Critical Environment Engineer

QTS Data Centers; Wilmer (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching

Bonus or commission eligible

Generous PTO & Volunteer Days

Stock Purchase Plan

Holiday pay when worked

Pet and Legal Insurance

Sabbatical Program

Service Award Program

Parental Leave

Military Benefits

Charitable Matching Gift

Scholarship for Dependents

Crisis Fund

Wellness Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

QTS Data Centers is seeking a Critical Environment Engineer to support electrical and mechanical systems across our data center portfolio. The role calls for proactive planning, strong engineering orientation, and collaboration with the development team to ensure reliability and uptime in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have experience with large-scale electrical distribution, UPS, cooling systems, and monitoring within data centers, and must be able to operate in a 7x24x365

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical and mechanical systems in data center environments.
• Knowledge of large-scale data centers or similar environments.
• Strong planning skills and ability to lead through influence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to all aspects of data center operations including operation, maintenance and repair of mission-critical equipment and systems to achieve 100% uptime and 100% SLA compliance.
• Assist in site construction activities and installations in coordination with QTS Development Team and external resources.

Skills

Electrical systems experience

Mechanical systems experience

Data center knowledge

Planning and leadership

Job description

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting


• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible


• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays


• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)


• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked


• Pet and Legal Insurance


• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program


• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program


• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers


• Military Benefits Package


• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program


• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents


• QTS Crisis Fund


• Wellness Program


• Tuition Reimbursement Program

It’s exhilarating to find yourself at a pivotal moment in history— and even more so to be leading the way. At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today’s dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers’ most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud technologies fuel the demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader. We are committed to connecting the globe for good. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting-edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact. As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission-driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we’re achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

And we’d like to invite you to join us.

Who We Are

As a global leader in digital infrastructure, QTS designs, builds and operates advanced data centers that support strategic AI, cloud and digital transformation initiatives. We are driven by a mission to connect the world for good and our people make it possible. Every single day, the creativity, dedication and genuine care for our communities are what push us forward and make this a truly special place to be.

The Critical Environment Engineer will be responsible to assist with the engineering related to coordination, installation, and integration aspects of electrical and mechanical systems, operations, and maintenance for critical and non‑critical electrical & mechanical systems alike within the QTS portfolio. This role requires keen planning skills along with the ability to lead through influence and to be a proactive partner with a strong engineering orientation. The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical and mechanical systems and possess knowledge of large‑scale data centers (or similar environments). These environments may include state‑of‑the‑art electrical distribution systems, static UPS, emergency standby generation, fire alarm/suppression, monitoring systems, as well as chiller and large‑scale cooling systems.

This role requires work hours to support a 7X24X365 data center environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES, Other Duties May Be Assigned

• Provide technical support to all aspects of data center operations including the operation, maintenance and repair of all mission critical equipment and systems supporting a 24x7 data center operation to achieve 100% uptime and 100% compliance with all customer SLAs.


• Assist in all site construction activity and installations, in coordination with QTS Development Team, external construction resources, to ensure system