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The Critical Environment Engineer will be responsible to assist with the engineering related to coordination, installation, and integration aspects of electrical and mechanical systems, operations, and maintenance for critical and non-critical electrical & mechanical systems alike within the QTS portfolio. This role requires keen planning skills along with the ability to lead through influence and to be a proactive partner with a strong engineering orientation. The ideal candidate will have experience in the electrical and mechanical systems and possess knowledge of large-scale data centers (or similar environments). These environments may include state-of-the-art electrical distribution systems, static UPS, emergency standby generation, fire alarm / suppression, monitoring systems, as well as chiller and large scale cooling systems.
This role requires work hours to support a 7X24X365 data center environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical support to all aspects of data center operations including the operation, maintenance and repair of all mission critical equipment and systems supporting a 24x7 data center operation to achieve 100% uptime and 100% compliance with all customer SLAs.
- Assist in all site construction activity and installations, in coordination with QTS Development Team, external construction resources, to ensure system design, installation and testing adhere to operational standards. Witness testing of all equipment during commissioning and validate sequence of operations and receipt of all operational documentation.
- Supports for all local customer installations, in coordination with Sales Engineering, Design & Construction and Colocation Operations to coordinate site technical solutions and drawings for customer move-ins and turn-ups, including deployments and power circuit installations.
- Supports implementation and audit local standard operating procedures in conjunction with our Corporate Audit teams.
- Support various accreditation, certification and compliance initiatives as may be required by QTS.
- Maintain compliance with local health & safety (i.e. OSHA) standards and national electrical and building codes.
- Interfaces with vendors, QTS Engineering, QTS Development and peer operations organizations.
- Ensure adherence to all standard operating procedures (SOP), method of procedures (MOP), and emergency response procedures (ERP) established for the critical environments, as well as the formal change control process.
- Participates in the technical review and input on plans for all significant planned and emergency maintenance events for the facility; ensures these activities are executed in a controlled and proven method to ensure the reliability of the critical loads supported by these systems.
- Uses the Change Management Process to get approval for preventative and corrective maintenance. Commences & completes the maintenance along with the necessary documentation using the QTS process and software.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
TOTAL REWARDS
We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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