Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer - Electrical/Controls

Equinix, Inc.; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare allowance

Annual bonus

5 weeks annual leave

Global Ops Academy

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. in Australia is seeking a Facility Engineer to supervise facilities engineering work, including alarm response, fault finding, maintenance and modification of electrical, controls, mechanical, fire and security systems.

Based at Shenton Park, the role operates Monday–Friday daytime hours with the on-call roster shared across the team. We are seeking applicants with service and maintenance experience focusing on controls and electrical systems.

Qualifications

• Certificate III/IV in Electrical – Instrumentation or equivalent.
• Cert IV Electrotechnology (A-grade electrician).
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls engineering.
• At least 2 years of workplace experience.
• HV Switching desirable.
• Knowledge of UPS, ATS, STS, Generators, CRAH, Chillers, BMS, PLC etc.
• Past data center or facility engineering experience desirable.
• Basic to intermediate computer skills (MS Word/Excel) and CAD.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct vendors on skilled tasks per standards.
• Create and submit scripts for maintenance; track approvals.
• Update technical files for plants with vendors.
• Perform site administration and incident support.
• Maintain site logs and gather data for permits.
• Identify Single Points of Failure (SPOFs).
• Respond to on-site incidents and conduct RCA.
• Mentor teammates on skilled maintenance.
• Inform stakeholders of inventory needs.
• Perform specialized maintenance across disciplines.
• Complete work orders and projects.
• Collaborate within cross-functional teams.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

English proficiency

Education

Certificate III/IV in Electrical – Instrumentation

Cert IV Electrotechnology (A-grade electrician)

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls engineering

Tools

CAD

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Equinix, Inc. in Australia is seeking a Facility Engineer to supervise facilities engineering work, including alarm response, fault finding, maintenance and modification of electrical, controls, mechanical, fire and security systems.

Based at Shenton Park, the role operates Monday–Friday daytime hours with the on-call roster shared across the team. We are seeking applicants with service and maintenance experience focusing on controls and electrical systems.