Critical Facilities Lead — 24/7 Data Center Power & Cooling

Volarify; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Volarify seeks a hands-on Critical Facilities Operations Manager to oversee electrical and HVAC infrastructure for a Houston-area data center campus. You will ensure 100% uptime, lead aging-equipment restoration, and manage expansion power and cooling for high-density GPU clusters.

You will supervise technicians, contractors, and OEM vendors, coordinating with IT, Network, and DCIM teams to deliver reliable, scalable operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years operating mission-critical facilities such as data centers, colocation facilities, hospitals, or telecom sites.
• Strong hands-on expertise in electrical distribution (switchgear, ATS, generators, UPS, PDUs) and HVAC systems.
• Ability to read electrical one-line diagrams and perform switching operations safely.
• Experience leading planned maintenance and emergency response with minimal customer impact.
• Experience with CMMS, SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs; strong safety and incident analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operation of the complete power chain including utility service, transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS, PDUs, and racks.
• Lead the replacement and commissioning of aging cooling equipment and manage GPU cooling deployments.
• Manage 24/7 facility operations, shift rounds, alarms, escalation, and on-call rotations.
• Develop SOPs/MOPs/EOPs and conduct root-cause analyses for facility events.
• Plan budgets, manage vendors, and track CAPEX/OPEX for expansion and upgrades.

Skills

Electrical distribution

HVAC systems

Maintenance leadership

Reading diagrams

On-call support

Budget management

Vendor management

Commissioning

NFPA compliance

GPU cooling

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Texas electrical license

Certifications (CDCP/CDCS/CEM)

Tools

CMMS

EPMS

BMS/BAS

Job description

Volarify seeks a hands-on Critical Facilities Operations Manager to oversee electrical and HVAC infrastructure for a Houston-area data center campus. You will ensure 100% uptime, lead aging-equipment restoration, and manage expansion power and cooling for high-density GPU clusters.

You will supervise technicians, contractors, and OEM vendors, coordinating with IT, Network, and DCIM teams to deliver reliable, scalable operations.