Senior Data Center Critical Operations Leader

QTS Data Centers; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible spending accounts / HSA

Paid holidays

Job summary

QTS Data Centers in Irving, TX seeks a Senior Manager, Critical Operations to lead facility strategy and continuous improvement for mechanical, electrical, life safety, and DCIM platforms. This role oversees maintenance, budgets, and customer environment support, with on-site requirements to sustain 24x7 operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive data center experience, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of codes and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Five or more years workplace or professional equivalent experience.
• Five or more years people leadership experience in a data center or similar environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Architecture, Military Schooling, or professional equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Establish facility policies, procedures and structure aligned with corporate policy and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee maintenance governance to ensure 100% uptime of mechanical, electrical, life safety, monitoring and control systems.
• Develop emergency response planning, incident reporting and response management for all systems.
• Manage operating and capital budgets; partner with other teams to support customer environments.
• Direct and mentor staff; set performance goals and drive professional development.
• Support space planning, cable plant design, implementation and maintenance for data center facilities.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business / engineering / architecture

Job description

QTS Data Centers in Irving, TX seeks a Senior Manager, Critical Operations to lead facility strategy and continuous improvement for mechanical, electrical, life safety, and DCIM platforms. This role oversees maintenance, budgets, and customer environment support, with on-site requirements to sustain 24x7 operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive data center experience, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of codes and safety standards.