrical Engineer that will assist and augment day-to-day capacity of our client’s Global Data Center - Execution Engineering (ExE) team. This shall include the design & localization of new hyperscale data centers and campuses, supporting operations staff with engineering solutions, streamlining construction issue resolution and other internal engineering tasks.

What you’ll do

• Review and assist development of electrical systems for hyperscale data centers including campus planning, general layout/arrangements, Single line diagrams, SCCAF, calculations, etc.
• Review technical development of site primary substation.
• Review internal specifications and vendor compliance statements (CDE).
• Oversee design consultants and provide direction or escalation in accordance with established engineering standards.
• Peer review design consultants’ deliverables including drawing sets, specifications, sequence of operations, calculations, models, etc. and provide comments & resolutions
• Review and advise on potential value engineering opportunities.
• Develop rapid conceptual sketches using CAD or BIM for visualization and spatial/dimensional validations (e.g., for conveying ideas, streamlining communication, etc.).
• Occasionally lead projects and solutioning of electrical issues, outages, fleet wide improvements and other needs arising from existing, operational data center campuses as ExE representative in direct support of DCOps partners.
• Evaluate post-mortem reports, root cause analyses and presentations and make comments and recommendations.
• Generate solution/upgrade/improvement options that have a fleetwide impact to improve reliability and availability of critical operational infrastructure.
• Review data analytics of operational trends (historian trend logs) to evaluate equipment health, remaining useful life and predictive failure models.
• Work with partners in construction, design and change management to compile, prioritize/triage and process construction originated engineering issues for standard design/product improvements.
• When necessary, support engineering bulletins to ensure wide dissemination of design changes.
• Support in overall standard design improvement loops/processes between products, design, construction and operations.
• Operate client’s “Buganizer” platform to file or close out ‘bugs’.
• Contractor shall produce presentations using as the main ‘deliverable’ format to communicate findings, evaluations and options to internal partners

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of solid experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience specifying switchgears/switchboards/panel boards, cables, monitoring equipment, generators, VFDs, UPS, Transformers, etc.
• Experience performing power system analysis with common engineering software packages.
• Proficient user of drafting tools like CAD or BIM.
• Experience and general knowledge of cross discipline teams: structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office or gSuite products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience with mission critical facilities design and construction is preferred.
• Expert interpersonal skills with an advanced inquisitive mentality.

CARB values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CARB provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).

CARB, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)