Director, Critical Environments - Engineering

C&W Services (S); United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

C&W Services (S) seeks a Director of Critical Environments - Engineering to lead the engineering and operations for mission-critical data center environments. You will drive technical strategy, oversee engineering teams, and partner with senior management to sustain uptime and reliability.

The role requires deep knowledge of data center infrastructure, risk mitigation, and compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Provide engineering leadership in data center environments.
• Strong knowledge of critical infrastructure standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and oversight in Data Center environments to ensure uptime and redundancy.
• Lead power distribution, cooling, fire suppression and building automation for optimum performance.
• Collaborate with operations, site stakeholders and clients to align engineering with business continuity and incident response.
• Support capacity planning and infrastructure scalability with IT, facilities and project management.
• Ensure compliance with Uptime Institute, ASHRAE, NFPA and OSHA and aid audit readiness.
• Develop, implement and monitor technical programs and procedures for National Operations and Engineering.
• Coordinate with clients and facility management on safety, quality, sustainability and energy tracking.
• Conduct periodic site inspections to review client sites and technician performance.
• Perform physical property, mechanical and electrical assessments as needed.
• Provide leadership for client and corporate initiatives; advise on HVAC, MEP, Fire/Life Safety, Automation and Security.
• Assist in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service and capital projects.
• Establish and maintain a network of consultants/pr

Job description

Director, Critical Environments - Engineering

Job Description Summary

The Director of Critical Environments- Engineering is a member of the Corporate Critical Environments/Data Center central SME team and is responsible for providing subject matter expertise to the critical solutions business. In addition, will be responsible for overseeing critical environments engineering and operational requirements, including but not limited to the GOS C&W engineering, IFM and data center platforms while supporting all GOS critical accounts. This position will have close interaction with Senior Management, Regional Engineering Management, and with Property Management.

Job Description

Provide engineering support and oversight in Data Center environments, ensuring continuous uptime, system redundancy, and adherence to mission-critical infrastructure standards, including Tier-level compliance and SLA requirements.

Provide engineering support and oversight in Data Center environments, ensuring continuous uptime, system redundancy, and adherence to mission-critical infrastructure standards, including Tier-level compliance and SLA requirements.

Lead engineering efforts by supporting critical systems such as power distribution, cooling infrastructure, fire suppression, and building automation systems to maintain optimal performance and risk mitigation.

Lead engineering efforts by supporting critical systems such as power distribution, cooling infrastructure, fire suppression, and building automation systems to maintain optimal performance and risk mitigation.

Partner with Data Center operations teams, site-level stakeholders, and client representatives to align engineering practices with business continuity objectives, incident response protocols, and performance optimization strategies.

Partner with Data Center operations teams, site-level stakeholders, and client representatives to align engineering practices with business continuity objectives, incident response protocols, and performance optimization strategies.

Support capacity planning and infrastructure scalability by collaborating with IT, facilities, and project management teams to ensure engineering systems meet current and future demand.

Support capacity planning and infrastructure scalability by collaborating with IT, facilities, and project management teams to ensure engineering systems meet current and future demand.

Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., Uptime Institute, ASHRAE, NFPA, OSHA) and contribute to audit readiness and documentation for mission-critical sites.

Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., Uptime Institute, ASHRAE, NFPA, OSHA) and contribute to audit readiness and documentation for mission-critical sites.

Assist with development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs, and policies and procedures as required by both National Operations and Engineering.

Assist with development, implementation and monitoring of technical programs, and policies and procedures as required by both National Operations and Engineering.

Works with clients and C&W facility management team to help implement and coordinate requirements such as safety, quality assurance, sustainability, energy management, Energy Star, C&W engineering disciplines, and combined energy and water tracking tools.

Works with clients and C&W facility management team to help implement and coordinate requirements such as safety, quality assurance, sustainability, energy management, Energy Star, C&W engineering disciplines, and combined energy and water tracking tools.

Conducts periodic site inspections in accordance with the guidelines presented in the national Engineering platform to review client sites and check performance of C&W suppliers and self performing technicians.

Conducts periodic site inspections in accordance with the guidelines presented in the national Engineering platform to review client sites and check performance of C&W suppliers and self performing technicians.

Conducts physical property, mechanical, electrical and system assessments as needed or requested

Conducts physical property, mechanical, electrical and system assessments as needed or requested

Provides leadership and direction for the implementation of client and corporate initiatives

Provides leadership and direction for the implementation of client and corporate initiatives

Provides direction and consultation to the operating staff for HVAC, MEP systems, Fire & Life Safety systems, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance

Provides direction and consultation to the operating staff for HVAC, MEP systems, Fire & Life Safety systems, Automation, Security, and OSHA compliance

Assists in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service, and capital replacement projects

Assists in scope definition, contract negotiations and bid reviews for service, and capital replacement projects

Establish and maintain a network of consultants/pr