Data Centre Critical Facilities Manager

Redpath Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Redpath Partners seeks a Data Centre Critical Facilities Manager to own the critical environment at a major Sydney data centre. You will oversee day-to-day electrical and mechanical operations, manage the outsourced FM provider, and ensure safety, reliability and availability of mission-critical infrastructure.

This owner-side role requires strong incident management, risk awareness and the ability to drive maintenance plans with project and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical and mechanical critical environment knowledge.
• Experience operating or overseeing live data centre infrastructure.
• Proven experience managing or governing an outsourced FM provider.
• Strong incident management, operational risk and maintenance experience.
• Experience with SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, PTW, LOTO and change management.
• The technical credibility to challenge contractors and drive operational standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• An electrical or mechanical trade qualification or engineering background will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day critical environment operations across electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Manage and hold the outsourced FM provider accountable for operational performance, maintenance and service delivery.
• Provide technical oversight across HV/LV, UPS, generators, cooling, BMS/EPMS and other critical systems.
• Maintain oversight of plant condition, redundancy, operational risks and maintenance requirements.
• Act as a senior escalation point for incidents, equipment failures and abnormal operating conditions.
• Govern planned maintenance, high-risk works, change control and return-to-service activities.
• Review and challenge operational procedures, risk assessments and maintenance plans.
• Monitor contractor performance, KPIs, incidents and compliance, driving improvements where required.
• Work closely with project and engineering teams where upgrades and expansion interface with live operations.
• Provide operational reporting and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Outsourced FM governance

Incident management

Operational risk management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Contractor management

Education

Electrical or mechanical trade qualification

Engineering background

Job description

An established data centre owner/operator is seeking an Data Centre Critical Facilities Manager to take ownership of the critical environment at a major Sydney data centre.

This is an owner-side role responsible for overseeing the outsourced facilities management provider and ensuring the site's mission-critical infrastructure remains safe, reliable and available.

The Role

• Oversee day-to-day critical environment operations across electrical and mechanical infrastructure.


• Manage and hold the outsourced FM provider accountable for operational performance, maintenance and service delivery.


• Provide technical oversight across HV/LV, UPS, generators, cooling, BMS/EPMS and other critical systems.


• Maintain oversight of plant condition, redundancy, operational risks and maintenance requirements.


• Act as a senior escalation point for incidents, equipment failures and abnormal operating conditions.


• Govern planned maintenance, high-risk works, change control and return-to-service activities.


• Review and challenge operational procedures, risk assessments and maintenance plans.


• Monitor contractor performance, KPIs, incidents and compliance, driving improvements where required.


• Work closely with project and engineering teams where upgrades and expansion interface with live operations.


• Provide operational reporting and recommendations to senior leadership.

About You

You will be an experienced data centre, critical infrastructure or mission-critical operations professiona l with:

• Strong electrical and mechanical critical environment knowledge.


• Experience operating or overseeing live data centre infrastructure.


• Proven experience managing or governing an outsourced FM provider.


• Strong incident management, operational risk and maintenance experience.


• Experience with SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, PTW, LOTO and change management.


• The technical credibility to challenge contractors and drive operational standards.


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

An electrical or mechanical trade qualification or engineering background will be highly regarded.