Data Centre Design Manager – Electrical

6 days ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Edgnex Data Centers by DAMAC Full time

The Electrical Design Manager will effectively help manage the successful design of the Edgnex brand to agreed principles and timescales with a leaning to effective cost management and required quality levels to ensure successful completion. The Electrical Design Manager will take instruction from the Director of design but is expected to operate autonomously within the design function from pre-design through to the completion of RIBA stages as developed by an appointed consultant. This will be from Stage 2 up to 5. The Electrical Design Manager could also act as the point of contact throughout the pre-design, design and handover to project management and procurement within the Damac team.

The role will also focus on key electrical developments within the data centre industry and how these will be integrated into our concept and feasibility stages of work so as to enhance the product that will be built for Edgnex data centre's globally. As a senior person in Damac, you may be asked to lead and manage a team of design managers, engineers and trainees and you will guide them in your electrical discipline and monitor the quality of their work. Internal and external stakeholder management will likely be a function of the role to ensure the design and development of the data centre project is readily understood along with estimates of timelines and cost for the design works by external consultants.

Job role functions:

The Electrical Design Manager will support other parts of the organization that will include Planning, Procurement, Quantity Surveying and Construction. The works will include the following:

  1. Develop the electrical design at concept, cost, budgeting, equipment and materials selection for new and existing sites.
  2. Develop the design and select manufacturers for the electrical long lead items for issue to procurement.
  3. Input and develop the electrical design program of works for new and existing sites.
  4. Work with Planning on all electrical design delivery matters related to scheduling and project start and completion.
  5. Co-ordinate all electrical design works to ensure timely accurate delivery of the project including liaison with procurement, capital markets, sales, operations, consultants, quantity surveyors and selected contractors.
  6. Assist Damac operatives on the electrical contract documents that will be issued to general and sub-contractors for their appointment after the selection process of interviews and bid levelling has been achieved.
  7. Perform technical evaluation of selected consultants and contractors in terms of performance, quality of information received and technical compliance.
  8. Work with the Procurement team on the budgets for new and existing Data Centre projects.
  9. Attend design review workshops with consultants and contractors.
  10. Work with Damac on the closing of projects as relating to the electrical systems to ensure that all design related aspects of work are concluded.
  11. Review change requests as they relate to electrical design aspects that occur through the project timeline.
  12. Work with operations and project management to ensure the site teams that include the appointed peer review engineers are effectively managing defects and these are being closed out in a timely manner.
  13. Check all electrical design related project documentation against the concept to ensure it is accurate and is in accordance with the design intent.
  14. Develop and assist with the electrical aspects of testing and commissioning, including the appointed T&C specialists from Damac and the contractors team.
  15. Support the construction team with respect to electrical design and construction management of project costs in line with approved business case.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Previous experience working on Data Centre and large electrical projects is essential, the successful applicant will have Project Management experience and an ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

  1. Ideally hold a recognised university degree related to electrical engineering; Master's degree is a plus.
  2. Have at least 8 years design experience as a minimum.
  3. Have extensive knowledge of design of electrical in particular to data centre's that are backed up by experience in a design environment that relates to critical systems and infrastructure.
  4. Highly experienced in delivering high end quality design and projects to client satisfaction.
  5. Have a good knowledge of MS Office, ACAD, ETAP and other software related systems.
  6. Able to fully develop and manage the end to end design process related to their discipline.
  7. Highly experienced in the identification, analysis and management of design and installation risks and issues and can apply mitigation methods to reduce/remove the issues and risks.
  8. Be highly competent in managing project issues to successful closure.
  9. Capable of delivering to set design and project quality criteria within the costs constraints as applied to the works.
  10. Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a complete ability to develop and use ETAP modelling tools for the early design phase.
Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting, Design, and Engineering

Industries

Information Technology & Services and Business Consulting and Services

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