Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

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Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Joining our operations team means being at the center of everything – maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure that powers the digital world and delivers real impact for our customers, communities and society. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary:

Critical Facilities Engineer performs facility and infrastructure electrical or mechanical maintenance, site administration and incident support. Ideally applicants will have meaningful understanding of our critical infrastructure technical knowledge to adjust to the role quickly, enabling you to work on assignments that are at times sophisticated, requiring judgement in resolving issues or making recommendations.

Responsibilities:

1) Facility/Infrastructure Maintenance

• Performs preventative maintenance checks, repairs, and installations on-site to critical facility components

  
  
  

• Monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and responds timely to alarms according to standard operating procedures

  
  
  

• Assists more senior staff in higher facility repairs and corrective maintenance measure

  
  
  

• Operates plumbing, fire suppression, and safety systems, under the supervision of more senior technical staff

  
  
  

• Normally follows established procedures on routine work, requires instructions only on new assignments

  
  
  

2) Vendor Support

• Coordinates with vendors to ensure maintenance activities are carried out as per Equinix's requirements

  
  
  

• Supports the work order approval process for service providers on routine maintenance work, for tracking: briefing at the start of work, work during the day workday/shift and final review of the work carried out

  
  
  

• Ensures vendor maintenance activities are carried out as per Equinix's standard operating procedures

  
  
  

3) Site Administration & Incident Support

• Performs site logs for permits, such as Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOPs) and scripts

  
  
  

• Uses acquired job skills in following operating procedures to support on-site administration

  
  
  

4) Work Orders & Additional Projects

• Completes semi-routine work requests and circuit installations.

  
  
  

• Follows established procedures with trouble shooting and maintaining office equipment (if necessary); supports auxiliary equipment and machines

  
  
  

• Assists more senior staff with responding on-site incidents and acts as directed

  
  
  

5) Collaboration

• Collaborates with others to resolve facility incidents.

  
  
  

• Provides assistance to more senior staff on infrastructure projects

  
  
  

• Informs collaborators of inventory needs to maintain stock levels of parts and equipment

  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Typically 4-7 years of proven experience in the datacenter or mission critical industry

  
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in an Electrical/Mechanical engineering

  
  
  

• Willingness to work on rotating shifts

  
  
  

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

  
  
  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  
  
  

• Relevant certifications are an advantage

  
  
  

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