Data Centre Facility Manager (Engineering Operations)...

Key job responsibilities

• Setting and maintaining the highest standard for safety and actively promoting a world‑class safety culture
• Tracking key performance metrics for a significant number of large scale Data Centres across multiple AWS owned and Co‑location sites, continuously driving improvements while delivering performance against said metrics
• Delivering 100% uptime on all customer supporting infrastructure
• Strategic planning and execution of all corrective and preventative maintenance activities on all mission‑critical infrastructure
• Managing strong technical teams with responsibility for the training and / or development of others to ensure operational excellence and career development
• Successful delivery of strategic projects on critical infrastructure
• Successful delivery of build‑out and retrofit of facility infrastructure in existing and new regional locations
• Managing vendor performance by consistently setting high standards, driving accountability and conducting regular performance reviews
• Risk management: adopt and plan corporate risk strategy
• Critical event response readiness (planning, escalation/incident management, customer‑impacting event management response and recovery)
• Experience in working and managing within complex organizational matrix, managing and growing relationships between cross‑functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant Engineering discipline, or demonstrable equivalent (lesser qualification + equivalent work experience)
• 5+ years’ experience in a high‑volume mission‑critical operational environment (e.g., data center, healthcare, high‑technology manufacturing, large‑scale production, aviation maintenance), preferably 7x24x365 operational experience and responsibilities
• First‑hand knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, employee relations, leadership techniques, operational performance, and coordination of people and resources
• Very good command of English
• Full EU / IT driving licence
• 10 years relevant industry related experience
• Demonstrated key electrical and mechanical competencies and theory
• Knowledge of safe electrical practice according to guidelines set by relevant electrical safety supervisory bodies
• Strong working knowledge and experience of the purpose and infrastructure of a Data Center, including UPS and backup generator systems and generic mechanical‑room infrastructure such as chillers, cooler units, and fan controls
• Fundamental knowledge of network design and layout (copper / fibre) as well as low / high voltage (copper / fibre) cabling, BMS systems, monitoring and alarming systems

Location: Milan, IT

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