Data Center Manager

The Data Center Manager will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of all electrical, mechanical, and HVAC equipment within the data center. This equipment supports mission-critical Servers and must maintain better than 99.95% uptime. The Data Center Manager will continue to maintain high reliability and performance while keeping operating costs in facilities at a minimum, and drive innovation to reduce operational costs.

The Data Center Manager will be in charge of a team of mission critical technicians with focus on maintenance, repair and operations Mission Critical Facilities, which includes stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3 phase electrical systems that include but not limited to switch gear, UPSs, PDUs, wet cell batteries and associated systems, CRAC units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers/water chemical system, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Analyze equipment failure
- Improve equipment performance and reliability
- Analyze heat transfer and vibration
- Design solutions for a Data Center including but not limited to:
- Machines that manufacture and package all varieties of products
- Rotating equipment - pumps, compressors, blowers, turbo-machinery
- Pressure vessels - heat exchangers, boilers
- Storage tanks, piping systems, HVAC/air handling systems, Electrical distribution systems.
- Test quality, performance, safety, and reliability of products, equipment, processes
- Develop algorithms for data analysis and trending
- Constraint based modelling and web monitoring tools

REQUIREMENTS:

- 5+ years' experience providing senior management and on-call support of multiple data center facilities
- 2+ years' experience managing a facilities team and managing outsourced contractors; a natural team leader who can motivate and encourage advancement
- Undergraduate degree in a technical field (EE, MechE, IndustrialE); advanced degree preferred
- Excellent understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems, including systems such as feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units
- Very good understanding of the compromises between reliability, efficiency and cost
- Excellent project management skills, ability to work in a fast-paced and hectic work environment, ability to prioritize tasks effectively; and an ability to work seamlessly across organizational boundaries
- Previous vendor negotiation and management skills for data center and/or upgrade construction contracts
- Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with a minimal impact on reliability
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment

PREFERRED:

- 6+ years of Data Center Engineering experience
- 4+ years of Data Center Management experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline.
- Fundamental knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/fiber) cabling