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Remote, Europe·Added today (last checked 4 Nov)
Our summary
- Work mode
- Remote (Europe)
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- University degree
Visa options
The ad rules out sponsorship
Per the ad: “must be authorized to work”
May fit the digital nomad visa
A remote job for a company outside Spain: you apply yourself, no sponsor needed. It asks for about €2,849 a month in remote income.
Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study, (i.e. Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, etc.) or equivalent combination of experience and technical training.
- 5+ years of experience in technical procurement or engineering for data centers or mission-critical facilities
- Proven experience procuring long-lead, high-reliability OFCI equipment
- Strong understanding of critical power and cooling systems
- Experience with FATs, commissioning, and contractor coordination
Nice to have
- Hyperscale or colocation data center experience
- Knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier standards or equivalent reliability frameworks
- Familiarity with IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, and local codes
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth and learning opportunities
- Flexibility and ownership
- Collaborative and innovative culture
- Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
- International environment and talented teams
The role
The OFCI Equipment Procurement Manager-- Data Centers is responsible for supporting the technical and commercial procurement of Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed (OFCI) equipment for mission-critical data center facilities. The role ensures that long-lead, high-reliability power and cooling equipment meets stringent performance, redundancy, and availability requirements while aligning procurement schedules with construction, commissioning, and go-live milestones.
What you'll do
- Support OFCI equipment scope in collaboration with data center design, engineering, and construction teams
- Review and validate technical specifications, single-line diagrams, layouts, and equipment datasheets with data center design, engineering, and construction teams
- Ensure compliance with data center design criteria (Tier levels, redundancy, fault tolerance, uptime targets)
- Support the OFCI Procurement Manager technical clarifications, deviations, and vendor compliance matrices
- Issue RFQs/RFPs for critical data center infrastructure equipment
- Support the OFCI Procurement Manager with technical and commercial bid evaluations with engineering stakeholders
- Conduct vendor technical interviews and design alignment workshops
- Negotiate contracts covering performance guarantees, availability, FAT requirements, delivery milestones, and warranties
- Support procurement and delivery of long-lead, mission-critical equipment, including:
- Electrical: generators, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, PDUs, busways
- Mechanical: chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, heat exchangers
- Controls & Monitoring: BMS, EPMS, SCADA, protection and control systems
- Monitor vendor engineering, manufacturing, and testing schedules
- Review vendor drawings, protection studies, and control logic
- Coordinate and participate in FATs, integrated systems testing (where applicable), and inspections
- Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and technical change control
- Support logistics strategies for oversized and critical equipment
- Coordinate international shipping, customs clearance, and just-in-time delivery
- Ensure equipment preservation, storage, and environmental controls on site
- Support installation readiness reviews and contractor handover
- Track long-lead items and procurement activities on the project critical path
- Identify and mitigate risks related to capacity, lead times, factory constraints, and supply chain disruptions
- Coordinate interfaces between OFCI equipment and contractor-installed systems
- Provide detailed procurement and risk reporting to project leadership
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of as-built documentation, O&M manuals, and warranties
- Support commissioning, IST, and turnover to operations teams
- Close out OFCI packages in accordance with data center operational requirements
- Technical bid evaluation and compliance management
- Critical equipment vendor management
- Manufacturing and quality oversight
- Schedule and risk control for long-lead items
- Strong cross-functional communication
About Nebius
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.
Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.
Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.
What's it like to work at Nebius
Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI
About Nebius
Nebius is an AI infrastructure company that provides GPU-based cloud platforms, data centers, and developer tools for training and deploying machine learning models. Founded in 2024 as a spin-off of Yandex, the company is headquartered in Amsterdam and operates globally, with a strong focus on serving AI startups and enterprises. Nebius is known for its large-scale GPU clusters and its role in building the AI compute backbone for Europe and beyond.
In Spain, Nebius is expanding its presence with a dedicated office in Madrid, hiring for roles across solutions architecture, data center engineering, security, and product management. The company offers a fast-paced, international work environment with a strong emphasis on technical excellence and AI innovation. For international professionals, Nebius provides opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI infrastructure projects, with a multicultural team and competitive relocation support.
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- 500–1,000
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- In Spain
- Madrid
Good to know if you are moving
- Nebius is a spin-off of Yandex, one of Europe's largest tech companies, and is backed by significant investment for AI infrastructure.
- The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, offering a multicultural and English-speaking work environment.
- Nebius is rapidly expanding its data center footprint across Europe, including Spain, creating opportunities in engineering and operations.
- The company focuses on AI-native cloud services, providing exposure to cutting-edge GPU clusters and machine learning platforms.
- Nebius offers competitive compensation and benefits, with roles in Spain based in Madrid.
In their own words
Additional information
Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.
If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
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