Essential Infrastructure Manager

Job Description:

The Essential Infrastructure Manager is part of the Operations Team within DuPont Fabros Technical Services (DFTS).  The Essential Infrastructure Manager shall provide leadership and management for the day-to-day operations of a large scale data center mechanical plant, while ensuring that the highest levels of reliability and availability are maintained.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Operations is seeking an Essential Infrastructure Manager with a solid background in data center mechanical plant operating experience.  The ideal candidate for this role shall possess a comprehensive knowledge of large scale data centers, including mechanical and fire protection infrastructures.  In addition, the candidate shall have a thorough understanding of building automation systems that assist in the operation and control of the mechanical plant infrastructure. The Essential Infrastructure Manager (EIM) shall schedule, coordinate and participate in all significant planned and emergency maintenance for the facility. The EIM shall ensure that these activities are executed in a controlled and proven method that ensures the uninterrupted integrity of the critical loads supported by these systems.

Other responsibilities include:
- Developing operating and maintenance strategies to ensure continuous availability of all critical systems.
- Developing and updating preventative and predictive maintenance programs for essential equipment.
- Coordinating and inspecting services performed by outsourced vendors.

- Managing costs and budgets associated with the essential infrastructure and associated operations..

- Maintaining an environment where diligence to policies and proven processes are quintessential.
- Ensuring best practices and standards are adopted and enforced.
- Identifying and pursuing opportunities for innovation.
- Establishing and cultivating relationships with key contacts internally and externally.

 

Skills Required:
Expertise in: popular Microsoft office suite applications, advanced written communication skills and technical writing skills.
Complex problem solving using analysis, technical and organizational expertise, in order to develop creative and innovative solutions.
Must be able to create consensus around new ideas and initiatives.
Identify trends and articulate implications that will have an impact on the data center operation.
Actively solicits feedback to ensure all activities and deliverables meet expectations.
Identifies opportunities to increase efficiency.
Demonstrates DFTS?s vision, values, and principles.


Skills Desired:
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or a two-year Technical Degree.
Five years of facility management or facility engineering in a high reliability data center environment.

Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Visio or AutoCad


Unique Requirements:
Limited travel

Must carry a radio-phone and pager at all times.

Extended hours may be significant at times