Mechanical & Electrical Engineer – ECMWF – Bologna, Italy

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer – ECMWF – Bologna, Italy

Main duties and key responsibilities

• Maintaining a thorough technical understanding of the day-to-day operation of building services throughout the facility including, for example, electrical and mechanical systems, data cabling infrastructure, fire detection and suppression systems, security and access control etc.
• Planning and organisation of day to day work including o Design, installation, modification and maintenance of electrical supplies o Specification and ordering of materials/services o Installation, maintenance and modification of structured cabling systems o Installation, relocation and maintenance of IT equipment, i.e. servers, network equipment and storage systems
• Monitoring the data centre whitespace and infrastructure using building management system, power and energy management system • Troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems and advising on their capabilities, particularly when faults have occurred
• Supervising and managing mechanical and electrical contractors that provide routine maintenance and installation work on site
• Contributing to the specification of new and replacement infrastructure and participating in procurements, to ensure that new infrastructure is implemented successfully
• Improving operational resilience and operating efficiency where possible
• Overseeing the Data Centre infrastructure, provisioning of power, cooling and network connectivity to assets
• Producing and maintaining procedures/documentation for safe operation of the facilities systems and infrastructure
• Managing, updating and maintaining the DCIM and power / energy management packages
• Switching LV electrical supplies
• Setting cooling units
• Providing 24*7 on-call support as part of a rota

Qualifications and experience required

Education

• A technical degree in mechanical engineering with an electrical experience or electrical/electronical engineering with a mechanical bias.

Experience

• Substantial background and demonstrated relevant experience of working in a mission critical data centre or similar 24/7 environment.
• Demonstrated relevant professional experience in electrical and mechanical services, preferably in a 24/7 mission critical data centre environment.
• Experience with the practical application of Italian technical standards and knowledge of the Italian health and safety regulations and practices would be an advantage.

Knowledge and skills (including language)

• Candidates must hold all relevant qualifications necessary to perform the above-mentioned duties and responsibilities in an Italian-based data centre.
• Candidates must be fluent in both Italian and English as this role will involve reading and communicating highly technical documentation in both languages.
• All interviews will be conducted in English.

Closing date for applications 20 December 2019 before midnight.

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