Electrical Solutions Engineer - Critical Facilities

Electrical Solutions Engineer - Critical Facilities Pkaza
-Ashburn, VA, United States

Tagged: Discipline:
Engineering , Company Type:
Design / Build Firm , Discipline:
Navy Nuke , Discipline:
Construction , Company Type:
Owner's Rep Firm

Electrical Solutions Engineer - Critical Facilities – Ashburn, VA / Remote
This opportunity is working with a leading mission‑critical data center provider. The firm provides custom‑fit data center solutions to meet the requirements of clients’ mission‑critical operational facilities, building nationwide for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies. It offers a career‑growth mindset, exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation, competitive salaries and benefits.

This role is ideal for a smart, sharp, and driven engineer with a strong grasp of concept‑level design and construction drawings. The ideal candidate will be proficient in AutoCAD and Revit, with experience in electrical power systems design for mission‑critical environments. As a subject‑matter expert, you will impact the design of prototypical data center sites, provide technical guidance and vendor oversight, solve large‑scale implementation issues, and build deep understanding of site design and program requirements.

The successful candidate will develop and implement design strategies to expand the firm’s expertise, footprint and profitability in Critical Facilities and Digital Infrastructure. Our client seeks an Electrical Solutions Engineer with expertise in Electrical Power Systems Engineering and design for large data centers. The role involves initial design specifications and prototypes of critical power systems for new and expanding data centers.

Experience with generators, UPS systems and electrical switch gear is a must.

The Electrical Solutions Engineer is a critical role focused on ensuring the successful planning, design, and implementation of critical infrastructure for data center construction projects. The individual will possess experience with security protocols, compliance standards, and construction processes, providing guidance and oversight throughout the project lifecycle.

• Manage projects, create designs and plans, gather specifications, and execute assignments in a multidisciplinary electrical engineering design role for all sizes of data center facility design projects – enterprise data centers, colocations, and hyperscale companies.
• Create conceptual designs gathered from meetings with the client.
• Create prototypes that become the schematics for RFPs/RFIs.
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards within company boundaries.
• Represent the company in project meetings.
• Collaborate with all design staff and oversee full‑cycle electrical design activities.
• Interact closely with the Project Management Team to produce construction documents, develop and edit project specifications and lead the construction administration process.
• Execute and lead design teams and design projects of complex scope.
• Perform intermediate to advanced electrical design tasks, including development of electrical distribution systems and topologies, infrastructure and equipment layouts and selection/sizing of equipment.
• Utilize AutoCAD and Revit software to prepare drawings.
• Review and/or prepare book or sheet specifications for electrical power systems.
• Develop and/or review sequences of operations.
• Proposal development including project scope, schedule and budget.
• Effective management of project design team, including resource forecasting and coordination.
• Identify potential project scope changes and aid in developing strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines.
• Support contact for design clients and build effective, long‑term client relationships.
• Survey existing building conditions, conduct field observations and prepare technical reports and commissioning support.
• Represent the Operations team in startup, testing, factory witness testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Prepare project design and construction documents.
• Prepare project progress reports for internal and external stakeholders.