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Ehvert Mission Critical

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1993

Construction • Engineering • Data Centers

Ehvert Mission Critical is a company specializing in the design, construction, and management of critical facilities with a focus on data centers. They offer a wide range of services including site assessment, planning, design, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) engineering, building automation and controls, ICT and security system design, and building information modeling (BIM). Their expertise in advanced construction processes and technology allows them to deliver projects with higher quality, shorter build times, and lower costs. Ehvert Mission Critical has worked with major clients including universities and large energy providers to create robust, high-capacity data centers.

📋 Description

• Perform power system studies including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, grounding, power quality, harmonic analysis, transient analysis, and reliability studies. • Develop and maintain electrical system models using PSCAD, ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or similar software platforms. • Perform electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies to evaluate system behavior during switching events, faults, utility disturbances, and large load changes. • Analyze the impact of high-density AI load characteristics, and mission-critical loads on utility, emergency generators, and facility electrical infrastructure. • Support utility interconnection studies and coordinate with utility providers on service requirements and system performance. • Evaluate system reliability, redundancy strategies, contingency scenarios, and power system resiliency. • Prepare technical reports, engineering calculations, study documentation, and recommendations. • Collaborate with electrical design teams on medium-voltage systems, substations, standby generation, UPS systems, mechanical system electrical load characteristics, and utility service infrastructure. • Participate in design coordination meetings with clients, consultants, utilities, and project stakeholders. • Support commissioning activities and provide technical guidance during project execution. • Review engineering deliverables for technical accuracy and compliance with applicable standards.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university. • Minimum of 8-15 years of experience in power systems engineering, utility engineering, substations, transmission and distribution, industrial facilities, renewable energy, or mission-critical infrastructure. • Experience performing power system studies, including transient, harmonic, and grounding analysis, is required. • Proficiency with PSCAD is required. • Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, PowerFactory, CYME, or similar power system analysis software. • Strong understanding of electrical power systems, utility infrastructure, substations, protective relaying, and system reliability. • Experience with utility interconnections and medium-voltage power systems. • Experience performing underground ductbank ampacity and heat studies (Neher-McGrath methodology), short circuit, load flow, protective device coordination, and arc flash analysis is considered an asset. • PE license preferred. Additional certifications are a plus. • Clear understanding of NEC, IEEE 519, IEEE 3000 series, IEEE transformers and switchgear, NFPA, NESC, and utility standards. • Strong technical writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to effectively communicate study results, findings, and recommendations to clients. • Experience supporting data center, utility, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure projects is highly desirable. • Must be authorized to work in the United States.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance (Medical, HSA & FSA, Dental, Vision) • Life insurance • Short-term and long-term disability • PTO • Retirement plan • Stock ownership / synthetic equity options • Work from home