Nikos Karamitsos

Senior Technical Design Manager/ Subject Material Expert (Data Centers) , CEng, MSc, BEng, MIET, MEoI

Greece

About

Chartered Electrical Engineer with 10 years experience in Building Services and Renewable sector. Nikos has worked in advanced stages of civic and cultural buildings, galleries, mixed use high-rise developments and process facilities. His involvement in various stages, from concept to construction, has given him the opportunity to work on electrical design and calculations in different levels of detail and to coordinate with other disciplines. He is organised, with a strong team spirit, and able to meet tight deadlines. Nikos has been involved in a wide range of projects working with some of the most well-known architecture firms globally like Renzo Piano Building Workshops (RPBW), David Chipperfeld Architects (DCA), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM). In addition, he has previous experience and studies (MSc) in the sustainable energy field and specifically in PV design and installations.

Experience

  • Senior Technical Design Manager at Rider Levett Bucknall RLB
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Seconded as an Subject Material Expert to a Hyper-scale Data center client

  • Lead Electrical Design Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    May 2021 - Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Senior Electrical Engineer at BuroHappold Engineering
    Sep 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Senior Electrical Engineer for Building Environment in London Office. Responsibilities • Produce engineering designs, calculations and specifications, using appropriate technical software • Prepare technical reports in accordance with clients' briefs • Attend and participate in internal and external project meetings • Correspond with clients, contractors, architects ,manufacturers regarding information, approvals and technical queries • Delegate work to Technicians and Engineers • Preparing Bids and budget estimation for the electrical or the entire MEP. • Mentoring Graduates and junior staff. • Preparing 5-minute guides and calculation tools. • Site visits commissioning, witnessing and snagging Key Projects Temporary UK Parliament - Richmond House Project Senior Electrical Engineer high-profile project, Richmond House will be the new temporary House of Commons Chamber and associated facilities, together with workspace for all 650 MPs and staff within a single secure site. Nikos is leading the coordination the energy centre at the new building and has a key role in the coordination of the entire team in the entire project. The responsibilities include • Distribution strategy • Space planning • Leading coordination in the energy centre • Electrical schematics • Maximum demand, Cable calculations (Amtech) and containment sizing • Utilities coordination • Attending to DTMs with Architects, structural and other specialists • Coordination with IT, Security specialists • Equipment specifications Wimbledon Stadium Development Site Lead Electrical engineer from stage 3 to construction for the development, directly adjacent to the new AFC Wimbledon Stadium with 18 cores. It is comprised of three main buildings with 632 flats and duplexes in total and a combined car park. The development includes a Squash court and retail areas.

  • Electrical Engineer at Arup
    Dec 2014 - Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Electrical Engineer for building team in London. Involved or electrical lead in a wide range of projects including museums, medical, residential, commercial, mixed use developments, industrial/ manufacturing facilities, schools and Crossrail. Key projects: • Macallan Distillery (Industrial) • The New Royal Academy (Museum) • Shenzhen G30 (School) • Istanbul Modern (Museum) • Middlesex Annexe (Medical/Residential/Offices) • Saifi Beirut 415 (Mixed use development) • The Scalpel – 52 Lime street (Commercial) • Liverpool Street (Crossrail) Responsible for the development of the: • Electrical systems (Small Power, Lighting, Cable Calculations, Containment, Fire Alarm) • Specifications • Reports • MEP services coordination • MEP design packages Additional Responsibilities: • Attending to DTMs and coordination with architects • Coordination with specialists (lighting, IT, Security, Fire, etc) • Software packages (Amtech, Dialux, Strike Risk, Revit AutoCad, Elevate, Bluebeam) • Project management and leading electrical team • Preparing Bids • Resourcing and Project Financial Forecasting • Presenting electrical courses to the graduate intakes • Mentoring young engineers Also, site experience in several large-scale projects doing commissioning, witnessing, acceptance tests and snagging • SNFCC Opera House and National library (Athens) • The Scalpel - 52 Lime Street (London) • Liverpool Street Crossrail (London)

  • Electrical Engineer at Ebocat Green Construction
    2010 - 2012 · 2 yrs

    Electrical engineer for a design, construction and energy management company. Main duties included project strategy preparation, solar projects, construction of sustainable housing units, implementation of PV panels in existing structures, meeting with clients, working crew supervision, material database maintenance via MS Excel, creation of project specific cost reduction methods, bidding preparation.