Title: Inside Plant and Design Support Engineer (Edge and Network Services team)
Job ID: 56448-1
Location: Fully onsite, Denver, CO (1900 16th St, Suite 700, 80202)
Duration: 12-month contract starting M-F, full-time (40 hours); W2
*Opportunity for extension or conversion based on performance and business needs*
Health Benefits + PTO
*We cannot support C2C*
Summary:
- Our big tech client is looking for an Inside Plant and Design Support Engineer to join the Edge and Network Services team.
- This team is responsible for deploying and supporting one of the world's largest and complex networks.
- Responsibilities will include the design, execution on capacity planning of all physical infrastructure globally which includes MV/LV space, power, cooling, cabling and other infrastructure planning and design within external/internal POP/CLS and ILA facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Execute global space and power planning and design function in POP/CLS/ILAs.
- Engage in system level facility sizing/consultation of Utilities, Switchgear, UPS/DC Power Plant, PDUs, mechanical cooling, and LV distribution.
- Manage global space, power, cabling and other inside plant infrastructure requirements in support of edge network requirements, present and future.
- Proactively engage with various Data Center operators in evaluating their facilities and recommend corrective actions to meet company standard design baseline requirements.
- Provide a multi-year proactive plan (2 to 5 year) on space, power, cooling, cabling and other infrastructure requirements to meet the forecasted/trended demand
- Build capacity reporting to analyze long term trends and industry direction to forecast and budget for future growth. Monitor capacity thresholds and initiate proactive builds to expand inventory aligned with edge and backbone deployment forecasts.
- 20% of travel required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must have a minimum BS/BE Electrical Engineering Degree.
- MEP focused PE/CE Engineers are highly preferred.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience working in Data Center Planning and Design.
- Technical in depth knowledge of various regional Data Center electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, NEMA standards, AC/DC power, power redundancy scenarios.
- Knowledge of engineering principles of the infrastructure architecture (space line up, air flow, cooling etc.)
- Knowledge of Data Center, Collocations and Remote Hut environments, to include engineering principles regarding power and other infrastructure
- Experience with optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks
- Working knowledge of Revit/AutoCAD/Bluebeam/BIM360 etc.
Skills:
- Power planning/Design (AC/DC) is going to be the biggest requirement.
- MEP Engineers. Potentially PEs/CEs.
- Design/Planning/Installation/Operations.
- Construction and space planning, layout, site design
Must Have:
- Knowledge of Telecom Central Offices, Data Center, Collocations and Remote Hut environments, to include engineering principles regarding power and other infrastructure.
- Outstanding proficiency with AutoCAD/AutoDesk tools.
- Knowledge of engineering principles of the infrastructure architecture (space line up, air flow, cooling etc.).
Good to Have:
- Understanding of optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks.
- Experience with field-based work in POPs, carrier hotels, data centers and Central Office environments.
- Technical knowledge of various regional Data Center electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, NEMA standards, AC/DC power, power redundancy scenarios.