Lead Critical Facilities Engineer – Data Center Ops

Prime-Data-Centers; North Highlands (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

401(k) match

Premium health/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Prime Data Centers seeks a Chief, Critical Facilities Engineer to lead and execute electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems for its data centers. The role includes planned preventive maintenance, emergency response, and collaboration with on-site teams and third-party vendors.

You will serve as the expert technical resource, drive milestones, obtain quotes, and document results for future facility implementations. Strong leadership in a technical environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Technical college degree or equivalent work experience.
• Four or more years of data center experience or equivalent experience.
• CPR/First Aid and NFPA70E Certification during employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a data center.
• Operate independently with limited direct management.
• Act as escalation point for facilities issues within the data center.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Troubleshoot and report data center events within internal SLA.
• Create and deploy standard practices for technicians and vendor support teams.

Skills

Data center operations

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

NFPA 70E compliance

PLC/relay logic

VFD drives

UPS systems

HVAC systems

Team collaboration

Education

Technical college degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

EPMS/BMS systems

Project costing tools

Job description

Prime Data Centers seeks a Chief, Critical Facilities Engineer to lead and execute electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems for its data centers. The role includes planned preventive maintenance, emergency response, and collaboration with on-site teams and third-party vendors.

You will serve as the expert technical resource, drive milestones, obtain quotes, and document results for future facility implementations. Strong leadership in a technical environment is essential.