Senior Mechanical Operator, Data Center Infra

PTR Global; Abernathy (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K contributions

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking a Staff Mechanical Operator to ensure reliable operation of AI data center mechanical systems across Abernathy, TX, River Bend, LA, and New Lebanon, IN. The role focuses on chiller plants, CRAC/CRAH units, air handlers, pumps, and cooling loops for gigawatt-scale infrastructure.

The candidate should bring 8+ years in mechanical or critical-facilities operations, strong BMS skills, and the ability to lead on-call outages in a fast-scaling setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on mechanical or critical-facilities operations experience.
• Experience supporting data centers, hyperscale operators, colocation providers, or comparable critical infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of chillers, cooling towers, CRAC/CRAH units, air handlers, pumps, and hydronic loops; startup, failover, and recovery under load.
• Strong BMS experience including reading trends, tuning alarms, and diagnosing equipment faults through controls data.
• Track record of owning root-cause analysis and preventive-maintenance programs at scale.
• Experience serving as the senior mechanical escalation point on shift and making decisions during outages.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and carry on-call responsibility for mechanical outages.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical operations on shift and serve as the top escalation point for mechanical system failures.
• Manage preventive-maintenance execution, including scheduling, vendor supervision, lockout/tagout, and quality assurance.
• Lead root-cause analysis for mechanical incidents and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Build and maintain mechanical SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs, and train operators on failure-response procedures.
• Drive BMS alarm hygiene and trend analysis to identify degrading equipment before failure.
• Complete commissioning-to-operations handoffs for new mechanical plants and verify performance against design.
• Support live operations while facilities are expanding and construction continues around production environments.

Skills

Mechanical ops

Data center exp

Chillers & CRAC

BMS analysis

Root-cause analysis

Shift leadership

On-call rotation

Emergency response

Job description

PTR Global is seeking a Staff Mechanical Operator to ensure reliable operation of AI data center mechanical systems across Abernathy, TX, River Bend, LA, and New Lebanon, IN. The role focuses on chiller plants, CRAC/CRAH units, air handlers, pumps, and cooling loops for gigawatt-scale infrastructure.

The candidate should bring 8+ years in mechanical or critical-facilities operations, strong BMS skills, and the ability to lead on-call outages in a fast-scaling setting.