Critical Facilities Manager

Salute Inc.•Gainesville, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Salute is a leading provider of cutting-edge Data Center Infrastructure Services, dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on delivering sustainable solutions, unparalleled reliability, and outstanding customer service. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Critical Facility Manager to join our team and drive our relationships with hyperscale clients to new heights. The Critical Facility Manager (CFM) is accountable for Electrical Systems, Mechanical Plant Infrastructure, Life-Safety Systems, Critical Environment operations, Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S), Preventative Maintenance Program implementation, risk identification, and mitigation. The CFM is accountable for operating and protecting the client/tenants' critical load, delivering 100% uptime, and doing so while delivering 100% client satisfaction. The CFM delivers these expectations and accountabilities using the Salute Mission Critical Proprietary Playbook while also ensuring 100% Playbook adoption of the Playbook methodology by the entire critical facility site team.

Requirements

7 years of supervisory experience as a Critical Facilities Lead Engineer, Assistant Critical Operations Manager, or other relevant leadership experience within the data center industry
5 years of progressive, hands-on experience in critical, data center operations, maintenance, and engineering within the data center industry
High School diploma or GED equivalent with two years of technical school with an emphasis on mission-critical operations, industrial manufacturing, or relevant military operations experience in electrical and mechanical systems.
Progressive, hands-on experience in critical, data center operations, maintenance, and engineering supporting complex critical facilities operations, required
Experience as a Critical Facilities Lead Engineer, ACFM, or other relevant critical facility infrastructure leadership experience.
Supervisory experience in O & M of large, complex data center operations environments
Demonstrated, working technical knowledge, and understanding of critical data center systems, including HVAC, standby emergency power, uninterruptible power supplies, and associated infrastructure

Responsibilities

Commands a Critical Infrastructure Subject Matter Expert (SME) presence. Regularly displays command and control of the critical facility operations
Provides direct, on-site, coordination, supervision, and project management support for critical facility operations of a data center environment
Accepts direct accountability for the management and operations, preventative maintenance program implementation, and life-cycle management of critical facility assets associated with a data center environment
Implements Salute Data Center Operations Playbook and secures 100% site adoption by all Data Center Engineers, Technicians, and suppliers
Tracks Critical Facility metrics and KPI’s and delivers to Site Director. Anomalies or discrepancies are reported to the Site Director immediately upon determination
Manages preventative maintenance schedules, corrective maintenance actions, and break-fix incident response for all critical facility related systems
Identifies critical spare parts inventory needs and tracks on-hand supply and usage deployment using the CMMS Platform
Takes Responsibility for ensuring vendors adhere to The Playbook, Critical Facility Work Rules, and all EH&S Policies associated with the site
Directly accountable for the supervision and management of Critical Facility Engineers, Data Center Technicians, and Suppliers
Assigns staff appropriately for proper coverage of the Data Center operational requirements
Takes responsibility for overall professional development, career path development plans, professional certifications, and Professional License retention requirements of all Critical Facility Personnel
Takes responsibility for on-going evaluation of personnel performance, performance improvement plan development, and oversight personnel disciplinary action, up to and including termination and writing and performing annual performance evaluations of all Critical Facility personnel.
Continually leads by example and actively participates in on-going professional development and promotes the same level of engagement among the Data Center Operations Team
100% completion of required Talent LMS based training courses as assigned
100% adherence to Salute culture and best practices