Senior Electrical Engineer Data Center

VARITE INC; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 243,560,000 - 272,214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plans

Legal service plans

Job summary

VARITE INC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer Data Center for a client in Overland Park, KS, with openings across multiple locations. Onsite 5 days a week for a 6-month duration, the role pays $85.00–$95.00 per hour on a W2 basis.

The engineer will lead detailed design of large-scale data center environments, work with project teams to meet schedule and budget, and mentor junior staff. Revit/BIM proficiency and strong client communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 11+ years of related work experience.
• Data Center experience preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Revit/BIM and 3D modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed design of large-scale data center environments.
• Collaborate with engineering project teams and field personnel on scope, budget and schedule.
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers and designers.
• Coordinate with clients to determine project requirements and provide client-facing solutions.
• Prepare and review technical drawings and engineering studies.

Skills

11+ yrs exp

Written communications

Drive for results

Planning

Delegation

Leadership

Problem solving

Dealing with ambiguity

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM 360

Navisworks

Job description

VARITE is seeking a qualified Senior Electrical Engineer Data Center for one of its clients located in Overland Park, KS, with openings across multiple locations.

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?

A global engineering, procurement, construction, and consulting company that provides infrastructure and energy solutions. It specializes in sectors such as energy, water, telecommunications, and environmental services.

WHAT WE DO?

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer Data Center

Duration: 06 months

Locations: 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

Work Mode: Onsite 5 days/week

Pay Rate Range: $85.00 - $95.00/hr on W2

Temp to FTE with the right candidate

HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL DO:

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 delivery 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 Center industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts to deliver detailed design of large-scale data center environments while following all company, client and project design; may involve leading teams dedicated to these design
• 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.
• Conducts field surveys, drawings, and other data 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.
• Compiles data and creates engineering studies and reports.
• Perform detailed calculations as needed by the project.
• Mentor, provide guidance, and supervise junior-level engineers and designers.
• Provides 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.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO WIN:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience within Data Centers.
• Demonstrated understand of design risk factors for redundancy and resiliency.
• Understanding of design differences in hyper-scale, edge, and colocation data centers.
• Possesses a 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 leaderships skills, with desire to train and develop early career and/or inexperienced professionals.

Skills:

• Minimum of 11 years 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 practicing.
• 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.

BENEFITS:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status