Equipment Procurement Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Assist the OFCI equipment scope alongside data center design, engineering, and construction teams.

• Evaluate and confirm technical specifications, single-line diagrams, layouts, and equipment datasheets.

• Ensure adherence to Tier levels, redundancy, fault tolerance, and uptime objectives.

• Provide support for technical clarifications, deviations, and vendor compliance matrices.

• Generate RFQs/RFPs for essential data center infrastructure equipment.

• Aid in the evaluation of technical and commercial bids.

• Conduct technical interviews with vendors and facilitate design alignment workshops.

• Negotiate contracts that encompass performance guarantees, availability, FAT requirements, delivery milestones, and warranties.

• Assist in the procurement and delivery of electrical, mechanical, controls, and monitoring equipment.

• Oversee vendor engineering, manufacturing, and testing timelines.

• Review vendor drawings, protection studies, and control logic.

• Coordinate and engage in FATs, integrated systems testing, and inspections.

• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and technical change control processes.

• Support logistics strategies, including international shipping, customs clearance, just-in-time delivery, equipment preservation, storage, and environmental controls.

• Assist in installation readiness reviews and contractor handover processes.

• Track long-lead items and procurement activities that are critical to the project's timeline.

• Identify and mitigate risks related to capacity, lead-time, factory, and supply chains.

• Coordinate the interfaces between OFCI equipment and systems installed by contractors.

• Provide procurement and risk updates to project leadership.

• Ensure the accuracy of as-built documentation, O&M manuals, and warranties.

• Support the commissioning, IST, transition to operations, and closure of the OFCI package.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Project Management) or a comparable combination of experience and technical training.

• Over 5 years of experience in technical procurement or engineering within data centers or mission-critical facilities.

• Demonstrated experience in procuring long-lead, high-reliability OFCI equipment.

• Strong knowledge of critical power and cooling systems.

• Experience with FATs, commissioning processes, and contractor coordination.

• Experience in hyperscale or colocation data centers is a plus.

• Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier standards or similar reliability frameworks is advantageous.

• Knowledge of IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, and local codes is beneficial.

• Expertise in technical bid evaluation and compliance management.

• Experience in managing critical equipment vendors.

• Oversight of manufacturing and quality processes.

• Ability to control schedules and risks associated with long-lead items.

• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country of application and provide proof of employment eligibility.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary package.

• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

• Flexibility and the opportunity to take ownership of projects.

• Collaborative and innovative work culture.

• Chance to work on impactful AI projects.

• International environment with talented teams.