Maintenance Services Manager

airtrunk; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk is seeking a Maintenance Services Manager to lead the on-site technical team at a hyperscale data centre in Sydney. You will work with the STSM and Operations to achieve 100% uptime, supervise technicians, and coordinate with vendors for planned and reactive maintenance.

The role requires 5+ years in mechanical/electrical data centre operations, strong SOP and incident-analysis skills, and solid collaboration across internal teams and customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical and electrical experience in data centres.
• Ability to produce and review SOPs, incident reports and root-cause analyses.
• Experience coordinating 3rd party service providers and negotiating quotes.
• Familiar with Customer Portals, BMS and CMMS systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with customers.
• Flexible, proactive and change-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site maintenance team, coordinating with STSM and reporting issues as required.
• Manage resources, including technical and 24/7 staff, and cover leave.
• Supervise and improve on-site technician performance and development.
• Handle complex technical issues and incidents at the site.
• Ensure SOP, MOP, EOP alignment and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare asset maintenance plans and oversee planned maintenance and upgrades.
• Attend critical switching and incident response; participate in on-call roster.

Skills

5+ years mechanical and electrical exp

Data centre operations

Vendor management

BMS & CMMS familiarity

Customer-focused communication

Change-driven mindset

Tools

BMS

CMMS

Customer Portals

Job description

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region's digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world's most transformational companies. And we're doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia's first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning...

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

Your Impact

As the Maintenance Services Manager (MSM) reporting to our Senior Technical Service Manager (STSM), you will work closely with our Operations team, making an impact in a number of ways:

• Supporting the STSM in relation to all aspects of data centre operations to achieve 100% uptime and compliance with customer SLAs
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of managers, technicians and third party vendors to plan, manage and supervise maintenance activities, both planned and reactive, on a nominated site

What You'll Do

The MSM is responsible for the day to day leadership of the team of technicians of the site, reporting and raising issues/tasks to the STSM and as required;

• Ensure site resources are efficiently and effectively managed inclusive of technical, non-technical aspects and 24/7 technical operational staff. Ensure services are continually provided and all leave is planned, coordinated and covered
• Supervise and manage the technical on-site team members to ensure optimal performance is being achieved
• Setting performance goals for the technician team, as well as the development, coaching, and counselling of the team members
• Handle, investigate and resolve complex technical issues and incidents which arise at the site
• Ensure alignment to site operating procedures (SOP, MOP, EOP) and any other documentation required by law, e.g. SWMS
• Prepare and maintain asset maintenance plans and tasks up to date with new equipment and revised maintenance or regulatory requirements
• Management of planned maintenance, repairs and upgrade, activities ensuring that all works have an appropriate supervision structure in place. This includes attendance outside of normal working hours at any time required.
• Prepare and or review all change management procedures, maintain up to date library of switching and isolation procedures. Identify and provide training to staff where required to ensure they are appropriately skilled for tasks performed on site.
• Maintain compliance with local regulatory requirements including environmental, building, fire, electrical, hydraulic, occupational health & safety
• Primary operational contact for vendors, secondary for customers and local point of escalation during emergency events and day-to-day operations
• Coordinate and prepare change requests using systems provided in accordance with customer change policies and service level expectations
• Attend and perform all critical switching, isolation of services at the site so that equipment is by-passed to allow maintenance to be performed. This includes attendance outside of normal working hours at any time required.
• Supervise operational metrics, data and analyse risks
• Conduct regular property inspections
• Take part in the 'on call' incident response roster

What You'll Bring

5+ years of mechanical and electrical experience in data centres (preferred), facilities, engineering operations, trades or related fields

• 5+ years of mechanical and electrical experience in data centres (preferred), facilities, engineering operations, trades or related fields
• Ability to establish and review Method of Procedure documents, incident reports, emergency event summaries, root cause analysis reports, and O&M manuals
• Ideally, successfully run 3rd party service providers and negotiate quote/pricing for services
• Familiar with working with Customer Portals, BMS, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
• Excellent collaborator with strong communication skills
• Exceptionally flexible, forward-thinking and motivated by change
• Effective customer management skills and meeting chair experience

The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you're helping scale our region's digital future, we'll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you'll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you