Senior Data Center Facilities Engineer – Global Reliability Lead

Camp Australia Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Camp Australia Pty Ltd in Sydney seeks a Lead Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer to act as the Subject Matter Expert for critical data-center infrastructure, driving reliability, safety, compliance, and efficiency across global sites. The role requires leadership in change management, commissioning, and operations, with governance standards and cross-region collaboration.

You will mentor teams, oversee design reviews and capacity planning, and coordinate with vendors to optimize PUE and

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise standards for preventive and predictive maintenance across electrical, mechanical, liquid to chip, and life-safety systems; ensure consistent execution and documentation across all sites.
• Lead advanced diagnostics for systemic reliability issues; drive remediation programs that eliminate recurring failure modes and materially improve site availability and energy efficiency.
• Set performance targets and reliability KPIs; establish dashboards and audits to validate adherence to SLAs and regulatory requirements.
• Lead high-severity incident response across regions; coordinate rapid stabilization, stakeholder communications, and executive updates; ensure durable corrective and preventive actions are implemented at scale.
• Institutionalize standardized root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies and CAPA governance; track cross-site action closure and effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain enterprise emergency operations plans; run simulation exercises and implement continuous improvements based on lessons learned.
• Lead technical oversight for site assessments, design reviews, uptime requirements, commissioning strategy, and integrated systems testing on high-priority builds and retrofits.
• Approve commissioning documentation and acceptance criteria; validate performance against design intent, reliability targets, and maintainability standards before handover.
• Drive cross-functional alignment (design, construction, commissioning, operations) to integrate new systems with existing infrastructure and tooling.
• Serve as principal SME for complex and novel scenarios in operations of mission-critical systems (power, cooling, BAS, fire/life safety); leads CAB process for change management and operational readiness for upgrades and expansion.
• Govern operational procedures, MOP/SOP/EOP standards, and access controls; ensure safe work practices and audit readiness across all facilities.
• Align operations with capacity, performance, and sustainability objectives; oversee optimization initiatives that reduce PUE, improve utilization, and control operating costs.
• Provide SME technical support for contract negotiations including generation and review of contracts, change orders and due diligence validation.
• Define and maintain best-in-class policies, technical standards, and playbooks; chair engineering review boards and the process for high-risk changes.
• Provide senior engineering guidance for complex design challenges, lifecycle strategies, and modernization roadmaps (e.g., controls upgrades, UPS/generator strategies, cooling transformations).
• Prepare and review technical reports and business cases that guide investment decisions and long‑horizon planning.
• Define competency standards and training curricula for facilities teams and partners; mentor senior engineers and lead cross‑site knowledge‑sharing forums.
• Develop and deliver advanced training on complex systems, incident response, and change management; certify proficiency for high‑risk procedures.
• Publish lessons learned and best practices from RCAs, commissioning, and optimization programs to uplift global operational maturity.

Job description

Camp Australia Pty Ltd in Sydney seeks a Lead Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer to act as the Subject Matter Expert for critical data-center infrastructure, driving reliability, safety, compliance, and efficiency across global sites. The role requires leadership in change management, commissioning, and operations, with governance standards and cross-region collaboration.

You will mentor teams, oversee design reviews and capacity planning, and coordinate with vendors to optimize PUE and