Electrical Engineer Data Center Groningen
The largest data centers in the Netherlands are in the Eemshaven. You keep the power running that they rely on.
As a Data Center Electrician you work on the critical electrical installations of the data centers in the Eemshaven: UPS systems, backup generators, distribution boards and the related instrumentation and controls. You carry out preventive maintenance, inspect installations, resolve faults and help commission new systems. The work demands round-the-clock reliability: in these buildings the power must never fail.
No day is the same.
This is what a typical week looks like. No homes, no offices. Changing clients, locations and tech.
The clients change, the locations change, the tech changes.
Preventive maintenance on UPS installations in a data center. Measurements, inspections and reporting.
Resolve a fault on a distribution board and carry out battery measurements.
Inspect the backup generators and test the automatic transfer switch.
Help commission a new UPS system, together with the manufacturer.
Review schematics and drawings, prepare materials and align the work with the team.
What you bring, what you get
What you bring
- MBO 3 or 4 Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- At least 2 years of experience with electrical installations, preferably in data centers, industry or energy
- Knowledge of UPS systems, distribution boards, backup power and instrumentation is a strong plus
- NEN 3140 VP and VCA, or the willingness to obtain them
- Willingness to work shifts; in data centers the technology runs day and night
- Driver's license B; Dutch and English at working level
What we offer
- Work in the largest and most secure data centers in the Netherlands
- Training and certification on UPS systems from Eaton and Schneider Electric
- NEN 3140, VCA, LOTO and ESD training
- Metal & Engineering CAO with travel allowance, overtime pay, shift allowance and ADV days
- A clear growth path to Senior Data Center Engineer
Your salary and your role grow with you
In this role you earn €3.300 at entry, rising to €4.100 as an experienced engineer. Growing on to Senior can later reach €4.900, but you are applying now for the Data Center Engineer role.
First Case is growing fast. Those with ambition grow into Senior Data Center Engineer, with project leadership, commissioning and client responsibility, up to €4.900 gross per month.
View the full growth ladder →Amounts shown are gross per month, excluding allowances, overtime and travel costs · those are added on top.
I maintain the power supply the whole Eemshaven runs on. If something fails, we are there. No day is the same.
In a few clear steps
Send a message
Via WhatsApp, no CV needed. One message is enough to start.
We call briefly
What you're after, what we're after. Twenty minutes on the phone.
Come ride along for three days
The trial. Ride along, see the work, feel if it clicks with the team.
★ TrialA good feeling on both sides?
Then we make it official. You sign, and you start.
First, come ride along for three days.
Talking about the work is one thing. Seeing it is another. That's why we invite you to ride along for three days to real data centers, with an experienced engineer. You see the work, the team and the locations from the inside. After that you'll know whether First Case suits you, and we'll know whether you suit us.
- Three days on site, simply paid
- We arrange workwear and transport
- No obligation, but an honest picture
Short lines. No meeting culture.
Since 2004 First Case has been the specialist for critical power infrastructure in data centers. A tight team of professionals: short lines, quick decisions, working on sites almost no one enters. The client demands that we come.