Operator 3/4

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

About the role

Institutional Facilities (IF) Division is seeking an Operator to support missing-critical operations within the Data Center facilities. This role focuses on maintaining real-time awareness of facility conditions, supporting safe and efficient work execution, and ensuring coordination across organizations in a fast-paced, field-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine facility walkdowns, procedures reviews, and inspections to ensure safety and efficient operation of the facilities, maintain awareness of conditions, ongoing work, and potential risks
• Identifies and communicates facility issues, hazards, equipment performance, or configuration concerns in a timely manner
• Sustains awareness and control of facility systems and changes, routinely performing equipment rotations
• Supports planning and execution of scheduled work by ensuring coordination between operations, maintenance, engineering, customers, and subcontractors
• Drives accountability in the field by ensuring work is performed as planned and within established controls
• Participates in technical aspects related to facility construction, design, and/or start-up activities
• Responds to unexpected operating conditions and troubleshoot equipment and systems to maintain operability
• Serves on a periodic and rotating on-call team, respond to abnormal and emergency events during off-shift hours
• Serves as an escort in support of maintenance or project activities

Requirements

• Minimum Job Requirements: Proficient knowledge and experience in a wide variety of facility operations and maintenance activities including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, computing, or chemical processing systems
• Additional Job Requirements for Operator 4: Independently conceptualizes and communicates major elements of facility equipment and maintenance and/or upgrade activities

Qualifications

• Education/Experience at lower level: Associate's degree and 3 years of related experience; or equivalent combination
• Education/Experience at higher level: Associates Degree and 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience operating in data centers and/or with facility systems such as emergency backup equipment, chillers, building automation or PLCs, cooling towers, water systems, chemical treatment, etc.
• Experience in responding to facility emergencies and abnormal conditions
• Experience documenting field observations, issues, and work status clearly and accurately
• Experience working in a team-based operational environment with competing priorities
• Experience working in a high-consequence, mission-driven, or regulated operational environment

Work Environment

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Additional Details

Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A. Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level).