Principal Engineer - Electrical, Data Center

• Full-time
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM SA
• Business Line:
  Building Engineering
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  Group Support
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  ZA - Durban, 3rd Floor Ncondo Chambe

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Here is what you will be doing:

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Primary responsibilities will include the following:

• Lead the development and review of complex electrical designs and engineering solutions.
• Preparation and management of schedules, estimates, progress reports, meetings, procurement etc.
• Electrical engineering and design during all project phases according to client, national and international standards.
• Assessing of Client / Project Electrical Engineering Requirements.
• Lead a project team of senior engineers, engineers and BIM modellers to achieve a quality design to the project deadlines
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients.
• Lead client meetings, presentations, and technical workshops.
• Prepare concept design and the ability to objectively evaluate both technically and commercially, different options based upon project objectives / requirements.
• Cost Estimation of electrical Engineering scope of work, including equipment and construction costs.
• Experience working with in the Data Centre Environment will be advantageous.

Detailed Electrical Engineering of LV and MV (up to 132kV) including the development and checking of :

o Load Lists

o Single Line Diagrams

o Network Diagrams

o Electrical Schematic Diagrams

o Diversification and Load factors.

o Electrical Network Design

o Fault Level Calculations

o Motor start-up and Protection Schemes (MV and LV)

o Protection Schemes modelling of protection schemes and definition of Protection settings.

o CT Specification.

o Power Metering specification and interface to Energy / Building Management Systems.

o Cable Routing Design

o Cable Sizing Calculations

oLighting Calculations, modelling and layouts.

o Earthing Risk Assessments, earthing system design, Earthing layouts.

o Specification of Electrical Equipment including, Switchgear, Distribution Boards, Motor Control Centres, Transformers, Motors, VSD’s, Soft starters, UPS’s, Power Factor Correction, Filters, Cables, Lighting,…