Chief Engineer – Data Center

Chief Engineer – Data Center

Requirements

• 7+ years facility related work experience, including customer service, leadership and supervisory experience
• Managerial experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of maintenance processes.
• Understands aspects of construction planning and execution.
• Exposure to HVAC, fluid handling/pumping, fluid filtering, mechanical systems, welding, and electrical systems engineering and operation.
• Working knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Office and CMMS systems
• Demonstrated verbal/written communication skills
• Proven record of excellent internal and external customer service

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operational management and effective daily leadership and administration of the engineering team
• Ensure the highest level of professionalism, while meeting the clients’ needs, and a commitment to achieving the goal of 100% uptime throughout the engineering team
• Responsible for protecting and improving the value of the client’s assets and ensuring that building engineering systems continue to perform their intended function
• Implement and manage the reliability-based maintenance function
• Execute equipment inspection and monitoring programs; define and implement maintenance best practices to improve overall mechanical equipment uptime
• Continuously evaluate current maintenance, operations and reliability methods and implement changes to enhance effectiveness at increasing value-maximizing performance
• Monitors operation and maintains refrigeration, water cooling and air conditioning equipment; boilers, heating, ventilating and hot water equipment; pumps, valves, piping and filters; other mechanical and electrical equipment; reviewing logs as necessary to assure proper operation of equipment; responsible for reporting any problems/malfunctions on an as need basis
• Insures the availability of an adequate inventory of tools and other supplies to operate the building
• Responsible for overseeing the activities of contractors working within the building either as representatives of the building itself or tenants operating within the buildings
• Identify safety hazards within the building and incorporate the remediation of such hazards to ensure that the building’s staff and occupants work in a safe environment
• Implement, administer, and manage safety training program
• Ensure that compliance of all regulatory laws and guidelines are met as they relate to the operation of the building’s infrastructure
• Maintain all infrastructure and compliance documentation for the building including up-to-date building drawings and single-lines as well as documentation mandated for the purpose of maintaining regulatory compliance with Federal, State or Local law
• Supervise and manage engineers and maintenance staff including hiring, training and personal development
• Ensure that the CFWA (Critical Facility Work Authorization) is a well-understood process among the building staff, engineers, tenants and contractors who perform work on the building’s critical infrastructure
• Provides training and support aimed at expanding the capabilities of the operations staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in an Engineering discipline
• Universal Technician for CFC’s (or within 90 days of employment)
• Operating Engineers license (SMA) or equivalent