Senior Chief Engineer, Data Center Operations

Lead engineering operations for a mission-critical data center, maintaining electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems for high availability. Oversee maintenance and emergency response, guide technical staff, manage infrastructure projects, and coordinate vendors, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preventative and corrective maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety infrastructure.
• Respond to infrastructure emergencies and support customer-impact prevention and uptime.
• Direct, train, and mentor engineering operations technicians in equipment troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Manage local and regional infrastructure projects, tracking milestones, costs, and outcomes.
• Coordinate vendors and internal teams on maintenance, construction, retrofits, and commissioning.
• Standardize safety, maintenance, risk assessment, and operational readiness procedures.

Required Skills

• Electrical infrastructure operations
• Mechanical infrastructure operations
• Fire and life safety systems
• Preventive maintenance
• Corrective maintenance
• Emergency response
• Diesel generator operations
• Switchgear and UPS systems
• HVAC and chiller systems
• Building automation systems