Critical Facilities Technician

Vantage Data Centers; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Critical Facilities Technician to join our 24x7 onsite team ensuring the reliability of data center infrastructure. You will work with electrical and mechanical engineers to maintain UPS, PDUs, generators, ATS, and building controls to meet uptime commitments.

The role requires experience with critical facilities environments and a commitment to delivering high-quality services to customers, while adhering to safety and operational standards.

Qualifications

• Technical training at advanced technician or engineer level in electricity, HVAC, fire/safety or building management systems.
• Data center operations experience preferred.
• Experience with operating, maintaining, repairing and testing critical electrical/HVAC/building systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maintenance activities are completed to high quality – plan, prepare, execute and report.
• Maintain infrastructure reliability with focus on uptime, energy efficiency and budgets.
• Perform regular site monitoring using BMS and CMMS, with routine walkthroughs.

Skills

BMS software

CMMS

MS Project

Electrical distribution systems

HVAC systems

Data center operations

Maintenance supervision

Education

Technical training/engineering level

Tools

BMS

CMMS

MS Project

Job description

The Site Operations Department is responsible for the overall health of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and performance of all data modules in our data centers. The team is staffed 24 x 7 onsite with Critical Facilities Technicians (CFTs) working on shift. This team is the face of Vantage to our customers and the guarantee of business continuity and excellence of Operations of our campus as well as the performance of our customer installations. Using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan and track maintenance activities, the Site Operations department is responsible for all preventative and corrective maintenance. Our culture expects and rewards team performance that engages directly with the customers and the facility infrastructure.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Critical Facilities Technician who knows what best-in-class service looks like and can make that a reality. This role is an important member of our facilities team where we manage some of the most efficient and cost-effective data center facilities in the industry.

The successful candidate for this role will work with a team of other electrical and mechanical-focused engineers performing maintenance and repair for our data center infrastructure. We take our customer requirements for uptime seriously and keep our facilities maintained to a very high standard to insure uninterrupted service for our customers.

If you enjoy working on critical data center systems (UPSs, PDUs, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment, and Building Controls), as well as industrial electrical equipment and systems that include power distribution components/wiring, electronic components, and lighting systems.

If you know the importance of getting it right the first time and not disrupting mission-critical data centers and if you enjoy delighting customers with superior service and you have the desire and ability to do so, then please read on!

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure the completion of the maintenance activities to the highest quality level of planification, preparation, execution, and reporting
• Ensure the full reliability of the infrastructures with the focus on continuity of services, energy efficiency, and budgetary constraints
• Use the BMS (Backup Management System) and all available systems and do regular walkthroughs to keep up to date at all times the appropriate monitoring on site

Job Requirements

• Technical training (advanced technician or engineer level) in one of the following fields: electricity (electric generators, UPS, low-voltage distribution), air conditioning, fire and physical safety and security (access control, video and anti-intrusion systems) or centralized building management systems
• Data Center experience, ideally in data center operations or similar mission-critical environments preferred
• Demonstrate knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting, and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems, and building management/automation equipment
• Supervision of Level II, III, and IV maintenance works on the site infrastructure
• Proven skills in the use of software, such as BMS, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems and MS Project
• Candidates must possess reliable transportation for reporting to work for shifts, or emergencies