Senior Mechanical Systems Lead – Critical Infra (Relocation)

Hamilton Barnes; Sweetwater (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Living allowance

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes seeks a Mechanical Systems Lead to own the critical liquid cooling infrastructure supporting high‑density GPU environments in Sweetwater, TX. The role involves hands‑on work with pumps, filtration, heat exchangers, and Central Utility Plant equipment in a high‑uptime data center setting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years operating or maintaining mechanical systems in critical environments, with experience in data centres, hospitals, or similar facilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating or maintaining mechanical systems in critical or industrial environments.
• Experience in data centres, hospitals, military facilities, central utility plants or similar.
• Strong knowledge of pumps, chillers, heat exchangers, filtration, hydronic systems.
• Uptime and reliability focused with fault finding.
• Willing to relocate to Sweetwater, TX and work on-site.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of critical mechanical and liquid cooling systems across the data center.
• Operate Central Utility Plant equipment including chillers, pumps, heat exchangers and hydronic loops.
• Monitor performance via BMS, SCADA and PLC systems.
• Respond to alarms and faults in a 24/7 environment.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors for maintenance and upgrades.
• Support water treatment and chemistry programs across cooling systems.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and support capacity planning.

Skills

Pumps

Chillers

Heat exchangers

Hydronic systems

Filtration

BMS/SCADA/PLC

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

On-call

Relocation to TX

Tools

BMS

SCADA

PLC

Job description

Hamilton Barnes seeks a Mechanical Systems Lead to own the critical liquid cooling infrastructure supporting high‑density GPU environments in Sweetwater, TX. The role involves hands‑on work with pumps, filtration, heat exchangers, and Central Utility Plant equipment in a high‑uptime data center setting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years operating or maintaining mechanical systems in critical environments, with experience in data centres, hospitals, or similar facilities.