Data Centre Critical Environment Tech - Electrical/HVAC

CDC Data Centres Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CDC Academy

CDC Day

Parental Leave

Volunteer Leave

Employee Assistance Program

CDC Social Events

Job summary

CDC Data Centres is seeking a hands-on Critical Environment Technician to support live data centres, focusing on planned works, maintenance, and site logistics during business hours. You’ll monitor alarms, perform inspections, respond to faults, and coordinate with contractors to keep facilities safe, reliable and running at high availability.

A trade or technical background in Electrical/HVAC is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical, HVAC or industrial environments with emphasis on reliability and safety.
• Experience working in critical or high-availability environments with strong safety compliance.
• Exposure to monitoring/control systems such as BMS/EMS/SCADA platforms.
• Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor alarms for power, cooling, and fire systems and respond to incidents.
• Perform physical inspections to ensure equipment operates within defined parameters.
• Respond to faults, prioritise actions, and escalate when needed.
• Carry out operational switching and control activities to prevent unplanned outages.
• Support planned maintenance and coordinate with contractors on site, following safety procedures.
• Document incidents, maintenance activities and observations for continuous improvement.

Skills

Critical Infrastructure experience

HVAC

Electrical trades

Education

Trade or technical background in Electrical/HVAC/Mechanical

Tools

BMS/EMS/SCADA experience

Job description

CDC Data Centres is seeking a hands-on Critical Environment Technician to support live data centres, focusing on planned works, maintenance, and site logistics during business hours. You’ll monitor alarms, perform inspections, respond to faults, and coordinate with contractors to keep facilities safe, reliable and running at high availability.

A trade or technical background in Electrical/HVAC is highly desirable.