Senior Data Center Operations Lead - Critical Infra & On‑Site

Volta; Norway; Hybrid; NOK 1,100,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in Volta

Retirement/pension

Health and wellbeing benefits

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta in Norway seeks a Data Center Manager to lead our on-site operations at Tydal, ensuring safety, uptime and efficient facility operation. You will own critical power and cooling systems, manage the on-site team, coordinate IT deployments and hold vendors to account to meet customer SLAs.

With 8+ years in mission-critical data centers and a degree in engineering or related field, you will drive energy efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement, while partnering with customers and

Qualifications

• Experience in mission-critical data center operations and uptime
• 3+ years in management/supervision
• Ability to lead on-site teams and coordinate with vendors
• Proven track record of maintaining safety and compliance
• Experience with audits and customer SLAs

Responsibilities

• Own the operation, monitoring and maintenance of critical power and cooling infrastructure at Tydal.
• Plan preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance per OEM recommendations.
• Forecast capacity across power, cooling and space to support growth.
• Drive energy efficiency and monitor BMS/EPMS/DCIM alarms.
• Enforce MOPs, SOPs, EOPs and change management on site.
• Coordinate IT deployments, racks, cabling, and meet-me room equipment.
• Maintain asset records and ensure power density and cooling standards.
• Serve as on-site customer contact and oversee service reviews.
• Lead incident management and root-cause analysis.
• Manage vendors and on-site contractors under safety rules.
• Develop on-site team, scheduling and performance management.
• Own site operating budget and contribute to capex planning.
• Ensure health, safety, security, and disaster recovery readiness

Skills

Critical facility operations

Power and cooling management

Vendor management

Budget management

Incident management

Leadership & team development

Safety compliance

Documentation and process discipline

On-call readiness

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Science) or equivalent

Tools

DCIM

BMS/EPMS

CMMS

UPS/Generators/Chillers knowledge

ITIL or PMP (certs)

Job description

Volta in Norway seeks a Data Center Manager to lead our on-site operations at Tydal, ensuring safety, uptime and efficient facility operation. You will own critical power and cooling systems, manage the on-site team, coordinate IT deployments and hold vendors to account to meet customer SLAs.

With 8+ years in mission-critical data centers and a degree in engineering or related field, you will drive energy efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement, while partnering with customers and