Senior Data Center Consultant

Ramboll • Atlanta, GA

3d • $125,000 - $155,000

About The Position

EYP Mission Critical Facilities, part of Ramboll Americas Engineering, provides data center consulting, strategy, design, and commissioning. The Consulting group develops data center strategy analyses to help clients determine how to use existing facilities, colocation, cloud services, or new facilities, including recommendations for topology, reliability, redundancy, and financial decision support. The group also supports data center assessments for investors considering acquisitions or development.

The Senior Data Center Consultant provides leadership and supports analysis of data center infrastructure for strategy development projects. The role contributes expertise across electrical systems, mechanical systems, facility operations, and conceptual master planning, including due diligence as part of a team conducting client strategy analyses. The consultant manages and participates in major projects, serves as a client partner and project executive, oversees project quality and client relationships, learns and uses the group’s analytical tools, and manages projects against forecast financial measures.

The position requires professional, persuasive communication with clients including senior executives, and participation as an industry expert in symposiums, professional journals, and webinars. Team members generally work from a home office and travel as required. Travel averages 25%–50%, with periods of sustained travel possible, particularly for global projects.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise interpreting electrical one-line diagrams and evaluating mission-critical electrical distribution systems.
• Strong understanding of electrical redundancy concepts, reliability principles, load calculations, power capacity, and single-point-of-failure mitigation.
• Ability to assess the condition, operation, and maintenance effectiveness of critical power infrastructure.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting operational data from electrical infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code and mission-critical facility design standards; ability to work safely in energized or critical infrastructure environments.
• Ability to interpret mechanical one-line drawings and evaluate HVAC infrastructure, redundancy, and system load capacity.
• Ability to assess mechanical infrastructure condition, operation, and maintenance, and analyze system designs for reliability risks and energy optimization opportunities.
• Ability to collect and analyze mechanical equipment data and perform engineering calculations related to cooling capacity, power, kVA, power factor, and energy performance.
• Knowledge of mission-critical mechanical system best practices, redundancy classifications, reliability principles, and safe work practices.
• Ability to develop operations staffing plans and evaluate building monitoring and control systems, operational processes, maintenance practices, documentation, and physical security systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mission-critical systems including EPO, VESDA, FM-200, Ansul, sprinkler and pre-action systems, and physical security technologies.
• Understanding of data center redundancy requirements and Tier levels.
• Ability to evaluate facility loading requirements, contribute to conceptual planning, and provide ROM estimates with approximately +/- 30% accuracy.
• Project leadership, client management, presentation, and professional writing skills, including the ability to communicate with senior client executives.
• Strong communication, presentation, and computer skills; ability to use Microsoft Office applications and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to travel as required; travel averages 25%–50%, with occasional sustained travel, including for global projects.

Nice To Haves

• Applicable data center professional certifications.
• 10 or more years of data center operational experience in privately owned or colocation facilities.
• BA/BS degree from an accredited college or university; an engineering or computer science degree is a plus.
• Ability to pass a background check prior to the offer letter.
• U.S. passport and ability to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis of data center infrastructure for strategy development projects and due diligence.
• Evaluate mission-critical electrical infrastructure, including power distribution, redundancy, reliability, capacity, operational performance, maintenance, and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate mission-critical mechanical infrastructure, including cooling systems, redundancy, reliability, capacity, maintenance, energy performance, and opportunities to improve resilience and efficiency.
• Develop maintenance staffing plans and define technical skill requirements for mission-critical facility operations.
• Operate and evaluate building monitoring and control systems supporting critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
• Assess facility condition, maintenance practices, documentation, fire detection and suppression systems, critical equipment records, operational processes, and security systems.
• Identify single points of failure and infrastructure reliability risks, and develop practical, cost-effective mitigation recommendations.
• Evaluate facilities and contribute to planning sessions and workshops.
• Work with engineering and design colleagues on conceptual designs for infrastructure expansion or capacity changes.
• Evaluate critical loading requirements for greenfield data center options and provide rough order of magnitude estimates for recommendations.
• Present findings and interact with customers at all levels.
• Manage and participate in major project delivery as client partner and project executive, overseeing project quality, client relationships, and forecast financial measures.
• Use the group’s analytical tools and support analytical project needs.
• Communicate professionally and persuasively in writing and verbally with client executives and other senior stakeholders.
• Participate as an industry expert in symposiums, professional journals, and webinars.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.
• Position may be eligible for a bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed