Senior Data Center Consultant

Company Description

Position: Senior Data Center Consultant

EYP Mission Critical Facilities, part of Ramboll Americas Engineering, is an innovator and a market leader in sustainable Data Center Consulting & Strategy, Design, and Commissioning with a 25-year history of excellence in the industry. Numerous Fortune 500 companies, top tier universities, and global data center providers/investors, rely on EYP MCF to provide responsive solutions to today’s complex data center challenges. The Consulting groups core focus is to provide data center strategy analysis with the expertise to address the clients forward mission goals inclusive of their IT and Network architecture. The end goal is to develop a data center sourcing solution for our clients to use their existing facilities, colocation services, cloud services, or build new facilities. This includes developing a new data center topology, reliability and redundancy needs, and associated financial analysis for decision support requirements. The group also supports a wide range of data center assessment projects for investors looking to acquire data centers or develop them. Our growing team depends on motivated professionals with a flexible skill set and the ability to provide often unique, critical thinking to address the ever-changing landscape of data center design and operations.

Job Description

Summary of Job Role and Responsibilities

The ideal Senior team member will provide leadership in many areas but specific to this position is the ability to support the analysis of data center infrastructure as part of our strategy development projects. The skill sets are broken into 4 categories, Electrical, Mechanical, Operations, and Master Planning. The successful candidate must have these skills for the accurate completion of various data center “due diligence” tasks as part of an overall team conducting a data center strategy analysis for our client.

Qualifications

Electrical

1. Must be fully competent in the skills required to correctly interpret electrical one-line drawings reflecting facility electrical systems from utility to point of distribution in a mission critical space(s) (raised floor computer room).

2. Must be able to correctly determine the loading concept of redundant systems and accurately calculate the maximum load capability based on the redundant concept presently deployed in the facility.

3. Be completely familiar with industry standard redundancy ratings and the requirements to obtain each level.

4. Ability to collect and record operational data from electrical including utility meters, electrical switchboards, circuit breakers, UPS systems, power distribution units, control panels, generators, transfer switches, and facility infrastructure metering stations.

5. Be able to analyze infrastructure designs and identify them down to component levels for purposes of categorizing and identifying typical mission critical facility design approaches as practiced in the industry.

6. Must a complete knowledge of basic reliability concepts of redundancy, Mean Time Between Failure, Mean Time To Repair, availability, reliability, maintainability, concurrent maintainability, downtime, as they apply to electrical systems employed to develop highly reliable facility infrastructures.

7. Possess the skills required to assess the condition and success of maintenance processes employed on UPS systems, UPS high power battery systems, Power Distribution Units (PDU) and all ancillary equipment providing conditioned power in mission critical buildings.

8. Ability to evaluate the condition of and maintenance processes employed in operating and maintaining electrical distribution systems including transformers, switches, switchgear, bus ducts, power cabling and power distribution units.

9. Ability to evaluate and assess the condition and maintenance processes employed for high availability standby power systems including generators, flywheels, transfer switches and static transfer switches.

10. Fully familiar with electrical grounding systems along with a basic understanding of lightening protection systems.

11. Ability to identify single points of failure in mission critical electrical infrastructure systems and recommend valid risk mitigation steps to minimize the impact from a failure at the identified points.

12. Identify adverse energy usage patterns and practices in facility infrastructure equipment and recommend viable strategies to reduce energy consumption related to the findings identified.

13. Ability to perform base power calculations from observed or supplied data: i.e., power (in kilowatts), cooling (in tons or kilowatts), KVA, power factors, power per area (watts per square foot or meter).

14. Knowledgeable in the requirements of the National Electrical Code

15. Ability to safely work in facility infrastructure spaces without injury to self or others.

16. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions relating to technical materials and presentations.

17. Ability to use standard Windows based software applications (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.

18. Must be able to present themselves to the customer in a confident professional manner as the “Subject Matter Expert”.

Mechanical

1. Must be fully competent in the skills required to correctly interpret a mechanical one-line drawing reflecting facility HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning) systems typically employed in mission critical facilities from central mechanical cooling to computer room air conditioner (or air handling unit).

2. Must be able to correctly determine the loading concept of redundant systems and accurately calculate the maximum load capability based on the redundant concept presently deployed in the facility.

3. Be completely familiar with industry standard redundancy ratings and the requirements to obtain each level. 4. Ability to collect and record operational data from mechanical equipment, chillers, control panels, CRAC and CRAH units, piping pressure and temperature gages and similar facility infrastructure metering stations.

5. Ability to analyze infrastructure designs and identify them down to component levels for purposes of categorizing and identifying typical mission critical facility design approaches as practiced in the industry.

6. Ability to understand basic reliability concepts of redundancy, Mean Time Between Failure, Mean Time To Repair, availability, reliability, maintainability, concurrent maintainability, downtime, as they apply to electrical and mechanical systems employed to develop highly reliable facility infrastructures.

7. Ability to assess the condition of and maintenance processes employed on large capacity cooling systems such as centrifugal chillers, screw compressors, and reciprocating units which produce cold fluids used in heat exchange systems and components.

