Assistant Manager, Corporate Facilities - Data Center

Lowe's Companies, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowe’s is seeking an Assistant Manager to efficiently operate and maintain data center facility infrastructure, ensuring 100% uptime for the server production environment.

The role leads facility personnel and vendors, manages budgets and contracts, and coordinates cross-functional initiatives to meet operational goals while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business or related field or equivalent years of experience.
• 3+ years experience in facility planning, space planning, facility utilization, program and project management for a large campus environment.
• Facilities maintenance experience and certifications.
• Building automation system experience.
• Construction management experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Applications, Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe and continuous operation of data center facilities and critical systems.
• Oversee preventive maintenance and repairs of base building and critical facility systems.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for incident response.
• Assist in development and coordination of facility upgrades and repairs.
• Ensure compliance with codes, laws, and regulations affecting facility infrastructure.
• Oversee vendor management including contract oversight and on-site coordination.
• Oversee CMMS and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Maintain facility drawings, SOPs, SOOs, and MOPs.
• Collaborate with business unit leadership to support functional activities.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA, OSHA, EPA regulations.
• Document activities and perform incident root cause analysis through change control.

Skills

Facility planning

Project management

Vendor management

Building automation

Construction management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business

Related field or equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS

Building automation system

Job description

Your Impact

The primary purpose of this role is to efficiently operate and maintain data center facility infrastructure. This includes responsibility for the continuous power and HVAC to the server production environment, facility staff supervision, vendor management, budgeting, scheduling, contract management and facilitation of multiple work activities. The role will provide day-to-day oversight and direction to ensure operational safety and efficiency for 100% uptime. The Assistant Manager will accomplish these responsibilities though the effective coordination of facility personnel and vendors. The facility team will work cross functionally to deliver strategic and functional initiatives in-line with operational goals.

What You Will Do

• Oversee safe and continuous operation of the data center facilities on systems, such as: fire/life, mechanical (HVAC, plumbing, controls) and electrical UPS, PDU, generators, switch gear, and lighting)
• Oversee preventive maintenance and repairs of base building and critical facility systems.
• Participate in 24X7 on-call rotation to address around the clock response and remediation of facility anomalies.
• Assist in the development and coordination of facility upgrades and repairs while ensuring minimal risk and impact to the data center.
• Ensure compliance of all code, laws, and regulations affecting the facility infrastructure and operation.
• Oversee vendor management including contract oversight, and on-site coordination.
• Oversee computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Develop and maintain facility drawing library, SOP’s, SOO’s, and MOP’s.
• Works with business unit leadership ensuring that the facility efficiently supports the needs of their functional activities.
• Ensures that the facilities remain in compliance with NFPA, local fire municipalities, OSHA and EPA regulations.
• Document work activities, approvals, and incidence root cause analysis through change control and quality processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Architecture, Engineering, Business or related field of study or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 3 Years Experience in facility planning, space planning, facility utilization, program and project management for a large, geographically dispersed, campus environment
• Facilities maintenance experience and certifications
• Building automation system experience
• Construction management experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Applications, Word, and Excel

Preferred Skills/Education

• Trade license and/or trade school degree in Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical HVAC, or Controls
• College degree in facility management, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or alike.

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than$86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers. Based inMooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.