Lead Data Center (Mechanical) Operations Engineer - Chicago, Illinois
$100k - $135k USD
Led by an experienced management team and supported by a strong investor group, including large and experienced institutions and strategic partners, EdgeConneX offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment where we are bringing flexibility, proximity, power, and connectivity to some of the world’s key businesses. With major offices in Herndon, Denver, and Amsterdam, we have a global footprint and a unified team of employees committed to providing a premier customer experience and delivering the full spectrum of data center solutions, from core to edge, like no other data center provider can do.
Focused on driving innovation and helping our customers define and deliver their own unique vision for the Edge, at any scale, in any market worldwide, for any requirement, we are building tomorrow’s data center infrastructure, today for some of the world’s most demanding Network, Content, and Cloud customers.
Title: Lead Mechanical Operations Engineer - Chicago, IL Campus
The Lead Mechanical Operation Engineer will support and lead the local data center site team on advanced mechanical engineering duties within the Chicago datacenter campus. This position reports to the Site Chief Engineer and requires someone to be onsite daily. There is a limited amount of travel (10%) associated with this role domestically.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide oversight of critical infrastructure and building mechanical systems.
- Operate critical infrastructure to include CRAH’s, CRAC’s, Chillers, Humidification Systems, De-humidification Systems, RTU’s, CDU’s, and Water Purification Systems.
- Issue identification and resolution through RCA and remediation processes.
- Coordination and oversite of maintenance and corrective activities.
- Coordination and oversite of customer requests.
- System analysis and reporting.
- Completion of self-performing PM/CM activities in accordance with ECX standards.
- Development and execution of MOP’s
- Supervise on-site subcontractors.
- Support the regional team as required in support of customer reporting and QBRs.
- Ensure consistent and accurate updates to tickets, WO’s, and associated communications.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Detailed knowledge of critical infrastructure - to include CRAH’s, CRAC’s, Chillers, Humidification Systems, De-humidification Systems, RTU’s, CDU’s, and Water Purification Systems.
- Ability to read and assess single line diagrams, technical manuals and engineering plans.
- Extensive experience carrying out MOP/EOP/SOP
- Strong communications, both written and verbal, coordinating with local and regional team.
- Commitment to organizational excellence and constant awareness to seek opportunities to improve processes/quality of deliverables.
- Ability to prioritize and manage a breadth of responsibilities.
- Ability to meet committed timelines, leveraging assistance/input from team.
- Strong and effective team player working with various disciplines and peer groups; can cover all gamut of tasks required to ‘getting a job done.’
- Strong attention to detail.
Experience/Education
- 5+ years of experience managing data center mechanical infrastructure
- 3+ years of experience managing a team of service technicians focused in mechanical infrastructure
- Strong, demonstrated interest in data center technology with a passion for continued learning
- Strong knowledge and experience in supporting a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Any experience working in pre-deployment phases of a data center, i.e. pre-construction or construction environments would make a candidate stand out
- Candidates possessing direct experience in leading mechanical engineering efforts at a hyperscale data center facility are highly encouraged to apply
Travel
This position will be located at the Chicago, Illinois EdgeConneX Data Center facility however, regular travel (approximately 10%) will be required to manage additional Data Centers within the Region as well as for annual and quarterly company meetings.
US Salary Range
$100,000—$135,000 USD
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