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    Design Engineer

    Competitive
     

    Job Description

    Remote, UK
     
    The Client

    Datacenter People is working with a global data center services provider delivering project management, engineering design and critical facility management to hyperscale, colocation, and edge leaders.

    What The Job Involves 

    • Develop and prepare technical performance specifications, designs, drawings, equipment schedules and reports.
    • Decide on an approach to fulfilling the customer needs as appropriate.
    • Undertake discrimination, selectivity and cable selection.
    • Design and selection of electrical components and systems for various projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards and client requirements.
    • Creatively develop performance, quality, tendering and Client documents.
    • Developing cost plans and timelines.
    • Carry out tender analysis.
    • Issue and review technical RFI's and design submittals.
    • Carry out auditing of site infrastructure and hardware, SPoF analysis, provide a detailed and comprehensive set of recommendations, condition reports and cost plans.
    • Identifying and addressing problems.
    • Develop concept designs.
    • Witness and supervise commissioning and acceptance tests (IST).
    • Staying up to date with international industry trends.
    • Conducting research and applying new knowledge.
    • Designing processes and systems.
    • Implementing solutions and designs.
    • Training other engineering personnel.
    • European travel as and when required.

    We’re Looking for Someone With

    • Bachelor's degree in an electrical engineering field or undertaken an Electrical Design served apprenticeship.
    • Developed and prepared designs, client briefs and performance-related documentation
    • Working knowledge of electrical distribution systems Working knowledge of electrical power components and their operation and configuration
    • Working knowledge of LV Electrical circuit arrangements, calculation and selection of protection systems, cables and distribution.
    • Drafting capabilities, hand-drawn and CAD.   

    We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.
     

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