Electrical Operations SME — Data Center Reliability

Aligned Data Centers, LLC

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Health Savings and FSAs

401(k) plan with company match

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Company-Sponsored Insurance

Voluntary benefits options

Wellness programs

Job summary

Aligned Data Centers, LLC seeks an experienced electrical SME to drive capital project design and operations for reliable, sustainable critical infrastructure. You will review drawings, set operational standards, and input on electrical systems while leading cross-functional training and development across all sites.

The role requires 8+ years in electrical or power generation, a related Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

8+ years relevant electrical industry experience or electrical trade level experience.
Bachelor’s degree in related field plus 4+ years relevant electrical or power generation industry experience will be considered in lieu of 8+ years electrical industry experience.
SME designation in electrical equipment and systems.
Advanced experience with interpreting construction drawings and equipment specifications.
Ability to analyze critical infrastructure sequence of operations, design parameters, alarms and indicators, and performance trends.
System matter experience in the life cycle of data center operations from design, acceptance, operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and event management.
Expertise to create standards and programs required to ensure “best in breed” data center operations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
May travel at times up to 30%

Responsibilities

Drive operational standards and functional requirements in capital projects.
Review drawings, contract documents, and customer requirements to provide an operational point-of-view for electrical technical standards and updates to capital projects.
Provide input on capital projects to ensure Aligned delivers critical infrastructure that is reliable, efficient, and meets sustainability goals.
Review and support enhancement to equipment and systems for existing and new capital projects.
Drives operational standards and functional requirements in capital projects.
Create Operations training and development content and sponsor training of operations personnel through collaboration with site operations leadership and training teams.
Conduct training, drills, and monitored evolutions to establish and demonstrate consistent and high technical competence across all Aligned sites.
Mentor and provide development support to high potential personnel cross-functionally.
Provide technical analytical framework for site performance analytics, failure analysis, and issue resolution.
Demonstrate expert operating knowledge of critical system design, operations, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of abnormal conditions.
Drive improvements in critical system performance, water and electrical usage efficiency, and critical infrastructure reliability.
Provide subject matter expertise and leadership required to drive a safety culture the eliminates risk and injury to personnel.
Utilize subject matter expertise to ensure Aligned develops industry leading processes and procedure to meet customer requirements, ensure proper operation of critical infrastructure, reduce OPEX through quality maintenance practices, and drive efficiency throughout operations.
Monitor and drive adherence to Aligned approved Operations standards, policies, and procedures through review of completed construction documentation, participation in maintenance and acceptance activities, and Data Center audits.
Develop BCP and Runbook standards for approval involving site management, vendor management, maintenance practices, alarm and incident management, and compliance.
Provide project oversight and technical support for complex evolutions/activities as required.
Provide subject matter expertise required to triage and recover critical equipment or systems should an incident occur.
Perform root cause analysis, lead incident deep-dives, and communicate subject matter expertise as needed to support customer communications during and following an incident.
Perform analysis of incidents and equipment failures to identify potential trends, lessons learned, and areas for improvement.
Lead technical review and validation of new technologies.
Technical leadership in understanding and evaluating sustainable practices.