Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer, 3rd Party Data Centers
At a glance
Senior role at Turner & Townsend. Remote, United States · full-time · $155,000–$185,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Assess third-party data center sites and check whether their designs meet technical standards and project requirements
- Prepare RAM analyses and review detailed design records for accuracy and compliance
- Coordinate mechanical design records and update due diligence documents for new and existing facilities
- Work with clients and project collaborators to plan objectives, schedules, dependencies and success measures
- Help senior engineers prepare presentation and contract materials, answer documentation questions and improve program standards
What you bring
- Eight to ten years of relevant experience, with a bachelor’s degree preferred or an equivalent mix of education and experience
- A strong grasp of large-scale data center infrastructure and experience on projects in the US and internationally
- Experience working across engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, structural, civil and architectural teams
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite; AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks or equivalent experience is preferred
Who this fits
This senior role suits an engineer who can support technical due diligence, coordinate across disciplines and communicate with clients. The position is remote, with about a quarter of the time expected to involve travel. A professional engineering license is desirable.
From the employer
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
About the role
The purpose of this position is to support third-party data center (3PDC) projects for CBRE’s clients, and provide technical guidance and input. The Senior Data Center Mechanical Engineer (3PDC) will be primarily responsible for supporting Senior Engineers across the program with documentation updates during technical due diligence for new and existing facilities. The ideal candidate should possess a working knowledge of electrical power systems, security, civil, structural, architectural, and other relevant disciplines.
25% travel anticipated
What you’ll do
- Review and assist in the evaluation of third-party data center sites, ensuring technical compliance and adherence to standards.
- Proactively identify collaborators and work with them to strategize, plan, and prioritize objectives and success criteria. Estimate task durations, and ensure schedules and dependencies are aligned and support those objectives within an organization
- Develop reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) analysis to optimize the performance and efficiency of data center operations.
- Thoroughly review detailed design documents for third-party data center sites, ensuring accuracy and compliance with requirements.
- Interact directly with clients in order to prepare all elements of the project.
- Supporting senior level engineering with tasks to compile documentation to be included in presentations and contracts.
- Support operations with day-to-day questions about documentation. Support the organization and improvement of program standards.
- Collaborate with the team to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement of standard engineering programs for Technical Due Diligence.
- Coordinate documentation of mechanical design for data center projects.
What you’ll need
- Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of solid experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
- Solid understanding of large-scale, complex data center infrastructure.
- A solid understanding of the commercial real estate industry in the areas of financial analysis, project management, construction, ethical practices, business operations, marketing, and business development.
- Experience and knowledge of working with cross-disciplinary teams, including structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, electrical, and architectural.
- The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.
- Experience with data center projects inside and outside of the US.
- Ability to solve outstanding problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, Projects, PowerPoint, MS Projects, etc.
- Expert interpersonal skills with an inquisitive mentality.
- Prefer experience with AutoCAD, Revit, NasvisWorks or equivalent Licensed PE is desirable
The base salary range for this role is $155K-$185K USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
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