Data Center Sr Critical Facilities Technician

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Full Time Dedicated Barstow, TX, Barstow, TX, US

Salary Range: $54.00 To $59.00 Hourly

Salute is a leading provider of cutting-edge Data Center Infrastructure Services, dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on delivering sustainable solutions, unparalleled reliability, and outstanding customer service. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Critical Facilities Technician to join our team and drive our relationships with hyperscale clients to new heights.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy 8 company-paid holidays
  , 2 floating holidays
  , and PTO so you can rest, celebrate, and take care of what matters most.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including Medical, Dental, and Vision that you can enroll in starting on Day 1. Coverage begins the first of the month following 30-days of employment.
• Peace of Mind: The Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees, even if you do not participate in the benefits package.
• Your financial future matters: Enjoy our employer-supported 401(K) with immediate 100% vesting, plus a 3% employer match and a 50% match on the next 2%.
• Wellness Support: Access to HSA
  , mental health resources
  , and gym discounts
  —because your health matters.
• Extra Protection & Perks: Through discounted group programs, such as legal services
  , home & auto insurance
  , pet insurance
  , and protection for life’s unexpected moments.

Although this is listed in Odessa, Texas, this position is on-site in Barstow, TX
.

Hours: Rotating Day Shifts

Pay Range
: $54.00 to $59.00

The Senior Critical Facilities Technician is a facilities-focused role that 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 highly available, concurrently maintainable, fault tolerant mission‑critical data center environments.

The Senior Critical Facilities Technician ensures that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center operates at peak efficiency and the utmost levels of reliability. This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and response to emergency issues. The technician is our front line for hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and serves as an expert, highly capable technical resource, reporting to the Site Manager and interacting with onsite Critical Facility Technicians and any third‑party vendors.

They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center. Data center equipment that supports mission‑critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes, but is not limited to standby diesel generators, related fuel systems, electrical switch gear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, related thermal management equipment and systems, chemical treatment systems (where applicable), pumps, motors, VFDs, and building automation systems.

The Senior Critical Facilities Technician is a supervisory role that oversees a team's work, providing direction, support, and accountability while ensuring that organizational goals are met through effective delegation, performance management, and communication between upper management and frontline staff.

• Place SAFETY at the top of anything and everything that they do – without fail.
• Focus on the tasks and activities given to them and remain consistently focused on SAFETY.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions of facility systems.
• Complete planned and ad‑hoc preventive maintenance work assignments, requiring the skill and direction of several electrical, mechanical, maintenance trades and technical disciplines.
• Conduct periodic inspections of building systems, i.e., HVAC, electrical distribution, maintain mechanical equipment rooms/enclosures to…