Manager, Critical Facilities Operations and Maintenance

The Manager, Critical Facilities Operations is responsible for the operational integrity, commissioning and regulatory compliance of the electrical power, mechanical, monitoring and control systems, and the processes that maximize customer uptime in the most cost-effective way for a highly available, concurrently maintainable, fault tolerant Enterprise Class Data Center. This position is required to interact with Raging Wire personnel, vendors, partners, contractors and clients.

The Manager, Critical Facilities Operations is responsible for the operational integrity, commissioning and regulatory compliance of the electrical power, mechanical, monitoring and control systems, and the processes that maximize customer uptime in the most cost-effective way for a highly available, concurrently maintainable, fault tolerant Enterprise Class Data Center. This position is required to interact with Raging Wire personnel, vendors, partners, contractors and clients.

• Provides applied electrical, mechanical, integrated control and water chemistry technical expertise for the entire data center.
• Coordinates the activities of contractors and consultants for daily operations and critical maintenance (UPS systems, generators, switch gear and chiller maintenance).
• Ensures the CFOps team works effectively to achieve the CFOps goals.
• Manages budget, staff planning, NPS feedback, operational efficiency, etc.
• Directly interfaces with Construction management team, contractors and consultants for all phased data center construction commissioning, including integration and testing of new systems while maintaining critical systems online
• Works with the Regional Director and Finance to develop and track annual budgets.
• Works with the Regional Director to track and complete an aggressive preventive and predicative maintenance schedule for critical maintenance and system commissioning.
• Ensures data center operates at maximum operational efficiency, including analyzing existing operating conditions, recommending new technologies, improving overall efficiency and driving cost reduction.
• Conducts training with the Mechanical/Electrical Data Center Technician and Facility Technicians on equipment, PM’s, QA and CFOps procedures/processes.
• Manages and maintains all training documentation.
• Manages systems to avoid unplanned, customer-impacting outages.
• Directly manages data floor and back of house electrical loading and capacity, including client installations and database systems.
• Participates in rotational on-call schedule to respond to emergency situations at the data center.
• Provides site leadership, implements training, and acts as both a coach and mentor to site personnel.
• May require late night work approximately once every other week to meet critical maintenance windows and scheduling.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Regular, predictable attendance is essential for satisfactory performance.

• Ability to be highly confidential.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to manage stress and/or fast pace effectively.
• Knowledge of current NFPA Electrical, Fire and Life Safety and building codes.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 72, NFPA 25 and compliance issues.
• Expert knowledge in industrial safety best practices (i.e. lockout/tag out, arc flash protection, OSHA and state regulations).
• Familiarity with data trending / tracking and analysis and ability to rapidly learn and use PC based, integrated critical monitoring systems.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Must be detail oriented, organized, flexible and ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong proficiency with MS…