8. Ability to assess the condition of and maintenance processes employed in heat rejection systems such as open cooling towers, closed loop cooling towers, air cooled chillers, glycol heat exchangers, split systems, condenser piping loops and related mechanical heat transfer equipment.

9. Maintenance operations and success of water piping systems, pumps, valves and thermal storage equipment.

10. Ability to identify single points of failure in mission critical Mechanical infrastructure systems and recommend valid risk mitigation steps to minimize the impact from a failure at the identified points.

11. Ability to identify adverse energy usage patterns and practices in facility infrastructure equipment and recommend viable strategies to reduce energy consumption related to the findings identified.

12. Ability to perform base power calculations from observed or supplied data: i.e., power (in kilowatts), cooling (in tons or kilowatts), KVA, power factors, power per area (watts per square foot or meter).

13. Ability to safely work in facility infrastructure spaces without injury to self or others.

14. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions relating to technical materials and presentations.

15. Ability to use standard Windows based software applications (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.

16. Must be able to present themselves to the customer in a confident professional manner as the “Subject Matter Expert”.

Operations

1. Must be able to develop maintenance staffing plans and skill requirements.

2. Be able to operate and evaluate the building monitoring and control systems employed to manage mission critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure systems and components.

3. Ability to assess the condition of raised floor areas in data centers following a checklist provided by the product tool in a detailed and consistent manner.

4. Possess a complete understanding of Emergency Power Off (EPO) systems and the functions there of.

5. Ability to evaluate the fire detection and suppression systems including smoke detectors, VESDA systems, FM 200 gas suppression, Ansul, sprinkler and dry-pipe pre-action sprinkler systems.

6. Ability to identify single points of failure in mission critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems and recommend valid risk mitigation steps to minimize the impact from a failure at the identified points.

7. Ability to identify, define and explain reliability factors that impact data center availability and synthesize recommendations to improve infrastructure reliability in a cost effective manner.

8. Ability to evaluate the condition of and maintenance practices employed to assure high reliability of fire detection and suppression systems including smoke detectors, VESDA systems, FM 200 gas suppression, Ansul, sprinkler and dry-pipe pre-action sprinkler systems.

9. Ability to evaluate and assess security systems employed in mission critical facilities including perimeter systems, video systems, card access, biometric access, room level to rack level protection.

10. Ability to evaluate maintenance management process and/or systems in use to ensure proper maintenance management.

11. Ability to evaluate change management process and/or systems in use.

12. Be able assess documentation available for the critical equipment infrastructure.

Conceptual Master Planning

1. Be able to evaluate the overall facility and provide input to such in the planning sessions and workshops

2. Working with Engineering/Design colleagues, assist in the development of conceptual designs for infrastructure expansion and/or capacity changes.

3. Possess a complete understanding redundancy requirements and Tier levels

4. Ability to evaluate the overall critical loading requirements for data center “greenfield” options

5. Ability to provide ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates (+/- 30%) for recommendations

6. Ability to present findings and interact with customers at all levels.

Other Skills and Knowledge

The Senior Data Center Consultant will demonstrate the following required abilities: • Managing and participating in the delivery of major projects – the candidate is expected to act as the client partner and project executive for all projects they develop. This will position the candidate to manage the project, its quality, and the client as a portfolio over time. The candidate will participate in delivery and will need to learn the use of the group’s analytic tools and support that need as required. The candidate will also manage the project to the forecast financial measures.

Presentation and Writing Skills: The candidate will need to communicate professionally, effectively, and persuasively in verbal and written form to client CIO/CFO/COO’s and other senior positions. In addition to client focused work, the candidate is expected to participate as an industry expert in symposiums, professional journals, and webinars.

• Team-members generally work from their home office and travel when required. Travel can average 25%-50%, but there might be times when sustained travel over short periods of time are required, particularly when supporting our global projects.

It is desirable that the successful candidate have one or more of the following advanced requirements:

• Applicable data center professional certifications

• 10 Years + data center operational experience in privately owned or colocation facilities

• BA/BS from an accredited College/University. Engineering or Computer Science degree is a plus.

• Ability to pass a background check prior to offer letter

• Hold a U.S. passport and travel internationally

Additional Information

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe sustainable change should create a thriving world for both nature and people. Our culture is grounded in openness, curiosity, responsibility, and respect for diverse perspectives.

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If you are ready to bring your project leadership, technical judgment, and client management skills to a business focused on sustainable energy solutions, we invite you to apply.

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Ramboll in the Americas

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices in the Americas, delivering innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Salary Transparency

At Ramboll, we are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices that support our people and our purpose of creating sustainable societies. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $125,000 to $155,000 per year. This range reflects the compensation we reasonably expect to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Because we operate across multiple U.S. markets, pay may differ depending on the cost of labor in specific locations. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance. Our recruiters are happy to share more about the specific salary range and total rewards package applicable to your location during the hiring process.

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