Chief, Critical Facilities

About the role

The Chief, Critical Facilities Engineer (CE) will be an individual contributor and leadership position responsible for all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment of standby diesel generators, switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFDs, building automation systems and other related equipment. Planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues will also be part of the duties of the role along with being the expert technical resource and interacting with onsite operations team and third-party vendors.

The CE will involve working independently as well as collaboration with external support with engineering, automation, processing, and finance teams in both local and global settings. The CE will be tasked with creating and delivering on key milestones, obtaining and tracking quotes for all necessary costs, and documenting project results for future implementation at other facilities.

What you'll do

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a data center.

• Operate independently with limited direct management.

• Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the data center, escalating to the Critical Facility Manager as needed.

• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.

• Troubleshoot and report facility and data server-level events within internal SLA.

• Create and deploy new standard practices for Critical Operations Technicians, Chief Engineers, and vendor support teams.

• Provide training and guidance to Critical Operations Technicians.

• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to by vendor and PDC employees.

• Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.

Qualifications

Required

• Technical college degree or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree
• Four or more years of data center experience or equivalent experience
• CPR/First Aid and NFPA 70E Certification during employment.

Preferred

• Six or more years of related experience in Data Centers or similar environment (i.e., critical facilities, military etc.)
• Two or more years’ experience leading or managing teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong background in electrical and mechanical systems design review, layout, installation, commissioning, and operations.
• Expert knowledge of NFPA Electrical, Fire and Life Safety and building codes