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# Controls Engineer (Data Centre HVAC & Control Systems) – Contract Role
About the Role
Insight Global is looking for a Controls Engineer to join its hyperscaler client on a long-term contract. You will adapt central data centre R&D design templates for regional deployment across European data centre projects, ensuring localisation for countries such as Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Key responsibilities include working with HVAC control systems, BMS, EPMS, and PLC/SCADA environments, designing solutions and ensuring compliance with European standards while supporting the entire project lifecycle from design to operations.
Daily Responsibilities
- Adapt centrally developed design templates for regional European markets (HVAC, BMS, EPMS, PLC/SCADA) while ensuring alignment with regional standards and engineering requirements.
- Collaborate with A/E design consultants, peer-reviewing technical deliverables such as:
- Control sequences
- Panel schematics and layouts
- Technical documentation (specifications, drawings)
- Support the full project lifecycle, contributing to:
- Design development
- Technical writing
- System testing & acceptance
- Review of as-builts and submittals
- Bridge design → construction → operations, ensuring designs are implemented correctly on-site and operational handover is smooth, with FTEs providing final sign-off.
- Support continuous design improvements through:
- Issue resolution
- Change management
- Reliability/availability enhancements
- Compliance (Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive)
- Partner with onsite teams and Data Centre Operations for post-deployment support, managing:
- System updates, modifications, and changes
- On-demand enhancements
- Work in a multi-project environment (~7 active projects) covering:
- Localised design localisation
- Construction alignment
- Operational handover activities
- Travel to European sites required (30–50% travel, typically Mon–Wed), engaging in both construction and operations phases.
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Key Requirements
Must have proven experience in both design/consultancy and field/onsite engineering. Critical technical competencies include:
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Strong expertise in HVAC controls:
- Airside and waterside systems
- Design, commissioning, and operations
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Experience with:
- Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Energy Performance Management Systems (EPMS)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and SCADA systems
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Understanding of European DC regulations:
- Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU)
- Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
- Equivalent standards such as electrical codes for data centres
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Ability to localise designs regardless of region"—standards may vary by country for a unified solution.
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Fully transferred expertise through the complete project lifecycle (including—critical evaluations):
- Commissioning & acceptance
- Technical as-built reviews/submittals
- Long-term operational support
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Working across multiple concurrent projects (~7 live) efficiently, prioritising critical milestones and assessing project dependencies.
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Collaboration capability:
- Partner with A/E firms
- Work with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams, ensuring exceptions are anticipated and risks are mitigated.
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Mobility positives:
- Proven travel tolerance for European operational and construction visits.
- On-site troubleshooting adapted to different markets swiftly.
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System-focused responsibilities addressed:
- Automated and near-real-time controls for cooling & power availability.
- Monitoring & automated issue resilience.
- Compliance with high-reliability data centre availability targets.
Why This Matters
You’ll actively shape how hyperscalers operationalise European DC infrastructures, combining technical depth and growth opportunity. If you thrive under change and enjoy multi-disciplinary collaboration, this role is the platform for broad impact.
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