Data Center Field Engineering Leader

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter seeks a Field Engineering Practice Manager to lead our Data Center technical leadership organization across North America. You will manage Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists, shaping standards, capacity, and readiness for complex deployments with right technical authority and onsite leadership.

The role covers recruiting, mentoring, and aligning resources to projects, forecasting capacity, and ensuring high-quality execution while maintaining safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in field engineering or DC infrastructure delivery.
• 3+ years of direct people leadership and employee development experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical/leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists.
• Set clear expectations for technical leadership, execution quality, utilization, communication, behavior, and development.
• Maintain current view of PE and IS skills, experience, certifications, readiness, location, availability, and development needs.
• Create training, mentoring, succession, and career-development plans to build leadership depth.
• Forecast capability and capacity gaps and recommend hiring, contractor, cross-training, partner, or investment actions.
• Establish and maintain repeatable Data Center field execution standards and acceptance expectations.
• Monitor escalations, defects, rework, partner performance, and customer feedback; drive corrective action.

Skills

Field leadership

People management

Data Center infrastructure

Technical standards

Resource planning

Stakeholder communication

Safety discipline

Site readiness

Vendor/partner management

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Computacenter seeks a Field Engineering Practice Manager to lead our Data Center technical leadership organization across North America. You will manage Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists, shaping standards, capacity, and readiness for complex deployments with right technical authority and onsite leadership.

The role covers recruiting, mentoring, and aligning resources to projects, forecasting capacity, and ensuring high-quality execution while maintaining safety and compliance.