Electrical Engineering Lead, Vantage Data Centers
North America
$180-210k
Salary reflects Colorado rates and may differ for other locations
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Customizable enterprise data center solutions
Open for applications
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$180-210k
Salary reflects Colorado rates and may differ for other locations
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, build and operate resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies with a relentless focus on customer experience.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Registration as a US-based Professional Engineer (P.E.) preferred
- 15 years of experience in electrical design and construction required
- Data Center and/or mission critical experience is required
- Extensive experience in leading technical design teams including:
- Cross-discipline knowledge and understanding, including Mechanical Engineering, Architectural, and other critical data center trades
- Strong understanding of the design, construction, commissioning, and operations processes for North American development projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office. Understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, BIM, Navisworks and CFD modeling software environments
- Well versed with all building codes and ordinances, including ASHRAE
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Problem-solving mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
- High level of integrity and professionalism
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
What the job involves
- The Electrical Engineering Lead guides the team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that are in-discipline and are part of the Design & Engineering department in North America (NA)
- The Design Engineering (DE NA) team has experience and expertise across all MEP, CSA, and other specialty disciplines, and gives direction to external consultants and Engineers of Record (EOR) to deliver industry leading hyperscale data centers across Vantage’s North American projects
- This role leads a team of Engineers from a technical perspective, aligning the SMEs on engineering opinions, best practices, expectations for capabilities, and growth opportunities. While this role is not a people manager, they are instrumental in guiding growth and progression, and for setting appropriate expectations for performance and capabilities, of the SMEs on the team
- The Electrical Engineering Lead is expected to exemplify what it means to be a thought leader, a Subject Matter Expert, and a cross-functional collaborator on the owner-side of hyperscale data center development
- Lead regional Design Engineering activities, in discipline
- Align the SME team on engineering opinions, expectations, and best practices
- Guide and influence team results on all engineering projects and initiatives including performance, budget, schedule, and coordination with internal and external project stakeholders
- Collaborate closely with Director-level team leads/people managers to develop team goals, expectations, growth opportunities, budgets, and priorities; assess performance of team against same and provide feedback as necessary
- Act as the primary Point of Contact (POC) for cross-functional teams on in-discipline technical matters; assist the Electrical Engineering Manager in delegation of tasks to balance SME team workload, expertise, and opportunities for growth appropriately
- Represent the electrical engineering discipline in Centers of Excellence (CoE) collaborations and maintain strong connections with cross-functional teams, including Innovation Engineering, Global
- Exemplify thought leadership and empower SMEs to develop and share their expertise
- Stay up to date with industry trends and innovations, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of electrical engineering practices
- Provide guidance and support for assigned electrical engineering projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with project and department goals and company objectives
- Support customer-facing discussions and presentations, representing the electrical discipline
- Assist with onboarding, development and support of SMEs
- Lead discipline team meetings, share information and updates with the SME team in a close-to-real-time as possible; ensuring transparency and communication is maintained in a two-way manner
- Assist in developing and managing content for team learning and onboarding SMEs
- Provide support for operational facilities and participate in forensic analysis for any failures
- Act as the main POC for emergency events in NA requiring SME support and delegate tasks appropriately
- Develop and modify Vantage’s technical design standards in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Innovation Engineering, Global
- Select Projects and Initiatives provide Standard Individual Contributor (IC) SME Duties (as needed):
- Coordinate inputs and delivery of work products to ensure new data center spaces comply with all applicable requirements (OPR, BOD, specifications, code, lease, etc.)
- Ensure Design Engineering lessons learned are documented and used to drive continuous improvement
- Ensure change management processes are followed, and provide technical input for same
- Support commissioning activities through project turnover
- Report design and CX status of all projects (risks, schedule, quality and budget) to management
- Prepare reports and presentations to drive action from engineering and cost optimization analysis
- Support project management team to establish project budgets, analyze design impacts on build costs and submit approval packages to executive team
- Coordinate with site operations to define project requirements and design criteria and provide support for any issues that arise once critical infrastructure is in operation
- Support sales during RFP and post-lease technical customer engagement
- Handle additional duties as assigned by Management
Our take
AI technology is scaling, demanding more powerful and expensive facilities to store the data of the companies that are spearheading this acceleration. Because AI tech demands higher-powered cooling requirements, extra effort must go into keeping these data centers carbon neutral, which is why Vantage Data Centers designs facilities that are efficient, scalable, and sustainable.
Such a rapidly growing market means the facilities and infrastructure supporting it must be flexible and suitable for expansion. Vantage keeps this in mind, designing scalability into its centers. It now operates 32 hyperscale campuses across the globe, serving several leading technology companies. In 2017, it was acquired by Digital Bridge Holdings, and has surpassed Unicorn status with a valuation of $15 billion.
With VC awarded at the start of 2024, Vantage is extending and accelerating its capabilities across North America and the EMEA regions. As cloud computing and AI companies grow at a breakneck pace, Vantage has established itself as the obvious data-storage choice for hyperscaling companies, which sets it up for great success in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2024
$6.4bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2023
$1.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $11.6bn
Company HQ
Golden Square Mile, Montreal, QC
Leadership
Sureel Choksi
(CEO)Previously on the Board of Directors at Vantage before being promoted to CEO in 2013. Alongside his work at Vantage, Choksi is on the Board for Scala Data Centers, Zayo Group and Strada Education Foundation.
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