Principal Consultant Data Center Infrastructure Systems (Power)

Role Summary
Vertiv is building a global assessmentled Data Center Consulting organization and is seeking a Principal Consultant Power Systems to lead and deliver highimpact systemdriven power consulting engagements.
This is a senior consulting role for a recognized power expert who applies Vertivs proprietary consulting frameworks digital tools and intellectual property to assess architect and roadmap facility power environments including highdensity and AIdriven workloads.

The Principal Power Consultant does not create bespoke studies. Instead they operate as a senior practitioner within Vertivs consulting operating system ensuring repeatability consistency and scalable value creation while contributing expert insight back into the evolution of Vertivs consulting IP.

Primary Objective
Deliver authoritative power consulting engagements through Vertivs standardized assessment architecture roadmap system while elevating technical credibility mentoring consultants and strengthening Vertivs proprietary consulting IP.

Key Responsibilities

1. Senior Power Consulting Delivery
Lead complex facilitylevel power assessments using Vertivs standardized consulting methodologies and tools covering: utility interconnects substations MV/LV distribution generators UPS PDUs busway and rack delivery.
Quantify capacity resiliency maintainability and operational risk and define AIscale power readiness and growth pathways.
Apply advanced power expertise to interpret results and ensure conclusions are technically rigorous defensible and actionable serving as the senior technical authority on power topics within consulting engagements

2. SystemGenerated Architecture & Electrical Authority
Translate assessment outputs into systemgenerated power architectures and standardized recommendations (not bespoke designs) ensuring repeatability and alignment to Vertivs consulting operating system.
Define scalable power strategies aligned to workload density and future growth including MV/LV distribution strategy redundancy targets and growth staging.
Ensure recommendations align with Vertiv reference architectures product/system capabilities and global consulting standards.

3. Roadmap Development & Investment Sequencing
Develop phased power roadmaps that prioritize investments balance performance risk and cost and enable AI readiness and longterm scalability.
Ensure roadmaps clearly define followon consulting opportunities design/commissioning/lifecycle services pathways and hardware/system pullthrough.

4. Consulting IP & Framework Contribution
Provide structured expert feedback to improve assessment models/scoring logic reference architectures benchmarks and assumptions used in Vertivs consulting system.
Contribute field learnings to strengthen Vertivs consulting IP and digital thread evolving the system based on realworld power complexity and emerging facility needs.

5. Technical Leadership & Mentorship
Act as a technical mentor to consultants and senior consultants by reviewing deliverables elevating rigor and reinforcing systembased delivery discipline.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to consulting leadership and internal stakeholders.

6. Executive & Customer Engagement
Engage directly with senior customer stakeholders to explain findings and recommendations build credibility and position Vertiv as a differentiated systemsled consulting partner.
Support presales and opportunity shaping where senior power authority is required.

Qualifications

10 years in data center facility power systems consulting or reliability engineering; deep expertise in missioncritical electrical infrastructure; experience with highdensity / AI power requirements; comfortable operating within structured IPdriven consulting systems.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $8.0billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E F-1 H-1 H-2 L B J or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring terms of employment mobility training compensation and occupational health without discrimination as to age race color religion creed sex pregnancy status (including childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) marital status sexual orientation gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes) genetic information citizenship status national origin protected veteran status political affiliation or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position you can request help by sending an email to

#LI-RB1