Manager, Electrical Engineering

As the Electrical Engineering Manager, you will be the Electrical subject matter expert within NTT Global Data Center’s (GDC) Central Engineering team within the DACH region. This is a people management role and you will be responsible for ensuring that the electrical systems are operating correctly within your region, within their design, and are optimised to ensure highest levels of efficiency and reliability. You will ensure all best practises and standards are delivered, and work with the Critical Facilities Management teams to ensure any issues are quickly resolved to minimise operational impact. As part of the role, you will authorise and deploy a set of Electrical Safety Rules for use across NTT GDC’s estate. You will use your excellent organisational and people leadership skills to ensure services are delivered to the highest standard. 

What you will do

• Provide regular reporting internal and externally by attending regular meetings with the regional teams to discuss electrical systems performance and address any issues and concerns relating to systems condition, and operational activities and report accordingly
• Develop realistic plans, set goals, align plans with Tech Ops objectives and co-ordinate with other team members
• Be overall technical authority for all of NTT’s datacentre supporting electrical infrastructure
• Provide 2nd/3rd level escalation for electrical/controls issues
• Provide SOP/EOP development including sign off of any electrical SOP/EOP drafts
• Provide mitigation to remove (where possible) majority of “Human Error” aspects from all electrical operations, whether it be physical optimisation to equipment, robust technical training, or clear procedure documentation
• Optimise maintenance offerings to ensure all manufacturers and best practises are followed
• Ensure technical excellence on all electrical systems and ensure all engineering best practices are being followed
• Attend and contribute to post handover reviews/lessons learned and share findings with NTT GDC EMEA Tech Ops team as required
• Take ownership of any key electrical issues and push progression, and as part of this, ensure ticketing system is up to date

What we are looking for

• Extensive electrical engineering, maintenance and commissioning experience in Data Centre or other mission critical sector is essential
• You will have detailed technical knowledge of the type of large-scale electrical systems installed at NTT’s facilities, including HV, LV, UPS, Standby power and related electrical systems, and BMS/EMS and controls systems, with a demonstrated understanding of various redundancy topologies of such infrastructure
• Awareness and experience of RCA frameworks and ability to complete them
• Good knowledge of regulatory compliance and health and safety within the data center environment
• Proficient in German and English - written and verbal
• Have the ability to break down problems into smaller components, understand underlying issues, simplify, process complex issues and escalate when required
• Zero downtime mentality and experience within these areas
• You must have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written with the ability to produce technical reports to a professional quality
• Excellent organisation with strong time management skills
• An Engineering based Degree/MSc or equivalent experience/qualification is essential
• Undergo full security/background checks