Lead Critical Facilities Technician

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Does the thought of joining one of the fastest-growing, privately held data center companies sound exciting to you? Do you enjoy collaborating with team members to drive and operate some of the industry’s leading and most innovative infrastructure solutions?

At Aligned Data Centers, not only do we celebrate success across our platform, we celebrate the very teams that drive and support that success! Our culture is founded in passion, engineered from innovation, and driven by the pursuit of operational excellence. We are a company dedicated to driving positive change in the industry through continuous data center innovation, diversity and inclusion, and corporate sustainability.

We realize not only is providing a comprehensive benefits package important, but we also provide a generous 401k match with immediate vesting, free membership to Gympass which provides our employees a rich health and wellness benefit and competitive time off plan. Giving back and having fun is important to our team whether it be serving our communities or employee and customer events.

Our Aligned DNA is what makes us unique and successful!

As part of our exciting growth, we are currently searching for a Lead Critical Facilities Technician.

Must qualify as a Lead Technician.

Under the direction of the Facility Manager (FM), this position requires extensive hands‑on analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting of facility operations within Aligned Data Centers. This position is also responsible for the coordination and training of all team members.

• As LCFT, you will own your site during your scheduled shift. This means you will be the first point of escalation for all CFTs/CFMTs on shift. You will review and establish the daily workflow; directing and delegating to the on-shift techs to ensure a safe, organized, productive, and responsive day. All while maintaining constant knowledge of site health, and re‑prioritizing tasks as needed.
• Monitor building operations and virtually tour properties constantly during scheduled shift. (BMS Rounds)
• Respond immediately to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure, etc.) and customer concerns, and appropriately elevate.
• Respond immediately to site incidents (equipment failure, SLA violation, system deviation, etc.) and elevate based on severity level.
• Support the development and execution of new hire and ongoing training materials and programs to include the following areas:
  Qual Card, SNOW, BMS, procedure compliance and approvals, QA/QC, drills, and continued technical and safety training.
• Actively support the FM with coordination and management of team schedules, PTO, and shift swaps.
• Oversee and coordinate all Customer Service (SNOW) request to Operations; working with FM as needed to ensure proper process is followed for more complicated requests or projects.
• Work with the FM to support all construction projects and activities including: CR’s, safety, risk mitigation, and project handoff procedures.
• Responsible for site preventative maintenance on all site assets (critical and non-critical equipment). This includes organization, delegation, and quality assurance of in-house PMs; ensuring timely completion and proper WO (work order) tracking in CMMS, as well as assisting/delegating assistance for on-site completion of contracted PMs coordinated by the Maintenance Program Manager (MPM).
• Responsible for site predictive and corrective maintenance on all site assets (critical and non-critical equipment). This includes scheduling, research, collaboration with contractors, development of processes, quality assurance, and proper WO tracking in CMMS to ensure any deficiencies on site are resolved with urgency to minimize risk and impact to Customers.
• Support all areas of operation. Leads should have, and continue to develop, a solid understanding of how to safely operate/delegate operation of HVAC systems, plumbing installations,…