Please note: This role requires you to work on-site in our datacenter in the coastal town of Glomfjord, Norway. We are currently unable to sponsor visas.
About Nscale
At Nscale, we are building the infrastructure for Europe’s AI revolution. Nscale are developing cutting-edge sovereign generative AI solutions, powered by a new generation of high-performance, sustainable data centres and GPUs built specifically for AI workloads.
The growth of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented global demand for compute and GPU infrastructure. Nscale is positioned at the heart of this transformation — building platforms that will enable the next decade of innovation.
Nscale are working closely with the world’s most advanced AI technology providers, integrating next-gen compute hardware and GPU clusters in both partner and Nscale built facilities. This is an opportunity to join Nscale’s journey, play a key role in delivering transformative AI infrastructure, and help shape a company designed to scale rapidly across Europe and beyond.
About The Role
As a Datacentre Electrical Technician at Nscale, you will be a vital member of our infrastructure operations team, responsible for ensuring the maximum uptime, reliability, and efficiency of our heavy electrical systems. In this role, you will oversee the hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and scaling of low-to-high voltage power distribution systems that fuel our cutting-edge AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data centers. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of heavy electrical engineering and next-generation tech deployment in Europe's fastest-growing digital infrastructure markets.
What You'll Be Doing
Your core responsibilities will be centered around maintaining absolute operational excellence and physical plant reliability:
- Operate and maintain HV/LV switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, ATS/STS equipment, busway systems, PDUs, battery systems and associated monitoring equipment.
- Perform planned preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.
- Respond to alarms using DCIM, EPMS and BMS systems.
- Execute approved SOPs, MOPs and EOPs.
- Support commissioning, energisation and Integrated Systems Testing.
- Perform inspections, thermal imaging and condition monitoring.
- Work under PTW, LOTO and RAMS procedures.
- Maintain maintenance records, switching logs and asset documentation.
- Supervise specialist contractors.
- Promote safety, reliability and continuous improvement.
- Escalate complex issues and collaborate closely with external high-voltage specialists, contractors, and utility partners during major maintenance windows.
Health, Safety and Compliance
Ensure that all work and processes follow Local and Global Health and Safety performance criteria
- Comply with NEK 400, FSE, DSB requirements and site Electrical Safety Rules.
- Follow PTW, LOTO and isolation procedures.
- Report hazards and incidents.
- Support ISO 27001 and ISO 45001 compliance.
About You
We are looking for a safety-first, technically sound expert who thrives in fast-paced operational environments.
Requirements & Technical Skills:
Essential:
- Recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent.
- Experience in industrial or critical environments.
- Knowledge of transformers, switchgear, UPS and generators.
- Ability to interpret single line diagrams.
- Strong electrical fault-finding skills
Desirable:
- Data centre experience.
- Change Control management processes
- HV Authorised Person or willingness to train.
- Experience with DCIM/BMS/EPMS.
- Arc Flash, First Aid and Working at Height training.
- Experience with Schneider, Eaton, Vertiv, ABB or Siemens systems.
- Experience with cooling systems
Soft Skills & Competencies:
- Safety-first approach to all work at site operations
- Accountability for tasks
- Ready to support and share knowledge with local operations teams as we expand our footprint.
- Attention to detail
- Customer focused
- Continuous improvement
- Fluent in English (our company language); knowledge of a local Scandinavian language is considered a significant advantage
- Willingness to be site-based in Norway
Performance Measures
- 100% PPM completion and information on the maintenance platform
- Zero safety breaches
- Rapid response to critical alarms
- Accuracy of documentation, information, O&M’s
- Contribution to uptime and PUE targets
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