Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ramboll is hiring a Senior Data Center Consultant to lead and support data center infrastructure analysis for strategy development projects. The role combines technical assessments of mission-critical facilities with conceptual planning, project delivery, and client-facing recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Develop maintenance staffing plans and define the technical skill requirements needed to support mission-critical facility operations
- Operate and evaluate Building Monitoring and Control Systems (BMS/BAS) supporting critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure
- Assess the condition, maintenance practices, and documentation of mission-critical infrastructure, including raised floor environments, fire detection and suppression systems, and critical equipment records
- Evaluate operational processes including maintenance management, change management, and security systems to ensure reliability, compliance, and best practices
- Identify single points of failure, assess infrastructure reliability risks, and develop practical, cost-effective mitigation recommendations to improve data center availability
- Be able to evaluate the overall facility and provide input to such in the planning sessions and workshops
- Working with Engineering/Design colleagues, assist in the development of conceptual designs for infrastructure expansion and/or capacity changes
- Ability to evaluate the overall critical loading requirements for data center “greenfield” options
- Ability to provide ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates (+/- 30%) for recommendations
- Ability to present findings and interact with customers at all levels
- 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
- In addition to client focused work, the candidate is expected to participate as an industry expert in symposiums, professional journals, and webinars
Skills
- Demonstrated expertise in interpreting electrical one-line diagrams and evaluating mission-critical electrical distribution systems, including utility service, switchgear, UPS, generators, transfer switches, PDUs, transformers, and grounding systems
- Strong understanding of electrical redundancy concepts (N, N+1, 2N, etc.), reliability principles, load calculations, power capacity, and identifying single points of failure with practical risk mitigation strategies
- Ability to assess the condition, operation, and maintenance effectiveness of critical power infrastructure, including UPS systems, battery systems, standby power, electrical distribution equipment, and associated controls
- Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting operational data from electrical infrastructure to evaluate system performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and compliance with industry best practices
- Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), mission-critical facility design standards, and the ability to safely perform work in energized or critical infrastructure environments
- Interpret mechanical one-line drawings and evaluate HVAC infrastructure in mission-critical facilities, from central cooling plants through CRAC/CRAH systems, while understanding redundancy concepts and calculating system load capacity
- Assess the condition, operation, and maintenance of mechanical infrastructure including chillers, cooling towers, heat rejection systems, pumps, valves, piping, thermal storage, and associated controls and instrumentation
- Analyze mechanical system designs to identify components, single points of failure, reliability risks, and energy optimization opportunities, providing practical recommendations to improve resilience, maintainability, and efficiency
- Collect, interpret, and analyze operational data from mechanical equipment and perform engineering calculations related to cooling capacity, power, kVA, power factor, and energy performance
- Apply industry best practices for mission-critical mechanical systems, including redundancy classifications, reliability principles (MTBF, MTTR, availability, maintainability), and safe work practices while effectively using Microsoft Office applications
- Serve as a confident, customer-facing mechanical subject matter expert, communicating technical findings and recommendations clearly while following written and verbal instructions
- Develop maintenance staffing plans and define the technical skill requirements needed to support mission-critical facility operations
- Operate and evaluate Building Monitoring and Control Systems (BMS/BAS) supporting critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure
- Assess the condition, maintenance practices, and documentation of mission-critical infrastructure, including raised floor environments, fire detection and suppression systems, and critical equipment records
- Evaluate operational processes including maintenance management, change management, and security systems to ensure reliability, compliance, and best practices
- Identify single points of failure, assess infrastructure reliability risks, and develop practical, cost-effective mitigation recommendations to improve data center availability
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of mission-critical systems including Emergency Power Off (EPO), VESDA, FM-200, Ansul, sprinkler and pre-action systems, as well as physical security technologies such as card access, video surveillance, biometric access, and perimeter protection
- Be able to evaluate the overall facility and provide input to such in the planning sessions and workshops
- Working with Engineering/Design colleagues, assist in the development of conceptual designs for infrastructure expansion and/or capacity changes
- Possess a complete understanding redundancy requirements and Tier levels
- Ability to evaluate the overall critical loading requirements for data center “greenfield” options
- Ability to provide ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates (+/- 30%) for recommendations
- Ability to present findings and interact with customers at all levels
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 10 Years + data center operational experience in privately owned or colocation facilities
- BA/BS from an accredited College/University
Benefits
- May be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance
- Flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work
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