Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineer

Location: Hybrid Onsite/ Remote in MN

Duration: 6M Contract to Hire

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering oversight guidance for achieving and sustaining highly reliable, uninterruptible, data center electrical systems in new and existing facilities including arc flash, lockout/tagout, and other NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements
• Manage new electrical systems installation, construction, and improvement projects for data center facilities within their budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Provide expert guidance in applying robust backup and emergency power systems
• Conduct shop drawing and construction document reviews of electrical equipment and systems design
• Serve as competent technical representative for factory witness testing of electrical distribution gear and UPS systems
• Promote continuous improvement in operations, disaster avoidance, reliability, maintainability, and quality performance of electrical power delivery
• Develop design intent requirements, performance contracts, metrics, key performance indicators, and service level targets for data center facility projects
• Oversee and advise on electrical preventive and predictive maintenance standards, schedules, and process improvements
• Monitor and approve appropriately planned electrical work to provide safely manageable risk to operating data center facility systems within corporate Change Management guidelines
• Ensure compliance with various national technical and other regulatory standards as well as UHG Data Center Facility standards, policies and procedures, and Change Management processes

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering degree from an accredited college
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (Electrical) and maintains a current Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of Minnesota
• Five years minimum experience as a PE working with designing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining complex electrical systems for mission critical facilities
• Fluent with highly reliable, concurrently maintainable, redundant, low and medium voltage power distribution systems down to the information technology (IT) rack level including the necessary monitoring and control automation to sustain safe 7 x 24 x 365 year-round operation
• Project management and team interaction experience with successfully delivering long-term multi-million-dollar electrical projects within established budget and schedule constraints
• Working familiarity with uninterruptible power supply, battery, and power quality issues as well as grounding, lightning protection, SCADA, power monitoring, fire and life safety, lighting, and access control systems
• Customizing and applying short circuit and selective coordination studies to achieve reliable and targeted overcurrent protection within electrical distribution systems
• Excellent oral, written communication, and presentation skills
• Field experience with the following:

ANSI iNETA electrical testing and maintenance requirements
Infrared thermography use and data interpretation

• Working knowledge of current NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements
• Trustworthy background history to be able to obtain National Agency Check (NAC) security clearance from the federal government within first six months of employment

Nice-to-Have Preferences

• Familiarity with The Uptime Institute and their latest Data Center Site Infrastructure Tier Standards for Topology and Operational Sustainability
• Previous experience within large data center operations (2 megawatts and greater).
• Server room experience with installing IT equipment cabinets and free-standing equipment devices as well as connecting power whips to them from power distribution units
• Experience with writing Method of Procedure and Standard Operating Procedure documents
• Development and execution of functional performance testing for commissioning electrical systems
• Understanding of and basic familiarity with the following:

HVAC and other mechanical facility systems
Architectural, civil, and structural feature generalities
Sustainability principles, goals, and strategies

• Knowledge of the use of the Neher-McGrath equation for application to underground conductors and ductbanks
• CAD familiarity and expertise
• Awareness of and experience with meeting international technical standards and requirements
• PE licenses in other states besides Minnesota

Additional Duties

• Work both independently and with various project teams to manage multiple priorities and interruptions
• Communicate regularly and clearly with project team peers
• Suggest improvements in the quality, integrity, reliability, and efficiency of operations
• Use computer-based Microsoft Operating Systems
• Use HP Service Manager (HPSM) for the creation and management of Change Control and Incident records

Hours

The base schedule expectation will be Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM with periodic travel and after-hours involvement.

Work Sites

This position will primarily perform work at sites in Chaska, Elk River, and Plymouth, MN, as well as other national and international locations. Otherwise, much of the work will be conducted on a remote basis with on-site physical presence required for field investigations, inspection observations, commissioning and testing efforts, and other face-to-face meetings deemed necessary to best fulfill required project productivity. The base site work location for this position will be finalized when an offer is made to a candidate.

Interview

Interviews will be conducted by the hiring manager, a registered professional engineer with 40 years of experience, and his senior manager, the Director of Data Center Facilities. The interviews will delve into determining the depth of the candidate's actual experience in the specialized mission critical world of data center facilities and their operation challenges.

What does the ideal candidate background look like (ex: healthcare specific background, etc.)? The ideal candidate would have many years (5 minimum) of electrical power distribution experience in a data center facilities specific role (with the emphasis on facilities). Experience in other mission critical facility types like hospitals, 911 call centers, and chip production plants can count towards those five years. The whole notion is about achieving and sustaining uninterruptible 7 x 24 uptime and the power systems required to produce this. We want to be as specific as possible with our firms so they can find the type of candidate you're looking for.

Of the required skills listed, which would you consider the top 3? Please list your expectations regarding years of experience for each requirement. 1) Five years of designing, constructing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining complex electrical systems for mission critical facilities; 2) Fluent with highly reliable, concurrently maintainable, redundant, low and medium voltage power distribution systems down to the information technology (IT) rack level including the necessary monitoring and control automation to sustain safe 7 x 24 x 365 year-round operation (8 years, minimum); 3) Project management and team interaction experience with successfully delivering long-term multi-million-dollar electrical projects within established budget and schedule constraints (8 years, minimum).

What does the team structure look like - how many members and what is the break-down of the teams skill sets (ex: 1 PM, 4 Developers, etc.)? I'm working to re-establish a three-person team (Lead Mechanical Engineer, Lead Electrical Engineer, and Data Center Facility Consultant). I'm the Lead Mechanical Engineer and also the technical supervisor/manager of this data center facilities engineering team. We in turn interface with a minimum of eleven other managers within the Data Center Facilities group and their numerous subordinates.

Required Skills :
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :Yes
Candidate must be local :Yes
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship :Yes
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :Administration/Support
Master Job Title :Misc: Non-Technical
Branch Code :Minneapolis