At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative electrical design projects for cutting-edge data centres.
- Company: Join a leading firm in data centre engineering with a focus on sustainability.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, travel opportunities, and professional growth in a dynamic environment.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities to travel and work on exciting projects.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the tech world while working on mission-critical systems.
- Qualifications: BS in Electrical Engineering and 7+ years in building design and construction.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define project design criteria and develop Basis of Design.
- Technical leader managing the consultants to implement the project through schematic design, design development, to construction documents.
- Technical leader managing the design build contractor to ensure the project meets the business and technical needs defined in the BOD.
- Provide construction administrative support to the project manager during construction, including responding to RFIs, issuance of technical bulletins, reviewing submittals and shop-drawings, conducting source inspections at vendor factories, and participating in the data center construction commissioning process.
- Provide and analyze energy efficient solutions to minimise power losses.
- Review and develop detailed scripts for change management request (CMR) activities.
- Travel to data center sites for engineering studies, electrical systems audits, startup testing, and full commissioning, as required.
- Provide electrical mission critical system review services to local data center operations teams.
- Participate in equipment failure or power outage related incident Root-Cause-Analysis (RCA).
- Provide instructions to design consultants, installation contractors and validate quality of installed works.
- Respond on an as-needed basis to emergencies.
Job Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of seven (7) years professional experience in building design and construction.
- Knowledge of high voltage (115kV, 12kV) substation design and mission critical power distribution systems (data center topologies, PLC based transfer controllers, generators, UPS, PDU, and Building Management System).
- Knowledge of industry standards, building codes and safety standards including NFPA, UFC and UBC.
- Experience with the construction and cost estimating process.
- Cross-discipline knowledge of complete critical facility systems.
- Troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Ability to provide solutions to projects under pressure.
- Experience with AutoCAD, Visio, Bluebeam and SKM software.
- Ability to travel regionally and overseas (up to 30%).
- Bilingual in Mandarin Chinese is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Electrical Professional Engineer registration.
- Data center or mission critical design, construction and operations.
Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering-UK in London employer: Alibaba Cloud
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in our Data Center Engineering team, you will thrive in a dynamic and innovative work environment that prioritises collaboration and technical excellence. Our company offers competitive benefits, a strong commitment to employee development, and opportunities for growth within the rapidly evolving data centre sector. Located in the UK, we foster a culture of inclusivity and support, ensuring that every team member can contribute meaningfully to impactful projects while enjoying a healthy work-life balance.
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering-UK in London
Electrical Engineering
Project Design Criteria Development
Schematic Design
Construction Documentation
Energy Efficiency Solutions
Change Management Request (CMR) Activities
Electrical Systems Audits
