Lead Critical Facilities Engineer: Data Center Uptime Leader

vantagedc; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage is seeking a Lead Critical Facilities Engineer to join the Site Operations team at one of our Phoenix, AZ data center campuses. This full-time, on-site role leads a group of electrical and mechanical engineers performing maintenance and repair on UPS, PDUs, generators, building controls, and cooling systems to ensure 100% uptime.

You will coordinate work, escalate issues, and manage vendors while driving reliability reports and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years (10+ preferred) of hands-on experience with maintenance of mission-critical electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience with emergency generators, MV/LV switchgear, PDUs, UPS, and building automation.
• Ability to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single lines and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead shift tasks for seamless operations.
• Primary escalation point for on-shift CFEs.
• Assign tasking and manage multiple projects to completion.
• Oversee maintenance vendors ensuring safety and uptime of critical infrastructure.
• Create and review MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs for maintenance activities.
• Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe work environment.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Leadership

Emergency power systems

HVAC systems

PM/CMMS experience

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Vantage is seeking a Lead Critical Facilities Engineer to join the Site Operations team at one of our Phoenix, AZ data center campuses. This full-time, on-site role leads a group of electrical and mechanical engineers performing maintenance and repair on UPS, PDUs, generators, building controls, and cooling systems to ensure 100% uptime.

You will coordinate work, escalate issues, and manage vendors while driving reliability reports and safety protocols.