Data Center Engineer, Civil/Structural Engineering
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- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience in civil/structural or site engineering.
- Experience with building design, coordination, and construction.
- Experience implementing civil/structural engineering principles (e.g., grading and drainage, hydraulic modeling, sediment control, erosion control, or soil migration).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Chartered, Civil, Structural Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment and communicating technical issues in written and verbal forms (e.g., online collaboration and presentations).
- Knowledge of site layout, grading, drainage, road, and infrastructure layouts.
- Knowledge of water/wastewater design, hydraulic modeling, and Industry Construction means and methods.
About the job
Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.
With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).
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Responsibilities
- Define and author owner technical specification, focusing on performance, sustainability, innovation, and speed of execution.
- Produce concept design sketches and drawings for site civil layouts and master plans, working closely with cross functional teams.
- Review thoroughly and vet design packages (drawings, calculations, specifications, etc.) at each milestone, demonstrating full ownership of deliverables.
- Work closely with the site execution team on implementing the design, providing solutions as they arise.
- Work closely with the project controls team on validating cost and schedule estimates, providing innovative value engineered solutions where needed.
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