Senior Electrical Design Engineer

**Senior Electrical Engineer - Design**

**Location - UK - Hybrid**

**MISSION**:
We are seeking an agile Senior Electrical Engineer to support our Delivery Team at Colt DCS, acting as a project Design Manager and an SME on discipline matters. You will report to the Regional Engineering Manager (UK / EUR) of the Major Builds DeliveryTeam in Colt DCS.

You will play a leading role in the delivery of a multi-disciplinary design, managing external engineering consultants and contractors to meet programme, design and budget for the successful delivery of the project and to achieve cost effective and resilientinfrastructures in line with Colt’s Global design standards.

**OUTCOMES**:
You should manage the Design Programme to ensure on time creation and review of Employers Requirements (ER’s), tender information and design documentation issued for planning and Construction.

You will be required to steer and guide and challenge the external Design Consultants and Contractors when required taking a 'Trust but Verify’ approach, to ensure they deliver a design to meet the requirements of the Design Brief, periodically assessingand evaluating all project related design decisions presented by consultants and contractors with support if required from Senior DCS staff.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will also participate in project Commissioning activities and, when requested, support and advise the Global Head of Electrical Engineering on lessons learnt from live projects regarding Electrical infrastructure, Sequenceof Operations, Equipment selection, as well as participating when requested to study innovative solutions and appraise modern technologies that are available on the market.

You will support the Project managers to drive project programmes/delivery while working closely with the other design engineers and construction teams to ensure milestones and completion dates are met with successful handover to the client on time.

You will also work on Sales requests and liaise with customers to develop specific project design requirements, together with senior staff, delivery managers, to deliver first class projects to our Customers.

**THE TEAM**:
The Delivery Team, reporting to the VP of Real Estate, is formed by in Regional groups of Project Managers, Design Managers/Engineers, Specialists (namely BMS, Security and Commissioning), Cost Managers and Procurement Managers reporting to the RegionalHead of Delivery.

The Design Managers will interface daily with their peers of the Delivery team, but also with the Development Team, who is responsible for site acquisition, power and connectivity searches, authorities' approval, preparation of the project’s Design Briefand Business Plan.

The Centre of Excellence/Global Engineering Team, reporting to the Global Director of Design & construction, is instead responsible and owner of the GRD and technically responsible for the OFCI equipment procurement and vendors management, ensuring at eachstage that the projects are compliant with our standardised design.

THE SKILLS / EXPERTISE
- A thorough understanding of site planning and interdependent disciplines, such as civils, structures and architecture and project delivery processes needed to support our growing fleet of Data Centres, is strongly desired.
- This person shall be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills, and be a self-starter that can excel with little direction.

Ownership:
Regularly checks with other areas of the business that they and their team are delivering on their part of any activity, working with them to resolve issues to ensure flawless delivery

Regularly reviews spend and identifies opportunities to drive down the cost or improve the return on investment of their personal / team’s activities

Leadership:
Looks at industry best practice and current trends/innovations for their role and applies these within Colt - sharing what has worked and what has not (and why) with others who hold similar roles within the business. Understands cultural differences andutilises this understanding to ensure the successful completion of a task