Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer
Duration: 6 Months (Contract to Hire)
Location: Boydton, VA 23917

Job Description:
Electrical Engineer This Senior Electrical Engineer position will fulfill an on-site role at a datacenter campus supporting ongoing construction activities. This role will serve as a daily on-site presence to review progress and support quality design of multiple concurrent datacenter builds. The position will be responsible for monitoring progress for compliance with construction documents from initial stages through commissioning and work closely with the engineering, procurement, controls and construction teams. Additionally, this role will provide project management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership on behalf of engineering throughout the construction lifecycle up to and including the turnover to Datacenter Operations. As such they will support multi-discipline coordination, issue identification and resolution, continuous improvement efforts, and the ongoing documentation of project learnings for incorporation into future designs.

Core Responsibilities:

• Serve as the on-site electrical engineering and project management representative throughout construction of a multi-year datacenter campus development.
• Perform regular site walks and site inspections to observe progress, review construction versus design intent, review all benchmarking to ensure standard and quality are met, and flag potential concerns for engineering review.
• Facilitate and participate in a close working relationship with all Client site personnel attending construction-based quality and assurance meetings, attend schedule and milestone review sessions, close monitoring of overall project management, Electrical, and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) related risk items with the Architectural Engineering (AE) subject matter experts (SMEs)
• Review construction drawings, specifications, design guides/standards, sequences of operation, and commissioning documents for technical compliance.
• Support and oversight of submittal review, Request For Invoice (RFI) responses, and commissioning activities.
• Facilitate timely response and enable seamless project execution.
• Possess a high level of understanding of commercial and industrial architecture and engineering with a primary focus on datacenter design.
• Knowledge of construction techniques and terminology including the ability to read and interpret construction drawings and requirements documents is essential.
• Working knowledge of Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
• Must possess excellent leadership competencies and a willingness to collaborate and work cross-functionally to maximize business results and positive customer experiences.
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills to be used at varying levels of business up to and including business executives.
• Able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment and do so with an even temperament.
• Be a person of integrity, be methodical, detailed-oriented with an excellent work ethic.

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Degreed engineer
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of electrical engineering experience OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of electrical engineering experience
• Minimum 5 years experience specific to datacenter electrical engineering.
• Experience reviewing construction drawings, project specifications, and equipment submittals against construction activities to track progress and review potential issues.
• Experience with the design and operation of electrical systems, power distribution systems, backup power systems, electrical power monitoring systems, the control diagrams, sequence of operation for the electrical controls systems, overall network architecture and communication.
• PE license preferred.

Kamran Beg
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