Structural Design Engineer - Data Centers
The role involves designing and calculating structural solutions for complex data center buildings. It offers a hybrid work model and professional development in international projects.
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This job advert was originally written in Spanish.
More than 6 years of experience in hydraulic engineering, drainage, sanitation, and effluent projects in industrial plants and civil works (international experience will be valued).
Multidisciplinary profile with an overall view of hydraulic and civil works.
Practical knowledge of hydrology, hydraulics of open-channel and pressure pipelines, gravity network design, and pumping systems.
Proficiency in hydraulic modeling software and digital tools such as Civil 3D, AutoCAD, advanced Excel, Navisworks, QGIS, or ArcGIS.
Regular use of artificial intelligence tools applied to engineering.
Ability to write technical documentation: reports, design criteria, specifications, and diagrams.
Languages: English level B2 or higher, with the ability to work in international environments. Spanish C1, and knowledge of German is a plus.
Experience in BIM environments is a plus.
Degree in Civil Engineering (Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos), Technical Public Works Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent qualification.
What we offer you:
These are some of the benefits you will enjoy at Sener:
You will have the opportunity to participate in innovative, high-tech international projects, collaborating with a multidisciplinary and highly qualified team.
You will enjoy better management of your time through our flexible working hours and remote work policies.
You can optimize your salary with our flexible compensation plan (meal card, private health insurance, childcare vouchers...) and you will have life and accident insurance.
We will take care of you with our physical and emotional well-being program, which includes sports, workshops, etc.
We will boost your professional development with technical, skills, and language training, etc., so you can keep growing and achieving your goals.
At SENER Energy, we orient our engineering toward the sustainability of industry and society. We develop projects that contribute to the transition toward a sustainable energy model, relying on innovation, technology, and technical excellence.
At Energy, we want to bring on board a hydraulic engineering specialist, at one of our main offices: Barcelona, Madrid, or Bilbao, to take part in national and international projects related to:
Power generation plants
Regasification and process plants
CO₂ capture projects
Hydrogen and derivatives plants
Civil infrastructure associated with industrial environments
The selected candidate will play a key role in hydraulic design, drainage and effluent networks, and coordination of buried systems, joining multidisciplinary teams and actively participating in the different engineering phases.
• Take part in engineering work within international EPC projects, detailed engineering, FEED, tender engineering, basic engineering, due diligence, or design reviews.
• Participate in effluent segregation criteria, including clean water, potentially contaminated water, oily water, chemical water, sanitary water, process effluents, and firefighting water effluents.
• Design and size storm drainage, sanitation, industrial effluent, oily water, chemical water, process water, sanitary wastewater networks, tanks, pumping systems, and reuse networks.
• Develop hydrological studies and design perimeter channeling works.
• Develop and review hydraulic calculations, reports, technical specifications, data sheets, diagrams, and drawings related to hydraulic and buried systems.
• Participate in the design of spill collection networks, including cryogenic effluents where required.
• Coordinate tie-in points and interfaces of buried networks and above-ground elements with structures, piping, electrical, instrumentation, process, architecture, layout, fire protection, HVAC, earthworks, and mechanical equipment.
• 2D and 3D coordination with layout designers, drafters, and modelers, resolving interferences and carrying out interdisciplinary cross-reviews.
• Participate in technical meetings with clients, partners, suppliers, and contractors.
• Support the review of comments from clients, contractors, and third parties, as well as the preparation of technical responses and optimization proposals.
• Support engineering and EPC bids.
• Participate in budget preparation.
• Combine the above tasks with participation in other types of projects and civil and hydraulic engineering activities of very diverse kinds, including: maritime works, long-distance pumping main design, flood risk studies, underground hydraulic works, offshore wind, etc.
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SENER is a global engineering and technology group headquartered in Getxo (Bilbao), Spain, with a strong presence in the aerospace, defense, energy, and infrastructure sectors. The company provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, as well as specialized consulting, with a workforce of over 5,000 employees worldwide. SENER is known for its work on complex projects, including space systems, offshore wind energy, and large-scale data centers.
In Spain, SENER has a major engineering hub with offices in Bilbao, Madrid, and Barcelona, employing a significant number of engineers. The company is a key player in the Spanish engineering landscape and actively recruits international talent, offering roles in English and Spanish. For international professionals, SENER provides an opportunity to work on high-profile projects in Spain, such as data centers, aerospace, and energy infrastructure, with a collaborative and technically demanding work culture.
We promote equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion for all people, and we are certified as a Family-Responsible Entity (efr).
If you identify with our values and want to join a leading international family-owned engineering firm, we look forward to meeting you! We want to go as far as you want to go.