Technical SME

Yondr Group•Aldie, VA

About The Position

Yondr is revolutionizing the real estate and technology industries. We provide wholly outsourced, end-to-end solutions to meet the capacity and property needs of growing businesses. In the process, we improve business performance, create enriching user experiences, and meet tomorrow’s needs today. As a Technical SME, you are responsible for all electrical, controls, and mechanical assets in the data center. Because the data center is a highly critical environment, the stakes are high and you will have an important stake in the fulfilling of the Yondr operational tasks. To enable you to fulfil this responsibility, you will be involved in the design and acceptance of new data centers, defining the maintenance regime for your assets, approving operational procedures for the maintenance and incident management as well as auditing the completion thereof. To ensure optimal functioning of your assets, you will approve root cause analysis and improvements after incidents happen, as well as propose improvements to optimize the functioning of your assets. For the implementation of these improvements, you will act as project owner and oversee the completion of the project.

Requirements

A bachelor degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
At least 8 - 10 years relevant working experience in electrical design and / or installation
Good knowledge of standard practices in the design and construction industry
Good knowledge of standard practices in commissioning and testing of electrical equipment
Good understanding of the daily (operational) business of critical environments
Experience in developing projects, and basic project management functions of document management, excellent communication and collaboration
Availability to provide emergency cover as required.
Show good team leadership skills and can lead by example.
Excellent people management skills, with the confidence to lead and motivate the team and those around you.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Broad experience in managing critical environments, data centres or smart buildings.
Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced regional and global business
Good, clear and precise delegation skills
Sensitive to political situations - good relationship builder
Passionate about what you do and committed to excellence – leads and holds people to account
Detail oriented and diligent.
Entrepreneurial by nature with a strong sense of ownership.
Decision maker.
Results orientated and prepared to take ownership of outcomes
Support the success of other people and their businesses above your own success
Role model our values
Excellent external radar so that they pick up on trends
Proactive, diligent, able and willing to think ahead
Ability to understand the wider picture whilst devoting attention to detail

Responsibilities

Ensure Building maintains 100% uptime using all reasonable means and methods to achieve, taking into consideration Health & Safety and financial obligations but still keeping focus on client needs
Be overall responsible for all critical infrastructure aspects of site
Responsible for the life cycle management of all critical systems and assets
Write technical specifications and reports
Ensuring complete compliance in regard to Yondr Group processes and procedures, also ensuring Local in-house staff and FM provider demonstrate compliance with processes and procedures
Monitor the maintenance program of critical assets and coordinate these activities with all Yondr Ops team
Coordinate the writing and approval of all procedures for normal and emergency operations
Providing and assisting the site technical Yondr team and Site Operations Manager in all reports. These could be daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual and will be of technical nature
Assist the management in the preparation / review of project costs, risk assessments
Respond to incidents and instruct the FM teams on how to react in different
Responsible for electrical, mechanical and life safety systems related statutory registrations and management to ensure compliance with local regulations
Develop and maintain vendor relationships ensuring continuous technical professional development
Provide input to the services design, and support the coordination of other services packages.
Represent the Ownership on factory acceptance tests and site testing & commissioning activities
In the functions of the site SME write the site rules in compliance with local legislation and Yondr requirements while coordinating with HSE, CEM, and Technical Engineering.
As site SME you will be granted the authority over the electrical installation as prescribed by law.