Data Center Facilities Manager: Lead Critical Ops & Team

Preston Recruitment Ltd; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits package

Relocation assistance

Shared weekend on-call rotation

Job summary

Preston Recruitment Ltd is hiring a Data Center Facilities Manager in the Kansas City area to lead a growing facilities operations team. You will own the site, shape its operational structure and hire technicians to support you.

You’ll oversee uptime, critical infrastructure, maintenance, vendors and client delivery in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment with visible impact and ownership.

Qualifications

• Experience in data center or other critical 24/7 environments.
• Experience leading facilities/operations teams and managing client relationships.
• Strong knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Ability to manage maintenance activities, vendors, incidents, and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of safe, reliable operation of a mission-critical data center.
• Serve as primary on-site client contact and key stakeholders.
• Lead and develop the facilities operations team.
• Maintain uptime of electrical/mechanical infrastructure (UPS, generators, switchgear, HVAC, chillers).
• Coordinate preventive, corrective and emergency maintenance.
• Manage incidents, escalations, and emergency response.
• Oversee vendors, contractors and service providers.
• Manage site access, security, and compliance.
• Maintain documentation and audit readiness.
• Develop and implement SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs.
• Support infrastructure upgrades and evolving site needs.
• Promote safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Job description

Preston Recruitment Ltd is hiring a Data Center Facilities Manager in the Kansas City area to lead a growing facilities operations team. You will own the site, shape its operational structure and hire technicians to support you.

You’ll oversee uptime, critical infrastructure, maintenance, vendors and client delivery in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment with visible impact and ownership.