Data Center Facility Manager

Data Center Facility Manager - Columbus, OH 
This opportunity is working directly with a leading mission-critical data center colo developer / provider. This company provides turnkey data center solutions for High Performance Computing (HPC) to custom-fit to the requirements of their client's ever-changing mission-critical facility’s operational needs. They accomplish this by providing reliability of mission-critical facilities for many of the world's largest organizations (Hyperscale and Enterprise Customers). This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits..

We are looking for an experienced Data Center Facility Manager / Chief Engineer to support a critical data center. The Data Center Manager will be responsible for managing the operation and maintenance of the critical facility physical infrastructure systems in accordance with company's policies and procedures. The Data Center is a 7x24x365 a year operation. The Data Center Facility Manager will be managing Mechanical and Electrical Technicians. The facility manager will manage the local relationship with the customer.

Responsibilities:

• Operate and Manage both routine and emergency service on a variety of state of the art critical systems such as: medium voltage switchgear, diesel generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, fire detection / suppression; building monitoring systems; etc
• Supervise the on-site management of sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work is performed according to established practices and procedures.
• Manage local client relationship and act as the point of contact for the company at this site.
• Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Create, utilize and administer MOPs and SOPs for all work on critical facilities / data center facility equipment.
• Schedule work activities, within specified change control / management protocol.
• Maintain a constant state of readiness in support of the mission goal of 99.999% uptime

Qualifications:

• 7-12 + years of data center / critical facility operations and maintenance experience
• 3-5 + years of Data Center Leadership / Management a must
• Solid Understanding of Critical Electrical and Mechanical / HVAC equipment ( UPS, Generators, Switchgears, PDU's, CRAC Units, Chillers, etc. )
• Experience supervising a technical data center operations staff
• Good presentation skills in leading meetings (both conference and in person)
• Superior analytical, planning and problem resolution skills Knowledge of Company Services and operations structure and support operations
• A PLUS - Previous experience in the Military / Military Veterans ; Experience with Electrical / Mechanical: Navy nukes - EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, etc.
• Effective Communicator- emails, phone, meetings. Strong organizational, communication, and reporting skills
• Ability to multitask, establish priorities, manage conflicts; Highly organized with proved project management abilities
• Microsoft Project, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, etc. - ability to create complex reports, forecast modeling, etc.

 

Submittal Instructions:
Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to: [email protected]

After applying, if you have further questions, you may call 973-895-5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at,

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Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan
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