Senior Data Center Strategy & Due Diligence Consultant

Ramboll; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary transparency

Flexible work arrangement

Travel opportunities

Professional development

Job summary

Ramboll in the Americas, through EYP Mission Critical Facilities, is seeking a Senior Data Center Consultant to lead strategy analyses for electrical, mechanical, operations, and master planning.

You will perform data center due diligence for clients, develop reliability assessments, ROM estimates, and provide findings in clear reports. Travel may be required as projects span across regions.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting electrical one-line diagrams and evaluating critical power distribution.
• Ability to assess UPS, generators, PDUs, and grounding for reliability.
• Knowledge of NEC and data center design standards.
• Strong client-facing communication and report-writing skills.
• Experience with data center due diligence projects and ROM budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center strategy analyses across electrical, mechanical, operations, and master planning.
• Perform due diligence tasks as part of client projects.
• Develop ROM estimates and present findings to clients.
• Travel as required (roughly 25–50%).
• Collaborate with engineering/design teams and clients.

Skills

Electrical distribution systems

Redundancy concepts (N, N+1, 2N)

NEC compliance

Single point of failure analysis

Technical reporting & MS Office

Education

BA/BS in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ramboll in the Americas, through EYP Mission Critical Facilities, is seeking a Senior Data Center Consultant to lead strategy analyses for electrical, mechanical, operations, and master planning.

You will perform data center due diligence for clients, develop reliability assessments, ROM estimates, and provide findings in clear reports. Travel may be required as projects span across regions.