Technical Services Manager

AirTrunk; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk is hiring a Technical Services Manager to oversee data-centre operations at our West Melbourne site. You will coordinate maintenance, working with customers and vendors to ensure uptime and compliance with SLAs.

You will lead construction coordination with our Dev team, ensure SOPs and EOPs are followed, and maintain site accreditations. Strong English, 5+ years of relevant experience, and NV1 or ability to obtain clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in mechanical/electrical data-centre operations or related fields.
• Ability to prepare SOPs, incident summaries, root-cause analyses, and O&M manuals.
• Experience running third-party service providers and negotiating quotes.
• Familiar with Customer Portals, BMS, and CMMS systems.
• NV1 clearance or ability to obtain one, as required.
• Strong English communication and collaborative work style.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and coordination of preventive maintenance and repairs, manage OPEX budget.
• Coordinate construction activities with Development team to ensure design/installation adherence.
• Ensure SOP/MOP/EOP compliance and required documentation.
• Maintain site accreditations and regulatory compliance across facilities.
• Be primary operational contact for customers and escalation during incidents.
• Attend witness testing during commissioning and verify operational docs.

Skills

Mechanical & electrical experience

Procedure & documentation

Vendor management

BMS/CMMS familiarity

NV1 security clearance

English communication

Customer management & leadership

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.

A Snapshot

As Technical Services Manager (TSM) 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
• The primary point of contact for the site Facilities Provider, supervising FM Services, Smart Hands & Security vendors as well as any other third party vendors (including soft services) engaged directly by AirTrunk.

Please note, this role will be based in our data centre in West Melbourne.

Your Day to Day

Either a portion of the data centre site or a portfolio of customers will be allocated to each Technical Service Manager (TSM). The TSM then runs this sub-section of the site, reporting and raising issues/tasks to the STSM as required.

• Lead all aspects of the planning and coordination of all preventive maintenance and repair works; OPEX budget, ensure change management and incident management procedures are followed; coordinate activities as required with customers
• Coordinate with the Development team to run construction activity and installations, to ensure system design, installation and testing adhere to operational standards
• Ensure adherence to site operating procedures (SOP, MOP, EOP) and any other documentation required by law, e.g. SWMS
• Ensure compliance with site held accreditations, including, but not limited to, ISMS, ISO, SOC2, PCI.
• Maintain compliance with local regulatory requirements including environmental, building, fire, electrical, hydraulic, occupational health & safety
• Primary operational contact for customers and local point of escalation during emergency events and day-to-day operations
• Attend witness testing of all equipment during commissioning to validate sequence of operations and receipt of all operational documentation
• Manage the provisioning of data centre services including connectivity, power services, deployment and any additional services to be delivered to customer
• Lead minor capital projects for customers/internal purposes
• Supervise operational metrics, data and analyse risks
• Conduct regular property inspections
• Take part in the 'on call' incident response roster

Requirements

• 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
• Have Own Security NV1 Clearance or ability to get one
• Excellent collaborator with strong communication skills in English
• 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 need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.

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