Data Center Electrical Engineer

ENGIE SOLUTIONS MIDDLE EAST

ENGIE Solutions is part of the ENGIE Group, a global reference in low-carbon energy and services, with more than 96,000 employees.

At ENGIE Solutions, we believe in providing solutions, not just services. We bring to the table integrated, tailor-made, financed, technology-enabled, and data-driven facility management solutions that improve energy and asset performance for cities, communities, industries, and properties.

The company is committed to investing in countries through empowering the local workforce, implementing smart technology solutions and know-how, and delivering financed and guaranteed energy-efficient projects for our customers.

Industry: Facilities Management

Job Title: Data Center Electrical Engineer

Position Reports to: Data Center Facility Manager

Location: Saudi Arabia

SUMMARY: The Electrical Engineer performs daily on-going monitoring (BMS) and planned maintenance activities to all electrical and mechanical infrastructure equipment that make up the data center environment. Oversee that WOs generated from CAFM are performed on time.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for adhering to and implementing all facility guidelines and procedures related to his/her work.
• Responsible for developing all MoPs for all (minor) preventive maintenance activities according to vendors/OEM Operation Manuals.
• Responsible for following SOPs and EOPs during preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Responsible for executing and filling Work Orders, verifying minor maintenance tasks performed by on-site Technicians, and witnessing major maintenance tasks performed by Vendors.
• Responsible for verifying isolation, shut down, start-up, emergency shut-down and restoration procedures of all data center facility infrastructure equipment whenever needed.
• Responsible for performing daily walk rounds, monitoring Building Management System (BMS), and for clearing all critical and minor alarms on both equipment control panel and BMS workstation.
• Responsible for conducting periodic testing on Engine Generators without load, and without utility.
• Responsible for switching and managing rotating equipment and maintaining redundancy.
• Responsible for responding to unplanned events and emergency scenarios, and for sustaining data center operations.
• Responsible for escalating emergency failures and alarms to Facility Maintenance Supervisor and Vendors.
• Responsible for maintaining tools calibrated and in good condition.
• Responsible for managing spare parts and consumables inventories on site and keeping them up-to-date.
• Report any required changes to the executed procedures in the Work Order once completed.
• Advise on any enhancement to be made to the current SOPs, EOPs, and MoPs through formal change request.
• Responsible for executing any required change to the facility (set point, redundancy rotation, labeling).

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering.
• A very good understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in use in the data center including transformers, generators, switchgears, UPS, PDU, chillers, Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAH), FCUs, chilled water pumps, fuel system, etc.
• Knowledge of engineering design calculations, principles, codes and standards for both mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Very familiar with Health & Safety guidelines and procedures, especially for operating electrical or energized equipment.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the Microsoft Office environment including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

EXPERIENCE:

• Requires minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in Data Center.
• Have experience in MEP equipment specifications, performance requirements, operating conditions, redlines, and site configurations, as well as startup/shutdown, LOTO and isolation.
• Have experience in BMS monitoring and alarm management.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Ability to address any issues or incidents that arise in the data center, day or night.
• Ability to respond to emergency scenarios and to report problems accurately to Vendors and Facility Maintenance Supervisor.
• Ability to diagnose root cause of equipment failures.
• Adaptable, ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time.
• Ability to provide direction to electrical and mechanical Technicians.
• Ability to work a rotational on-call shift.
• Ability to work under pressure, adaptable, ability to multi-task.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.