HPC DC Facility Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the data center’s critical physical infrastructure, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies in alignment with company standards and operational requirements.
• Ensure all work performed within the data center environment is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established change management processes, without impacting customers or business operations.
• Maintain operational readiness and reliability of critical systems, including:
• Electrical distribution systems
• Generators and fuel systems
• UPS systems and battery plants
• Switchgear and transfer switches
• Cranch/CRAC units
• VRF systems
• Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS)
• General data center facility infrastructure and support equipment
• Lead, mentor, and develop a 24x7 team of facilities engineers and technicians.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Establish performance expectations, provide coaching and development opportunities, and ensure team readiness through skills development and training programs.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and career development initiatives.
• Manage relationships with vendors, contractors, and service providers.
• Develop and administer maintenance contracts and service agreements.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure contractor performance and accountability.
• Cook up daily activities with multiple subcontractors and service providers.

Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the development and evolution of company data center infrastructure standards.
• Identify and implement reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, capital improvement projects, and operational enhancement programs from concept through execution.
• Collaborate with IT Operations and business stakeholders to align facility capabilities with organizational objectives.

Financial Management

• Develop, manage, and optimize operating and maintenance budgets.
• Monitor expenditures and ensure cost-effective utilization of resources while maintaining reliability and service quality.
• Support capital planning, forecasting, and business case development for facility investments.