Data Center Planner​/Coordinator

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Responsible for managing and overseeing the daily operations of the data center and adjoining critical spaces. Duties typically include coordinating maintenance schedules, ensuring the security and uptime of servers, handling equipment inventory, and supporting IT staff with troubleshooting and installations. Enforce data center policies, manage vendor relationships, and monitor environmental conditions such as temperature and power usage. The role is crucial in maintaining the efficiency and reliability of data center operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Facility Operations: Monitor critical environmental parameters such as data center IT equipment condition, aging, issues and response coordination.
• Vendor Management: Act as the primary point of contact for external contractors, service providers, and vendors. Schedule service visits and supervise on-site work.
• Inventory & Asset Management: Track, receive, and document hardware, servers, cables, and spare parts. Maintain accurate logs of all equipment in the data center.
• Security & Access Control: Enforce physical security policies, manage badge access for personnel, and monitor surveillance or entry logs.
• Incident Management: Serve as a first responder for facility alarms, hardware failures, or network disruptions. Coordinate with IT and mechanical teams to quickly mitigate downtime.
• Project Management: Attend scheduled calls, determine project requirements as advised by stakeholders, determine project materials, order materials and oversee prompt delivery and availability, peer review cabling diagrams submitted by stakeholders and identify and escalate issues, coordinate power requirements and installation, distribute related inhouse work assignments, track project status and escalate concerns and issues.
• Work Assignment: Review and distribute inhouse assignments.

Essential Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Facilities Management, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Experience: Typically 2–5 years of experience in data center operations, IT support, or critical facilities management.
• Hard
  
  Skills:
  
  Working knowledge of IT hardware, data center physical layer cabling, and Building Management Systems (BMS).
• Soft Skills: Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities. Strong verbal and written communication skills for dealing with vendors, technicians, and stakeholders.
• Certifications: Valued, but not essential, credentials include CompTIA Server+, Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP), or Data Center Certified Associate (DCCA).

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Roles often require schedule flexibility, including availability for 24x7 on-call rotations or shift work to ensure continuous coverage.
• Position may require lifting heavy IT equipment, working in raised-floor environments, and navigating areas with high noise and varying temperatures.

This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:

JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health. Some of these benefits may include:

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• Comprehensiv…