Data Center Senior Facilities Technician

The Oasis Institute; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Data Center Senior Facilities Technician to maintain and troubleshoot critical data center systems, including raised floor HVAC, chillers, pumps, and electrical distributions. The role covers UPS, generators, PDUs, battery strings, and building automation, with night shifts and a three 12-hour plus one 6-hour shift weekly, offering full-time schedule and opportunities for technical growth.

Join a leading Missouri health system serving the St.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2–5 years of data center facilities experience.
• Preferred: Associate's Degree in Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on HVAC and electrical equipment in data centers.
• Operate and calibrate building management and PLC controls.
• Install and troubleshoot basic three-phase electrical circuits and data center power whips.
• Repair UPS, PDU, generators, fuel systems, breakers, and substations.
• Assist in capacity planning for electrical and cooling systems.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

PLC systems knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Engineering

Tools

HVAC equipment

Power distribution equipment

UPS/PDU systems

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Data Center Senior Facilities Technician

Join an exciting and growing field in data center facility operations, supporting the essential systems that keep technology running 24/7. This role is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting HVAC, electrical, cooling, power distribution, generator, UPS, and building automation systems in a highly technical environment.

Why this role?

• Work with advanced HVAC, electrical, and control systems
• Gain specialized experience in the rapidly growing data center industry
• Support the infrastructure that powers today's digital world
• Strong opportunities for technical growth and career advancement

Schedule:

• Night shift
• Three 12-hour shifts and one 6-hour shift each week
• Consistent full-time schedule with fewer commute days

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Role Purpose

Under general direction performs maintenance, repair and operation of systems of data center cooling equipment (raised floor HVAC units, chillers, pumps, cooling towers) and electrical systems (generators, electrical distribution switchgear, UPS systems, battery strings, power distributions units).

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots, repairs and performs predictive and preventive maintenance on multiple types of HVAC / electrical equipment in the data center environment at multiple locations.
• Operates, installs and calibrates building management and other control / PLC systems.
• Installs and troubleshoots basic three phase electrical circuits. Installs and removes data center power whips.
• Performs advanced problem solving and repair of critical and non-critical equipment including Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), Power Distribution Units (PDU), Emergency Generator, Fuel Oil Systems, Circuit Breakers, Substations, Computer Room Air Conditioning Units.
• Assists in capacity planning of electrical and cooling systems in facilities.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree
• Engineering

Experience

• 5-10 years

Licenses & Certifications

• HVAC
• IT Infrastructure Library

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer