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Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer - Elk Grove Village, IL - 6+ months
$80k-103k (estimate)
Contractor | IT Outsourcing & Consulting
7 Days Ago
Open Systems Technologies, Inc. is Hiring a Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer - Elk Grove Village, IL - 6+ months Near Decatur, IL
Title: Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer
Location: Elk Grove Village, IL (only need to be in office once a month pending what is going on)
Duration: 6 months
No Visa candidates
Entry level
Top skills: Ability to perform installations, MACD work, rack and stack, cable management, ServiceNow, NlyteLots of admin in DCIM Nlyte tool (50% of the role)
Rack and stack activities
Call sheet
Cable management and guidelines
Experience with ServiceNowNlyte Data center construction management
Dell and Cisco shop
Detail oriented and proactive
NOTE: Preference for a resource located close to Elk Grove Village, IL as presence will be required onsite at colocation facility on a regular bases (not 5 days per week though). Nlyte and ServiceNow experience.
The Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer will be responsible for Data Center Engineering within Data Centers and colocation facilities, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metric reporting. Provide onsite and remote support for core infrastructure devices (network, security, compute, storage, etc.). Provide administrative support via our DCIM tool (Nlyte) for documenting all Move/Add/Change/Decommission (MACD) work performed across all data centers and colocation facilities. Comply with colocation shipment rules by creating inbound and outbound tickets for equipment as necessary. Partner with our vendors to perform installations. In our corporate owned data centers, operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems as needed - such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc. Work in partnership with the Lincoln Facilities team to ensure the highest levels of operation for critical data center infrastructure is always maintained. Create and update reporting and metrics as needed.
ResponsibilitiesOversees specialized preventative and corrective maintenance on-site to critical facility components and/or systems.
Engages vendors to perform moderately difficult repairs, maintenance, and installations and on-site inspections to critical facility systems.
Supervises the Building Monitoring System and resolves alarms for specialized issues requiring considerable judgement and implications to resolve; follows guidelines on standard procedures and makes recommendations for solutioning.
Operates and maintains plumbing, fire suppression, and life-safety systems.
Implements energy efficiency measures.
Works on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative. Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions.
Coordinates and directs vendors on skilled tasks to ensure that maintenance activities are carried out per standards and requirements.
Assists with the creation and submission of scripts for maintenance.
Tracks and implements the work approval process for service providers for critical maintenance (including briefing at the start of work, control of work during the day workday/shift, final review of the work carried out).
In cooperation with the vendors, changes/updates technical files for plants and equipment ensuring files and builds are up to date.
Identifies Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and makes recommendations for solutions.
Responds to all on-site incidents, including failures, significant problems, and delays.
Performs Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and make recommendations for solutions.
Supports the on-site staff during incidents.
Carries out duties in compliance with all state and federal regulations and guidelines. Complies with all company and site policies and procedures.
Remains current in profession and industry trends.
Makes a positive contribution as demonstrated by: Making suggestions for improvement, Learning new skills, procedures, and processes.
ExperiencePerforms other duties as required.
2-4 Years Of Data Center Engineering Experience Required.2 years of experience at Apprenticeship/Technician level in Mechanical/Heating, HVAC, and/or Electrical Engineering (preferred).
Experience in a data center, hospital, power plant, or similar mission critical environment.
Experience in electrical equipment inspection, troubleshooting/repair, and acceptance testing.
Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment (i.e., Medium/Low Voltage Feeders, Transformers, Switchgear, Relay Protection, Generators, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, VFDs, Relay Protection, Chillers, Air handling units and CRAC units).
Ability to communicate effectively with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on systems.
Ability to learn quickly and address issues as they arise.
Language SkillsAbility to read, analyze and interpret both internal and external documents such as general media/publications, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, policies, proposals, and standard operating procedures.
Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Solid presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of management through clear, informed, and logical discussions/presentations.
Mathematical SkillsApply concepts such as probability, statistics, modeling, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions.
Works with mathematical concepts such as averages and/or variances.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to analyze complex information and to evaluate the implications of a course of action or solution.
Ability to interpret and apply common sense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Evaluate trends in data or information.
Other Skills And AbilitiesCollaborates with others to resolve difficult facility incidents.
Effectively collaborates within the department; may mentor team members on skilled maintenance activities.
Informs stakeholders of inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment, may support in coordinating processes for maintaining inventory.
Acts as a mentor to others in resolving incidents.
CERTIFICATIONS
No Licensure or Certification Required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle & feel & talk, hear & see.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk & reach with hands & arms.
Employee must be able to work more than 40 hrs per week.
Ability to lift and move 50 lbs of equipment and work on platforms, ladders and under raised floors.
The job demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations and for establishing performance standards. The percentage of time spent performing the various job duties is not absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross trained as shall be determined by the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. This document is not a contract for employment. Employment is at-will.
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Location: Elk Grove Village, IL (only need to be in office once a month pending what is going on)
Duration: 6 months
No Visa candidates
Entry level
Top skills: Ability to perform installations, MACD work, rack and stack, cable management, ServiceNow, NlyteLots of admin in DCIM Nlyte tool (50% of the role)
Rack and stack activities
Call sheet
Cable management and guidelines
Experience with ServiceNowNlyte Data center construction management
Dell and Cisco shop
Detail oriented and proactive
NOTE: Preference for a resource located close to Elk Grove Village, IL as presence will be required onsite at colocation facility on a regular bases (not 5 days per week though). Nlyte and ServiceNow experience.
The Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer will be responsible for Data Center Engineering within Data Centers and colocation facilities, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metric reporting. Provide onsite and remote support for core infrastructure devices (network, security, compute, storage, etc.). Provide administrative support via our DCIM tool (Nlyte) for documenting all Move/Add/Change/Decommission (MACD) work performed across all data centers and colocation facilities. Comply with colocation shipment rules by creating inbound and outbound tickets for equipment as necessary. Partner with our vendors to perform installations. In our corporate owned data centers, operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems as needed - such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc. Work in partnership with the Lincoln Facilities team to ensure the highest levels of operation for critical data center infrastructure is always maintained. Create and update reporting and metrics as needed.
ResponsibilitiesOversees specialized preventative and corrective maintenance on-site to critical facility components and/or systems.
Engages vendors to perform moderately difficult repairs, maintenance, and installations and on-site inspections to critical facility systems.
Supervises the Building Monitoring System and resolves alarms for specialized issues requiring considerable judgement and implications to resolve; follows guidelines on standard procedures and makes recommendations for solutioning.
Operates and maintains plumbing, fire suppression, and life-safety systems.
Implements energy efficiency measures.
Works on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative. Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions.
Coordinates and directs vendors on skilled tasks to ensure that maintenance activities are carried out per standards and requirements.
Assists with the creation and submission of scripts for maintenance.
Tracks and implements the work approval process for service providers for critical maintenance (including briefing at the start of work, control of work during the day workday/shift, final review of the work carried out).
In cooperation with the vendors, changes/updates technical files for plants and equipment ensuring files and builds are up to date.
Identifies Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and makes recommendations for solutions.
Responds to all on-site incidents, including failures, significant problems, and delays.
Performs Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and make recommendations for solutions.
Supports the on-site staff during incidents.
Carries out duties in compliance with all state and federal regulations and guidelines. Complies with all company and site policies and procedures.
Remains current in profession and industry trends.
Makes a positive contribution as demonstrated by: Making suggestions for improvement, Learning new skills, procedures, and processes.
ExperiencePerforms other duties as required.
2-4 Years Of Data Center Engineering Experience Required.2 years of experience at Apprenticeship/Technician level in Mechanical/Heating, HVAC, and/or Electrical Engineering (preferred).
Experience in a data center, hospital, power plant, or similar mission critical environment.
Experience in electrical equipment inspection, troubleshooting/repair, and acceptance testing.
Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment (i.e., Medium/Low Voltage Feeders, Transformers, Switchgear, Relay Protection, Generators, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, VFDs, Relay Protection, Chillers, Air handling units and CRAC units).
Ability to communicate effectively with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on systems.
Ability to learn quickly and address issues as they arise.
Language SkillsAbility to read, analyze and interpret both internal and external documents such as general media/publications, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, policies, proposals, and standard operating procedures.
Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Solid presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of management through clear, informed, and logical discussions/presentations.
Mathematical SkillsApply concepts such as probability, statistics, modeling, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions.
Works with mathematical concepts such as averages and/or variances.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to analyze complex information and to evaluate the implications of a course of action or solution.
Ability to interpret and apply common sense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Evaluate trends in data or information.
Other Skills And AbilitiesCollaborates with others to resolve difficult facility incidents.
Effectively collaborates within the department; may mentor team members on skilled maintenance activities.
Informs stakeholders of inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment, may support in coordinating processes for maintaining inventory.
Acts as a mentor to others in resolving incidents.
CERTIFICATIONS
No Licensure or Certification Required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle & feel & talk, hear & see.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk & reach with hands & arms.
Employee must be able to work more than 40 hrs per week.
Ability to lift and move 50 lbs of equipment and work on platforms, ladders and under raised floors.
The job demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations and for establishing performance standards. The percentage of time spent performing the various job duties is not absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross trained as shall be determined by the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. This document is not a contract for employment. Employment is at-will.
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Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Contractor
INDUSTRY
IT Outsourcing & Consulting
SALARY
$80k-103k (estimate)
POST DATE
09/09/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
10/24/2024
WEBSITE
OSTUSA.com
HEADQUARTERS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SIZE
100 - 200
FOUNDED
1997
TYPE
Private
CEO
DANIEL BEHM
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
IT Outsourcing & Consulting
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