Hyperscale Data Center Fire Engineer - Senior Project Manager

CBRE; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in real estate and construction is seeking a Data Center Fire Engineer to oversee the design and implementation of fire protection systems for large data center projects. The role requires at least 5 years of experience in the field along with strong project management and teamwork skills. This position offers a competitive salary range of $160,000 to $195,000 annually, along with comprehensive health benefits and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

401(K)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in fire protection systems design.
• Knowledge of building and fire protection codes.
• Familiarity with critical infrastructure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design of fire alarm and suppression systems.
• Coordinate Value Engineering efforts.
• Provide code interpretations and advice as needed.

Skills

Design of fire protection systems

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering subject area

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

About the role

The Data Center Fire Engineer will assist and augment day-to-day capacity of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering team working on the client's large hyperscale data center construction program as a Fire Alarm and Fire Suppression SME within the Execution Engineering team.

This includes design & localization of new data centers and campuses, supporting operations staff with engineering solutions, streamlining construction issue resolution, and General Engineering Administration and Management.

What you’ll do

• Review and assist technical development of fire alarm and suppression systems for hyperscale data centers including campus planning, general layout/arrangements, VESDA/ASSD calculations and code review, hydraulic analyses, pipe sizing, etc.
• Responsible for external design consultants and provide direction or escalation
• Peer review design consultants’ results including drawing sets, specifications, calculations, models, etc. and provide comments and resolutions.
• Participate in all page turns as responsible/accountable for FA/FP sets.
• Represent owner (through external consultants) as SME
• Assist partner teams in the event fire code related blockers appear on permits and filing.
• Coordinate Value Engineering efforts
• Analyze for redundancies, failure modes, and Single Points Of Failure while working with Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) modelers to verify conformance.
• Perform rapid conceptual sketches using CAD or BIM for visualization and spatial/dimensional validations for internal purposes only.
• Help defines various BMS sequence of operations related to fire events.
• Assist and occasionally lead projects and solutioning, fleet-wide improvements and other needs arising from existing, operational data center campuses
• Evaluate post-mortem reports, 8D/root cause analyses and presentations and make comments and recommendations.
• Assist in generating solution/upgrade/improvement options that have a fleet-wide impact to improve reliability and availability of critical operational infrastructure.
• Assist data analytics of operational trends to evaluate equipment health, remaining useful life and predictive failure models.
• Provide code interpretations, advice, and input as needs arise
• Work with partners in construction, design and change management to compile, prioritize/triage and process construction originated engineering issues for standard design/product improvements.
• Support in overall standard design improvement loops/processes between products, design, construction and operations.
• Visit construction sites or operational sites if needed.
• Coordinate, clarify, and track technical issues with client partner teams and third-party contractors.
• Ensure design QA/QC is being performed, report and clarify/ resolve issues and gaps to relevant downstream partners.
• Represent client’s ExE team in all product development PLCs (Product Life Cycles) as a SME.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in an engineering subject area is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of solid experience in the design of fire protection systems for commercial buildings. Experience with data center construction would be helpful
• Knowledge of building, mechanical and fire protection codes and standards.
• Knowledge of Fire Alarm / Suppression systems such as Early Warning/Detection Systems, Pre-action, and Wet Pipe Systems is required
• Familiarity with Google Workspace and its related products (Sheets, Docs, Slides).
• Familiarity with critical infrastructure is preferred
• Experience and knowledge of working with cross-disciplinary teams, including structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, electrical, and architectural.
• Excellent project management, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

Disclaimer

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.

Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $160,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $195,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

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