Colt Data Centre Services
Website:
coltdatacentres.net
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/coltdatacentreservices
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Industries: Real Estate
Job details:
MISSION
We are seeking an agile Senior Mechanical 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 (India) of the Major Builds Delivery Team 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 resilient infrastructures in line with Colt’s Global design standards.
The successful candidate must take an agile approach to design, cost and programme & project management always, providing solutions to potential issues and having a direct input to the business performance, ensuring that we, as a team, deliver on time and on budget, every time.
You must have the ‘outside of the box’ thinking mentality when reacting to design and site-specific project issues that hamper the project design or overall programme delivery, working alongside key business stakeholders to ensure we stay customer focussed on all times.
OUTCOME
SYou 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 assessing and evaluating all project related design decisions presented by consultants and contractors with support if required from Senior DCS staff
.You will apply a commercial approach in all aspects of the work including design, engineering and construction, working with other engineering functions, Procurement and Delivery to ensure that the procurement of all items is conducted on the most cost-effective basis to drive reduction in costs, maximise our speed to Market, while obtaining the lowest PUE values that meet Colt’s sustainability and environmental targets
.The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will be required to analyse, review and comment on design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data submitted for Colt DCS review on BIM 360 Platform and to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications; you will also actively participate to the team workload to ensure that all project documentation internal governance approvals are completed in a detailed and timely fashion
.As a Project Design Manager, you will also participate in project Commissioning activities and, when requested, support and advise the Global Head of Mechanical Engineering on lessons learnt from live projects regarding Mechanical infrastructure, Sequence of Operations, Equipment selection, as well as participating when requested to study innovative solutions and appraise modern technologies that are available on the market. This is to ensure that Colt DCS remains the market leader with pioneering data centre design, low PUE, and ‘future proofing’ our Global Reference design (GRD) for any new potential technologies that we may incorporate into the overall design in the near future
.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
.You will be expected to support and coordinate the construction activities at site
.
THE TE
AMThe 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 Regional Head of Deliver
y.The Design Managers are managed by a Regional Engineering Manager, who will assign a Design Manager and a supporting engineer (of opposite discipline) to each projec
t.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 Brief and Business Pla
n.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 each stage that the projects are compliant with our standardised desig
n.
THE SKILLS / EXPERTISE THEY BR
INGThe ideal candidate should have robust design management skills, a proven record of accomplishment in Multi-Disciplinary Project delivery and a strong background in all aspects of MEP mission critical systems, with a focus on Mechanical Engineeri
ng.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 desir
ed.This person shall be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills, and be a self-starter that can excel with little directi
- on.
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 activi - tiesLeadership: 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 and utilises this understanding to ensure the successful completion of a
- taskTeamwork: Proactively requests other team member’s views and opinions; using this feedback to improve personal performance. Identifies areas where relationships between the team and its stakeholders are not working effectively; making well-considered recommendations on suggestions for improvement – implements agreed actions. Takes action to maintain morale and productivity of geographically distributed te
- ams.Technical Knowledge: Previous experience of working in a MEP data centre design role within mission critical facili
- tiesProficient knowledge of Mechanical Engineering princi
- plesWorking knowledge of the design and technical principles of HVAC, PHE, Fire Detection and Suppression systems, HSD, Electrical and BMS/EPMS sys
- temsGeneral knowledge of CSA (Civils, Structural, Architectural) disciplines princi
- plesMinimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised univers
- ity.Excellent written and Verbal English ski
- lls.Excellent written and Verbal skills on regional langu
- agesProven experience of writing feasibility studies/design briefs/policy statements / guidance docum
- entsKnowledge of all other engineering aspects of data cen
- tresThe ability to work in a collaborative way across all engineering discipl
- inesExperienced in ASHRAE Testing and Commissioning Levels and Commissioning Planning of mission critical syst
- ems.Direct experience of conducting site rev
- iewsGood understanding of Construction Contra
- cts.Experience with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifec
- ycleExcellent working knowledge of Design Management processes R
- IBA.Experience with formal change management proce
- ssesMust be able to demonstrate initiat
- ive.Must have the ability to work accurately under press
- ure.Must be able to operate in an open management style and structure with an emphasis on team working and within a global ma
- trixExcellent Time Management Ski
- lls.Ability to travel at short notice to visit project’s sites or existing facilities across the gl
- obe.Excellent communication skills verbally and writ
- ten.Should have fair knowledge on Autocad, Revit
etc.
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