Lead Electrical Engineer (MCF/ Data Centres)

The global digital revolution is bringing prosperity to more and more countries and regions, benefiting millions of people. Data centers make this 21st century transformation possible and reliable systems and continuity are crucial. Royal HaskoningDHV is one of the five leading design and engineering firms in the data center industry and has a well-established Mission Critical Facilities (MCF) Data Centre team that collaborates with some of the largest and most prominent data center providers and users across the globe, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and the UK. Data centers are a strategic market for Royal HaskoningDHV, and the company aims to grow and establish innovative and sustainable data centers as one of its leading market sectors in the future. The company is expanding its business to support this growth and has many exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated professionals to join them in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, the UK, or South Africa.

What you do as a Electrical Lead Engineer (MCF/ Data Centres)

You will work within a multidisciplinary team where your work will be cross borders, native and home based. In addition to participating in projects, you naturally also contribute to the optimization of our internal business processes and to safeguarding and sharing knowledge within your field.

Your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage and deliver the electrical all work packages in multiple projects;
• Identify the scope, design and management objectives and deliver project documentation;
• Design and work on power supplies LV, MV and HV distribution, storage, redundancy and uninterruptible power supplies thereby apply;
• Ensure maximum security of a data centre by working on the most effective and inventive installations related to fire protection, intrusion protection and access control;
• Ensure the quality and flow of information required for contractors, vendors and regulatory authorities;
• Write technical specifications and reports;
• Assist the project manager in the preparation / review of project costs, risk assessments;
• Risk management, execute assessments, Testreplacedreplacedreplaceding and Commissioning protocols;
• Review contractor pre-qualifications and prepared tender evaluation summaries for tender reviews;
• Evaluate proposals and recommendations to the client regarding vendor selection;
• Write technical specifications for tenders;
• Represent RHDHV on factory acceptance tests and site testing & commissioning activities;
• Communicate status of projects to internal directors and external stakeholders (clients) on an ad-hoc and formal basis;
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships ensuring continuous technical professional development.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent global multi-disciplinary engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation, with over 6,000 professionals in more than 150 countries.

Our global Mission Critical Facilities (MCF) team provides a multidisciplinary package of consultancy services for our datacenter clients. We provide strategic, tactical, and operational advice to our clients, including colocation datacentres, internet service providers, and telecom companies. Our team consists of colleagues with all kinds of different expertise. For example, electrical engineering, sanitary engineering, construction, civil, structure, building, architecture, fire safety, control engineering, and security technology. Together we use our knowledge and expertise to develop integrated designs for Data Centres.

What you bring

You are an entrepreneurial, result oriented, proactive individual with a positive flexible and problem-solving attitude. Besides that, you have:

• A bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering;

• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in electrical design and / or installation;

• Good knowledge of standard practices in the design and construction industry;

• License to design (electrical specialization);

• Experience in performing complex engineering and calculations (short circuit study, discrimination study, LPS risk assessment);

• Fluency in English and Polish;

• A good understanding of the daily operational business of construction industry clients;

• An entrepreneurial and result oriented;

• Proactive and flexible attitude;

• Positive and problem-solving attitude.

What we offer you

As worldwide engineering firm, we are ambitious, exciting, lively, collaborative and dynamic. We are making a difference to society and technological progress across the globe. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities to support your career path. Entrepreneurship and innovation are stimulated in our organization. There is plenty of room for own initiative in an open and flexible culture. You also get with us:

• Interesting work in an international company on challenging projects;

• Work with a dedicated and passionate team ranked as one of the best Data Centre design & engineering teams globally;

• The long-term position where we as employer can contribute to your growth and development;

• Employment contract;

• Flexible working hours and possibility of hybrid working;

• A workplace in our office in Warszawa;

• Lifelong learning by offering you plenty of training & development opportunities.

You will be based in Warszawa. As our clients are based in various locations nationally and internationally, flexibility towards traveling is expected.

Are you our new colleague?

We would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume and motivation letter. For more information, you can always contact Christian De Visser, Lead Recruiter Mission Critical Facilities, via [email protected].