Manager, Chief Engineer, EMEA

vantagedc; Polska; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage seeks a Manager, Chief Engineer to lead the Critical Facilities Operations Team across our data centers. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, cooling, life safety, and monitoring systems, driving excellence in maintenance and incident response.

You will mentor technicians and guide projects while ensuring uptime and safety. The role focuses on technical leadership and operational improvements, with a hands-on approach to complex infrastructure challenges and escalation support during

Qualifications

• Experience leading a technical operations team in a critical facility environment.
• Strong background in electrical, mechanical, cooling, life safety, and monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Critical Facilities Operations Team to ensure safe, reliable data center operation.
• Own maintenance strategy, readiness, and long-term reliability of critical infrastructure.
• Drive maintenance programs, incident management, contractor oversight, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

Electrical & mechanical systems

Incident management

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About Vantage

Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Please note: Fluency in Polish is an essential requirement for this position.

Site Operations Department

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 Facility Technicians ("CFTs") on each shift. This team is the face of Vantage to our customers and the first line of defence regarding the uptime of our campus as well as the performance of our customer installations. Using a Critical Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan and track work needed, the Site Operations department performs all preventative and corrective maintenance. Our culture expects and rewards team performance that engages directly with the customers and the facility infrastructure. This is a team that does most of the actual work versus calling upon vendors. As a result, we provide superior service that is faster and more cost effective.

Position Overview

The Manager, Chief Engineer is responsible for leading the Critical Facilities Operations Team and ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all mission critical infrastructure systems within the data center. Reporting to the Director of Operations, this role provides technical leadership, operational oversight, and people management for the Critical Facilities Technician (CFT) organization. The successful candidate will own the maintenance strategy, operational readiness, and long-term reliability of electrical, mechanical, cooling, life safety, and monitoring systems. This position is responsible for driving operational excellence through effective maintenance programs, incident management, contractor oversight, project execution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives. While this position includes direct people management responsibilities, the primary expectation is that of a technical leader and subject matter expert. The ideal candidate possesses extensive hands-on experience operating and maintaining critical infrastructure and can effectively guide technicians through complex operational challenges while serving as a technical escalation point during critical events.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead and manage the Critical Facilities Operations Team responsible for operating, maintaining, and supporting mission critical infrastructure and day-to-day facility operations.
• Ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all electrical, mechanical, cooling, fire protection, and monitoring systems.
• Drive a culture of operational excellence, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities are planned, executed, and completed in accordance with established standards and procedures.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, mentoring, training, performance management, and succession planning.

Duties

• Maintain operational readiness and reliability of all critical infrastructure systems.
• Identify system performance deficiencies, initiate corrective actions, and respond effectively to operational and emergency situations.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex electrical and mechanical infrastructure issues.
• Foster a high-performance, team-oriented environment through coaching, employee development, and regular feedback.
• Manage contracted service work, including scope development, bid evaluation, contractor selection, contract administration, and performance management.
• Train, coach, and develop Critical Facilities Technicians (CFTs) on operational procedures, maintenance practices, technical competencies, and safety requirements.
• Direct and maintain site-specific preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and work order programs.
• Develop, review, and enforce SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs to support safe and reliable operations.
• Lead root cause investigations and author After Action Reports (AARs) and Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) following incidents and operational events.
• Oversee facility projects, infrastructure upgrades, and capital improvement initiatives, ensuring quality execution, budget adherence, and timely completion.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and risk reduction.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Support business continuity objectives by identifying operational risks and implementing mitigation strategies.

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