Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer (Electrical)

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Job Summary

At Equinix our Critical Facilities Engineers operate, manage, maintain and repair critical and non-critical Power systems, HVAC, plumbing, fire control and suppression, and all site services, and perform related vendor support in a mission critical environment.  

South Sydney Campus consists of 5 data centers within proximity of each other across Mascot and Alexandria, and we are looking to add more electrical capability to the campus, although our engineers work collaboratively across all engineering disciplines.

The position will be for an Electrical Trade or Degree qualified candidate with exposure to electrical systems ideally in maintenance and service work and will require working across separate sites to ensure adequate coverage. This role will suit someone who is quick to adapt to new environments, learns our critical infrastructure across multiple sites, support senior engineers and develop into more senior roles and complex tasks over time.

Electrical biased candidates with a strong foundation and understanding of mission critical environments, as well as some understanding of mechanical and controls systems will be highly regarded. We will be looking to interview immediately for the role with a planned start flexible for the successful candidate in either December or January.

Responsibilities

Facility / Infrastructure Maintenance

• Performs specialized preventative and corrective maintenance on-site to critical facility components and/or systems

• Performs moderately difficult repairs, maintenance, installations and on-site inspections to critical facility systems

• Monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and resolves alarms for specialized issues requiring considerable judgement and implications to resolve; follows guidelines on standard procedures and makes recommendations for solutioning

• Operates and maintains plumbing, fire suppression, and life-safety systems

• Implements energy efficiency measures

• Assists more senior team members on coordinating complex critical infrastructures

• Works on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative. Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions

Vendor Support

• Coordinates and directs vendors on skilled tasks to ensure that maintenance activities are carried out per standards and requirements

• Assists with the creation and submission of scripts for maintenance

• Tracks and implements the work approval process for service providers for critical maintenance (including briefing at the start of work, control of work during shift, final review of the work carried out)

• In cooperation with the vendors, changes/updates technical files for plants and equipment ensuring files and builds are up-to-date

Site Administration & Incident Support

• Performs specialized site logs and data gathering for issuing of permits, such as Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOPs) and scripts

• Identifies Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and makes recommendations for solutions

• Responds to all on-site incidents, including failures, significant problems and delays

• Performs Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and make recommendations for solutions

• Supports the on-site staff during incidents

• · Demonstrates and supports processes and procedures are followed and adhered to

Work Orders & Additional Projects

• Completes skilled work requests and circuit installations

• Performs troubleshooting and maintenance of office equipment (if necessary); supports auxiliary equipment and machines with problem solving and repairs to avoid/minimize downtime

• Makes moderate changes to mechanical, electrical and specialized systems, as directed

• Carries out basic infrastructure projects

• Supports life cycle maintenance/end of life. infrastructure projects and critical replacements

• May recommend infrastructure projects over time

Collaboration

• Collaborates with others to resolve difficult facility incidents

• Effectively collaborates within the department; may mentor team members on skilled maintenance activities

• Informs stakeholders of inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment, may support in coordinating processes for maintaining inventory

Qualifications

• Electrical Trade or Degree Certified with exposure and experience with electrical systems and infrastructure aligned with a data center 

• Basic knowledge or understanding of HVAC and Controls 

• Ability to develop expertise in troubleshooting and repairing complex mechanical and electrical systems

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure in time-sensitive situations

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload effectively

• Collaborative mindset but also with the drive to complete assigned tasks autonomously when required 

Benefits of the role:  

• Monday-Friday role based at a static site with evenly split on-call roster and flexible working conditions

• Salary package containing company shares, annual bonus, healthcare allowance

• Career development opportunities and access to Equinix Global Ops Academy, whilst working in a collaborative and flat structured environment

• Access to wide range of company wellness, financial and employee benefits

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