Critical Facilities Engineer, NA

Vantage Data Centers•Sterling, VA

2d•$38 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Critical Facilities Engineer is an onsite, in-house member of Vantage’s Site Operations team in Ashburn, Virginia. The team is responsible for the health of mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and data-module performance at its data centers. Critical Facility Engineers work onsite across a 24/7 operation and serve as a primary point of contact for customers and a first line of defense for campus uptime. The team uses a Critical Maintenance Management System to plan and track preventative and corrective maintenance, and performs much of the work directly rather than relying on vendors. The successful candidate works independently and with other electrical- and mechanical-focused engineers to maintain and repair data center infrastructure. The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, reliability, safety, customer service, and protecting uninterrupted service to customers. The position may involve formal specialty training, such as UPS maintenance, and occasional travel for training purposes.

Requirements

At least 3 years of hands-on experience maintaining and repairing industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission-critical facilities; 5 or more years is preferred.
Experience with emergency generators, fuel delivery systems, parallel switchgear, medium- and low-voltage switchgear and controls, critical and essential PDUs, UPSs, HVAC, air-handling units, computer-grade cooling systems, and building monitoring or control systems.
Knowledge of operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting, and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems, and building management or automation equipment.
Ability to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single-line diagrams and schematics.
Knowledge of commonly used mechanical and electrical concepts, practices, and procedures for operating data centers.
Technical writing skills and experience creating, coordinating, updating, or modifying MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs for critical facilities equipment, including supporting new systems and researching technical requirements.
Electrical or mechanical field experience is highly desired; strong technical skills and training are emphasized, with intent to obtain a license within a reasonable time.
Ability to complete formal training in a specialty area, such as UPS maintenance, if required.
Reliable transportation for reporting to shifts or emergencies.
Successful completion of a background check.
Ability to work outside normal business hours, including weekends, late nights, holidays, and on-call support.
Ability to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

Nice To Haves

Data center, mission-critical field service, or mission-critical military experience is highly desired.
Electrical or mechanical expertise from non-mission-critical field service or cross-industry settings may be considered, including large-tonnage chiller technician work or OEM equipment field service.
Experience with equipment or organizations such as Johnson Controls, York, Trane, Daikin, Vertiv, Eaton, Liebert, Toshiba, Delta, CAT, ABB, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Siemens, or Petra.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, and repair critical data center systems, including UPSs, PDUs, diesel generators, ATS equipment, building controls, chillers, and CRAH systems.
Develop reliability reports to ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved and maintained with 100% uptime.
Coordinate and oversee maintenance vendors to ensure personnel safety, protect critical facility equipment, and maintain power to the critical load.
Create and maintain Method of Procedure (MOP), Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP) documents so maintenance activities follow established procedures.
Work under limited supervision, independently and as part of a team.
Manage multiple one-time and ongoing projects.
Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment.
Organize workflow and adapt to changing priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.