Lead Critical Facilities Engineer, NA

Vantage Data Centers Management Company LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; GBP 110,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Shift differential

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Lead Critical Facilities Engineer to manage and mentor a team of electrical and mechanical engineers responsible for the data center infrastructure. The role is onsite in Santa Clara, CA, with swing shift hours (1 - 11:30pm) and responsibility for uptime, safety, and vendor coordination.

The candidate will develop and review MOPs/SOPs/EOPs, supervise maintenance projects, and ensure high reliability of UPS, PDUs, diesel generators, ATS, HVAC, and building

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ hands-on experience maintenance/repair of industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission-critical facilities.
• Experience with emergency generators, MV/LV switchgear, PDUs, UPS, HVAC, building monitoring/automation equipment.
• Ability to read commercial building blueprints and electrical diagrams.
• Technical writing experience; creating/updating MOPs/SOPs/EOPs for critical facilities equipment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work efforts to ensure seamless shift operations.
• Serve as primary escalation point for on-shift CFEs and assign tasks.
• Drive high-level tasks/projects to completion; oversee maintenance vendors.
• Create MOPs/SOPs/EOPs and ensure activities follow procedures.
• Maintain safety and respond to emergencies; ensure 24/7 uptime targets.

Skills

Electrical distribution

HVAC

Building management/automation

Technical writing

Leadership

Shift coordination

Safety procedures

Job description

About Vantage

About Vantage Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Lead Critical Facilities Engineer who knows what best-in-class service looks like and can make that a reality. This role is an important member of our facilities team where we manage some of the most efficient and cost-effective data center facilities in the industry. This role will be Onsite at our Santa Clara, CA Location; Swing Shift: 1 - 11:30pm. The successful candidate for this role will lead and work with a team of other electrical and mechanical-focused engineers performing maintenance and repair for our data center infrastructure. We take our customer requirements for uptime seriously and keep our facilities maintained to a very high standard to insure uninterrupted service for our customers. If you enjoy working on critical data center systems (UPSs, PDUs, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls), as well as industrial electrical equipment and systems that include power distribution components/wiring, electronic components and lighting systems. If you know the importance of getting it right the first time and not disrupting mission critical data centers. If you enjoy delighting customers with superior service and you have the desire and ability to do so, then please read on!

Essential Job Functions

• Coordination of work efforts/task to ensure seamless operations on shift and between all shifts
• Primary escalation point for on shift CFE’s
• Assign tasking to on shift CFE’s
• Responsible for driving high level task/projects to completion
• Support, creation, and review of MOP/SOP/EOP’s for critical work effort evolutions
• Work under limited supervision, both independently and within a team environment
• Manage multiple one-time and/or ongoing projects
• Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment
• Use discretion and judgment in organizing workflow and adapting as priorities are modified due to a changing environment
• Frequent contact with employees at all levels of the organization; frequent external contact with vendors
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Duties

• Operate, perform maintenance and service repairs on critical Data Center systems (UPS, PDU, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls, Chillers, CRAH, ETC)
• Develop reliability reports to ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved and maintained with 100% uptime
• Coordinate, and oversee all maintenance vendors to ensure personnel safety, protect the Facility’s critical equipment, and maintain power to the critical load
• Create required MOPs (Method of Procedure), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and EOPs (Emergency Operating Procedures) to ensure all maintenance activities are performed in accordance to them

Job Requirements

• Minimum 8 years, 10+ years preferred, of “hands on” experience with the maintenance and repair of industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission-critical facilities to include; emergency generators (Generators, Fuel Delivery systems and Parallel Switchgear), electrical distribution (MV/LV switchgear and associated controls), critical and essential PDUs, UPS, switchgear, HVAC, air handling units, computer grade cooling systems, and building monitoring/control systems
• Demonstrate knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems and building management/automation equipment
• Ability to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single lines and schematics
• Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures related to mechanical & electrical systems needed to run data centers
• Technical Writing skills and experience; as well as creating, coordinating, updating and/or modifying MOPs/SOPs/EOP’s for critical facilities equipment, to include supporting new systems and researching technical requirements
• Work experience in the electrical or mechanical field is highly desired.
• Strong emphasis on technical skills/training, with intent to obtain license within a reasonable time
• May be required to complete formal training in an area of specialty, such as UPS maintenance
• Candidates must possess reliable transportation for reporting to work for shifts, or emergencies
• Travel is expected to be less than 5%, occasionally for training purposes
• Potential employees must complete a background check successfully

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

• Ability to stand 1/3 – 2/3 of the time
• Ability to walk 1/3 – 2/3 of the time
• Ability to sit 1/3 – 2/3 of the time
• Ability to climb and balance 1/3 – 2/3 of the time
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl 1/3 – 2/3 of the time
• Ability to reach with hands & arms 1/3 – 2/3 of the time
• Ability to smell, talk & hear
• Ability to use hands to type, handle & feel
• Ability to reach with hands and arms
• Ability to see at close and distance ranges and the ability to see color
• Must be comfortable working in a high stress, fast paced environment with shifting priorities
• Must be willing to work outside normal business hours, including weekends, late nights, holidays, and on-call support
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds 1/3 of the time

Additional Details

• Salary Range: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour plus bonus, plus shift differential for graveyard shift or swing shift (this range is based on California market data and may vary in other locations)
• Work week: Front Half - Sunday to Wednesday or Back Half - Wednesday to Saturday
• Shift: 4x10s Days 05:00am-3:30pm Swing 1pm-11:30pm Graveyard 9pm-07:30am

Benefits and Culture

• We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
• Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package.
• We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance.
• We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses.
• We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Recruiter & Agency Policy

Vantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.