Data Center Facilities Technician/Engineer - Mechanical

About the role

Responsible for the uptime, maintenance, operation, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical equipment in a data center environment. Lead or assist to ensure the mechanical system's compliance including local legal and Environmental Health and Safety policies. Work proactively for ensuring mechanical system reliability and manage and support mechanical system operation.

Key responsibilities

• Provide root cause analysis (RCA), recovery and prevention actions for service failure
• Prepare and execute operation procedures, respond to work requests and service failures, and provide operational and technical expertise
• Lead or support startup, commissioning, and integration of new equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure, and coordinate vendor support for repairs and project implementation
• Lead or assist commissioning activities on Level 4 - Functional test and L5 - Integrated System Test (IST)
• Continuous improvement on site WUE & PUE, operational efficiency and minimize environmental impact
• Develop understanding of infrastructure design and sequence of operation
• Prepare and conduct training and sharing to the team
• Ensure compliance with all site environmental health and safety policies
• Provide tracking and trending of operational characteristics
• Lead or assist mechanical efficiency improvement projects and system maintenance program including preparing technical specifications, procurement and maintenance vendor performance management

About you

• At least 8 years experience in operating and maintaining mission critical facilities (data centers, hospitals, pharma, semiconductor, refineries, power plants, etc)
• Possess hands-on skills that qualify to perform maintenance on mechanical or MEP systems and capable of independently resolving common system failures
• Required skills: HVAC, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance, Safety, Data Center Operations
• Associate's degree, trade school certification or other verifiable training in a relevant technical field
• Familiar with safety rules and regulations associated with operating complex infrastructure
• Excellent understanding of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment, including: chillers, air handling units, CRAC units, power feeders / distribution, transformers, generators, switchgears, UPS systems, ATS/STS units and PDU/PMM units
• Ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on these systems
• Commissioning experience of HVAC and mechanical distribution systems (chillers, cooling tower, fire system, air handling units etc.) which include air and water side systems
• Registered Electrical Energy Manager
• Able to work 12 hour rotating shifts including weekends and holidays