Electrical Engineer
Teraco Data Environments
- Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with the data center team to understand, develop and approve the data center electrical designs for new data center construction and system enhancement projects.
- Designs will include MV and LV reticulation, Generator systems, UPS systems, Rectifier systems and distribution to client cabinets.
- Review and approve basis of design documents, capacity calculations and single line diagrams.
- Review and approve all commissioning and system testing strategies for each project.
- Constant enhancement of electrical systems to ensure high level of efficiency.
- Infrastructure design, implementation and testing to deliver a concurrently maintainable, cost effective solution supporting 99.999% electrical uptime.
- Conduct working methods to ensure all SLA and MSA’s are achieved.
- Ensure all parts of the designs can be monitored and connected back to the BMS system for overall system monitoring and management.
- Review, approve and provide all hand over documentation to the Data Center operations team
- Review and approve all electrical maintenance procedures before handed over to the operations team.
- Create safe work procedures for all electrical maintenance to be done on all systems.
- Ensure applicable planned and corrective maintenance is achievable in accordance to ensure customer MSA’s and SLA’s are achieved
- Provide training to the operational team on the design and operation principles of the electrical systems.
- H&S monitoring and corrective action to meet statutory compliance, SLAs and good business practice
- Implement company and departmental policies, processes and work instructions as per the agreed quality and timeline/ RFS
- Review, approve and provide all hand over documentation to the Data Centre operations team.
- Participate in L1-L6 commissioning and ensure design is as per design set out in L0.
- Maintain compliance in accordance to all relative policies and procedures
- Support the HR department in achieving the organization developmental plan deliverables within agreed timelines
- Meet agreed inter-departmental OLA (Operational Level Agreement)
- H&S monitoring and corrective action to meet statutory compliance, SLAs and good business practice
- Implement company and departmental policies, processes and work instructions as per the agreed quality and timeline/ RFS
- Conduct working methods to maintain agreed PUE levels
- Task finalization and report accurately, as per agreed format, quality and within the agreed timelines
- Maintain ISO 14001 and 50001 certification, and drive action plans & reporting to achieve the objectives applicable to their respective site
- Ensure compliance is maintained incorporating industry best practices
- Review and approve all electrical maintenance procedures.
- Create safe work procedures for all electrical maintenance to be done on all systems.
- Ensure applicable planned and corrective maintenance is managed in accordance to ensure customer MSA's and SLA's are achieved.
- Ensure all maintenance and systems complies to local legislation and standards.
- Provide training to the operational team on the design and operation principles of the electrical systems.
- Conduct working methods to maintain agreed PUE levels
- Task finalization and report accurately, as per agreed format, quality and within the agreed timelines
- Provide national technical support to operational data centres
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or 7 years experience in designing mission critical electrical infrastructure
- Minimum 5 years relevant design experience.
- Minimum 5 years relevant plant operation experience.
- Extensive knowledge on Data Centre environments and critical infrastructure systems.
- Extensive data centre design knowledge.
- Registration with the Electrical engineering council of South Africa will be an advantage.
- Experience with ASHRAE commissioning process
- Excellent technical design and calculation abilities.
- Knowledge of mechanical, control, fire and BMS systems will be an advantage.
- Effective communication skills, active listener – ability to understand requirements
- Proactive problem solver, perform rapid and accurate assessments
- Ability to work independently, as well as being a positive team player
- Self-motivated
- Conducts self professionally, exhibits elevated levels of tolerance and patience
- Responsible for continued learning and self-development
- Quick response to potentially critical situations
- Trouble shoot systems and components to identify root causes of failures
- Implement corrective actions promptly to mitigate the negative effects of system changes
- Experience with BMS networks and communication protocols will be an advantage.
- Extensive knowledge on Data Centre environments and critical infrastructure systems.