Critical Facilities Engineer, NA

Vantage Data Centers Management Company LLC; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and AD&D

Short- and long-term disability

Paid time off

401k with company match

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Critical Facilities Engineer onsite in New Albany, OH to maintain data center infrastructure including UPS, PDU, generators, chillers and building controls. You will work with electrical and mechanical engineers to ensure 100% uptime, develop reliability reports, and coordinate with vendors while adhering to safety procedures and SOPs.

The role requires hands-on experience in industrial HVAC or power systems, a strong technical background, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on maintenance in mission-critical facilities.
• Experience with generators, UPS, switchgear, HVAC and building automation.
• Ability to read electrical diagrams and single-line drawings.

Responsibilities

• Operate and repair data center systems (UPS, PDU, generators, chillers, CRAH).
• Develop reliability reports to ensure 100% uptime.
• Coordinate maintenance vendors and ensure safety.
• Create MOPs/SOPs/EOPs for maintenance activities.
• Support management with additional duties as needed.

Skills

HVAC maintenance

Electrical systems

Reading blueprints

Tools

BMS

Job description

Position Overview

This role is onsite in New Albany, OH. We are looking for a Critical Facilities Engineer with hands‑on experience in industrial HVAC or critical cooling or power systems. The successful candidate will work with electrical and mechanical engineers to perform maintenance and repair for our data center infrastructure, ensuring uninterrupted service for our customers.

Essential Job Functions

• Work under limited supervision, both independently and within a team environment.
• Manage multiple one‑time and/or ongoing projects.
• Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment.
• Use discretion and judgment in organizing workflow and adapting as priorities are modified due to a changing environment.
• Frequent contact with employees at all levels of the organization and external contact with vendors.

Duties

• Operate, perform maintenance and service repairs on critical data center systems (UPS, PDU, diesel generators, ATS equipment, building controls, chillers, CRAH, ETC).
• Develop reliability reports to ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved and maintained with 100% uptime.
• Coordinate and oversee all maintenance vendors to ensure personnel safety, protect the facility’s critical equipment, and maintain power to the critical load.
• Create required MOPs (Method of Procedure), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and EOPs (Emergency Operating Procedures) to ensure all maintenance activities are performed in accordance with them.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience with maintenance and repair of industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission‑critical facilities (generators, fuel delivery systems, parallel switchgear, MV/LV switchgear, critical and essential PDUs, UPS, HVAC, air handling units, computer‑grade cooling systems, and building monitoring/control systems).
• Demonstrate knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems, and building management/automation equipment.
• Ability to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single lines and schematics.
• Knowledge of commonly‑used concepts, practices and procedures related to mechanical and electrical systems needed to run data centers.
• Technical writing skills for creating, coordinating, updating and/or modifying MOPs/SOPs/EOPs for critical facilities equipment, including supporting new systems and researching technical requirements.
• Work experience in the electrical or mechanical field is highly desired.
• Strong emphasis on technical skills/training, with intent to obtain a license within a reasonable time.
• May be required to complete formal training in a specialty area such as UPS maintenance.
• Must possess reliable transportation for reporting to work for shifts or emergencies.
• Travel expected to be less than 5%, occasionally for training purposes.
• Must successfully complete a background check.

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other voluntary benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.