Principal Critical Facility Architect

Pay Rate: Bay Area Min: $155,000.00, MIDPOINT: $210K
Work Mode: Hybrid
Location: Oakland; Auburn; Bakersfield; Chico; Davis; Eureka; Fresno; Manteca; Marysville; Sacramento; San Luis Obispo; Stockton; West Sacramento

Summary:

• Provides technical leadership in design, development, and implementation of backup power systems, comm rooms, data/control centers, and alarm system deliverables.
• Focuses on electrical design of power systems within company facilities, requiring a State of California Registered Professional Electrical Engineer.
• Manages building upgrades/replacements for IT-operated facilities.
• Works with other architect teams to ensure power systems meet operational needs.
• Acts as technical lead for critical facility team, engineering team, and project management teams.

Responsibilities:

• Directs critical facility team in preparation of battery, power board, generator, facility alarming, and facility upgrades.
• Oversees power system architecture and design of technology solutions supporting business requirements on projects.
• Engages with clients to develop power solutions and ensure delivery is aligned with technical/logic design requirements.
• Provides advanced consulting and guidance of power system requirements during IT project phases.
• Ensures successful implementation of power systems in complex client environments, on time, in scope, and within budget.
• Leads integration of client requirements and works with critical facility team to create power system design models.
• Identifies and implements process improvements at the department level.
• Presents power system project scopes and budgets, making recommendations for project/program approval.
• Identifies developmental needs of others and coaches and mentors to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Partners with critical facility team to develop and maintain technical standards, design patterns, and roadmaps.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or job-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT-Information Technology engineering design, or a Master's degree and 8 years of experience in IT engineering design and/or technical project implementation.
• Experience with multi-tier enterprise technology environments.
• Experience in enterprise architecture environments.

Preferred Skills:

• Registered Professional Electrical Engineer.
• Experience in radio systems implementation.
• Experience in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Experience in project management, IT-Information Technology.
• Leadership experience.
• PMP-Project Management Professional certification.