What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Center Electrical Lead position at Cyxtera?
Who We Are
Centersquare is a global leader in colocation and interconnection services, with a footprint of more than 60 data centers in over 30 markets, providing services to more than 2,300 leading enterprises and U.S. federal government agencies. Centersquare brings proven operational excellence, global scale, flexibility and customer-focused innovation together to provide a comprehensive portfolio of data center and interconnection services.
The Centersquare Data Center Facilities Electrical Lead is responsible for planning, maintenance, and documentation of critical infrastructure operations. The Electrical Lead ensures effective oversight of all contractor activity and maintains fiscal responsibility of projects. On-call rotation to provide emergency response required. Shift, evening, and weekend work expected.
Primary Responsibilities
- Support maintenance and repair of data center infrastructure per Centersquare standards.
- Maintain site technical documentation and as-built drawings as required.
- Maintain professional vendor relationships.
- Work with Engineering to support capital improvement projects.
- Perform assigned tasks as part of a project team.
- Respond to both internal and external work requests within a timely manner delivering a high level of support.
- Comprehensive understanding of building systems to be able to recommend improvements needed to reach the highest operational integrity and energy efficiency (Power Utilization Efficiency - PUE).
- Ensure 24X7 availability / uptime of all mission critical infrastructure.
- Perform daily rounds throughout the data center and property to ensure site integrity.
- Monitor building management systems, other automated tools, and applications to ensure operational efficiencies and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).
- Ensure compliance with various industry data center accreditations.
- Understand, comprehend, and implement written method of procedures (MOPs).
- Identify and troubleshoot the root cause of problems.
- Perform the verification of customer installation activities.
- Provide technical support to Sales, customers, and others to support the business.
- Establish cost estimates and participate in the procurement processes in support of operations and pricing activities.
- Develop Budget & Resource Management (BRM), and Capital Project budgets and track for efficient use of resources.
- Effective / efficient use of corporate assets.
- Support the Site Operations Manager in the evaluation of space and power capacity requests.
- Share technical knowledge and operational experience with team members to promote professional growth and cross training of staff.
- As a member of an on-call rotation, provide emergency response as needed. Shift, evening, weekend, and occasional overtime work required.
- Ability to lift equipment up to 45 pounds. Standing, bending, kneeling, working from ladders and climbing stairs as needed to perform daily tasks.
- Assume the Site Manager's duties during his / her absence.
- Other duties as assigned.
Experience & Qualifications
Centersquare is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
