Responsible for Asset and Inventory management.
Develop and maintain method statements, standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures, preventive maintenance programs, and all technical documentation.
Ensure standardization and consistency with best-in-class operating practices. (Technical Writing Skills and Automation)
Develop a complete, deep knowledge of the design intent, operational alternatives and contingency plans related to all Data Center systems.
Manage the engineering aspects of the Data Centers related to financial and cost control, code and regulatory compliance, personnel management, staff training and development
Health & Safety, local statutory requirements, environmental and energy management.
Develop and deliver the regular engineering reports and ensure adherence to contracted deliverables including SLA’s and KPI’s.
Communicate operating philosophies, technical information, objectives and expectations to Amazon personnel and to the vendor critical facilities management teams.
Providing hands on facility support where required (e.g. installation of new equipment, decommissioning of equipment, replacement of faulty equipment, internal audits…etc.)
Oversee technical compliance auditing and the effective and timely close out of corrective action plans. Perform annual operational reviews with a focus on compliance with the Amazon standards and all applicable regulatory requirements. (Audits).
Manage the development and delivery of the portfolio of Energy/Environmental Management Programs. Keep abreast of Data Center industry innovation.
Incident and Emergency Response
o Reviewing incident reports, documenting periodic trend summaries, and providing updates and recommended actions to management.
o Managing information flow during incidents while providing regular updates to management.
o Manage and coordinate with vendors to resolve any incidents during emergency situations. This may require to physically be dispatched on to site to investigate and resolve the issue.
Key job responsibilities
The Data Center Engineering Operation Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating within contract parameters within facilities. Often this will be including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metric reporting.
Responsible for the on-site management of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation.
Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses, and prepare reports on all aspects of the data center facility infrastructure operations and maintenance.
Work with DCO managers (IT) and other business leaders and operating partners to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability, sustainability and efficiency.
Responsible for supporting the installation of the racks and the provision of power/cooling.
A day in the life
Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Perform rack installs, rack decommissioning, and facility management.
Provide operational readings and key performance indicators to make sure uptime is maintained
Responsible for the on-site management of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation.
Performance and oversight of maintenance and operations on all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center.
Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12-hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on-call rotations
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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3+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience
3+ years of data center engineering or operations experience
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
4+ years of data center engineering or operations experience
Experience in electrical or mechanical engineering
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