Director, Data Center Field Engineering

Computacenter; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking an experienced Director of Data Center Field Engineering in Irvine, CA, to lead a North America organization delivering field services across enterprise, large-scale, and hyperscale data center environments. The role reports to senior leadership and will guide three Practice Leads while ensuring quality, capacity, and financial discipline.

You will build organizational capability, manage a blended workforce, and partner with clients and internal teams to optimize

Qualifications

• 10+ years in field engineering or data center delivery.
• 5+ years leading managers or large distributed technical teams.
• Experience with large scale or hyperscale data center programs.
• Strong financial and operational acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead three Data Center Field Engineering Practice Leads.
• Set leadership expectations for workforce readiness, utilization, delivery health, quality, performance, and accountability.
• Maintain forward view of demand, capacity, skills, geography, workforce risk, and hiring/partner needs.
• Build workforce strategies using employees, contractors, and partners based on demand and cost.
• Maintain a Data Center partner ecosystem with required capacity and coverage.
• Provide leadership on major delivery issues requiring cross-functional decisions.
• Drive adoption of Field Engineering delivery methods, tools, and processes.
• Monitor utilization, workforce cost, partner spend, and productivity to inform decisions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Resource Management, PMO, and other leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Workforce planning

Delivery management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Computacenter is seeking an experienced Director of Data Center Field Engineering in Irvine, CA, to lead a North America organization delivering field services across enterprise, large-scale, and hyperscale data center environments. The role reports to senior leadership and will guide three Practice Leads while ensuring quality, capacity, and financial discipline.

You will build organizational capability, manage a blended workforce, and partner with clients and internal teams to optimize