Critical Facilities Engineer, NA

Vantage Data Centers

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. Site Operations Department The Site Operations Department is responsible for the overall health of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and performance of all data modules in our data centers. The team is staffed 24 x 7 onsite with Critical Facility Engineers (CFEs)on each shift. This team is the face of Vantage to our customers and the first line of defense regarding the uptime of our campus as well as the performance of our customer installations. Using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan and track work needed, the Site Operations department performs all preventive and corrective maintenance. Our culture expects and rewards team performance that engages directly with the customers and the facility infrastructure. This is a team that does most of the actual work versus calling upon vendors. As a result, we provide superior service that is faster and more cost effective. Position Overview We are looking for a Critical Facilities Engineer who knows what best-in-class service looks like and can make that a reality. This role is an important member of our facilities team where we manage some of the most efficient and cost-effective data center facilities in the industry. The successful candidate for this role will work with a team of other electrical and mechanical-focused engineers performing maintenance and repair for our data center infrastructure. We take our customer requirements for uptime seriously and keep our facilities maintained to a very high standard to ensure uninterrupted service for our customers. If you enjoy working on critical data center systems such as UPSs, PDUs, diesel generators, ATS equipment, and building control systems as well as industrial electrical equipment that includes power distribution wiring, electronic components, and lighting systems, and you understand the importance of getting it right the first time without disrupting mission critical operations, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 years, 2+ years preferred, of “hands on” experience with the maintenance and repair of industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission-critical facilities to include; emergency generators (Generators, Fuel Delivery systems and Parallel Switchgear), electrical distribution (MV/LV switchgear and associated controls), critical and essential PDUs, UPS, switchgear, HVAC, air handling units, computer grade cooling systems, and building monitoring/control systems.
• Working knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting, and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems and building management/automation equipment
• Ability to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single lines and schematics
• Working knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures related to mechanical & electrical systems needed to run data centers
• Technical Writing skills and experience; as well as creating, coordinating, updating and/or modifying MOPs/SOPs/EOP’s for critical facilities equipment, to include supporting new systems and researching technical requirements
• Candidates must possess reliable transportation for reporting to work for shifts, or emergencies
• Potential employees must complete a background check successfully

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in the electrical or mechanical field is highly desired.
• Strong emphasis on technical skills/training, with intent to complete required Personnel Qualification requirements as
• May be required to complete formal training in an area of specialty, such as UPS or Chiller maintenance

Responsibilities

• Work under moderate supervision, both independently and within a team environment
• Assist with managing a project
• Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment
• Suggest changes in organizing workflow and adapting as priorities are modified due to a changing environment
• Frequent contact with employees at all levels of the organization; frequent external contact with vendors
• Operate, perform maintenance and service repairs on critical Data Center systems (UPS, PDU, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls, Chillers, CRAH, etc)
• Assist in the development of reliability reports to ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved and maintained with 100% uptime
• Coordinate, and oversee all maintenance vendors to ensure personnel safety, protect the Facility’s critical equipment, and maintain power to the critical load
• Create required MOPs (Method of Procedure), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and EOPs (Emergency Operating Procedures) to ensure all maintenance activities are performed in accordance with those procedures

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed