Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting · 5 months ago
Data Center Chief Engineer
Ashburn, VA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expPkaza is a leading mission-critical data center developer and wholesaler provider, and they are seeking an experienced Data Center Chief Engineer. The role involves managing the operation and maintenance of critical facility systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency while overseeing a team of technicians and maintaining client relationships.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Operate and Manage both routine and emergency service on a variety of state of the art critical systems such as: medium voltage switchgear, diesel generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, fire detection / suppression; building monitoring systems; etc
Supervise the on-site management of sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work is performed according to established practices and procedures
Manage local client relationship and act as the point of contact for the company at this site
Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance
Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency
Create, utilize and administer MOPs and SOPs for all work on critical facilities / data center facility equipment
Schedule work activities, within specified change control / management protocol
Maintain a constant state of readiness in support of the mission goal of 99.999% uptime
Qualification
Required
7-15 + years of data center / critical facility operations and maintenance experience
Solid Understanding of Critical Electrical and Mechanical / HVAC equipment (UPS, Generators, Switchgears, PDU's, CRAC Units, Chillers, etc.)
Experience supervising or managing a technical staff (Critical facilities technicians)
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Experience working with various computer systems and applications
Preferred
Previous experience in the Military / Military veterans in all branches that have experience with Electrical / Mechanical is a huge plus (Navy nukes- EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, etc.)
Previous experience working with the Customer a plus
Benefits
Medical insurance
A 401(k) plan
Company
Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting
Pkaza LLC dba Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting is a Niche Staffing Solutions Firm that specializes in Critical Facilities / Data Center Recruitment.
Founded in 2006Matthews, North Carolina, US
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase