Critical Facilities Engineer
Company | Vantage Data Centers |
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Location | Ashburn, VA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years, 5+ 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Additional duties as assigned by Management.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.