Data Center Operations Lead

Midea • Plano, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Midea America Corp. is bringing its data center cooling solutions — chillers, CDUs, and thermal management equipment — to the U.S. market. We need a Field Project Manager to own on-site delivery from arrival to sign-off. You'll be the person on the ground ensuring every piece of equipment is delivered, installed, and commissioned properly. You'll coordinate contractors, face the customer, and loop in engineering when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in HVAC, Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering, Energy and Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, Engineering Management, or related fields.
• At least 5 years of experience in data centers facility management, HVAC, MEP, central cooling plants, liquid cooling, or related industries.
• Strong project planning, site coordination, risk control, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently drive complex project delivery.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Valid U.S. driver's license and comfortable traveling to sites
• Authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer with immediate work visa sponsorship now or in the future

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of data center cooling products and systems, including primary-side and secondary-side systems, liquid cooling CDU, fan wall, precision air conditioning, and chiller applications, is preferred.
• Experience in Hyperscaler, Colo, AI data center, or ICT infrastructure facility operations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directed operations across multiple hyperscale data centers, ensuring uptime, operational readiness, and reliability for enterprise AI infrastructure.
• Oversaw critical MEP infrastructure including power, UPS, generators, cooling, environmental monitoring, and physical security to maximize availability and operational resilience.
• Supported planning and deployment of a 130 MW hyperscale AI data center.
• Served as regional escalation lead for critical incidents, directing response, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and operational recovery.
• Partnered with facilities, engineering, construction, and deployment teams to validate power, cooling, rack density, and infrastructure readiness for capacity expansion.
• Led commissioning and operational turnover of new infrastructure while ensuring compliance with SOPs, MOPs, change management, and operational standards.
• Managed vendors, TPMs, site operations, logistics, technician coordination and compliance initiatives.
• Drove operational excellence through standardization, documentation, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration across the Texas region.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level