Senior Electrical Engineer - Data Center Construction Design

Job ID

220128

Posted

15-May-2025

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Data Centers, Project Management

Location(s)

Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America

About the role

CBRE 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

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.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Tuner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.

Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $165,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $190,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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