Data Center Technician

Innovien Solutions
Sterling, VA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$93,600.0 - $124,800.0
Working hours
Shift work
Job source

Tech stack

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems Data Centers Reliability Engineering Building Management System (BMS)

Job description

As a Service Technician/Data Center Technician, you’ll work inside mission-critical facilities such as data centers, hospitals, and airports where downtime simply isn’t an option. You’ll perform maintenance and repairs across HVAC, refrigeration, chilled water systems, boilers, and related mechanical and electrical building systems, all in line with client standards and expectations. If you are looking to join a team where there is structured growth potential and no two days are the same this is a phenomenal opportunity., * Operate, monitor, and maintain mission-critical HVAC and mechanical systems supporting data center uptime, including CRAC/CRAH units, AHUs, DX systems, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, humidification, economizers, leak detection, and related controls.

  • Perform preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, daily rounds, assigned work orders, and approved emergency repairs without impact to the critical load or customers.
  • Use BAS/BMS, CMMS, and site monitoring tools to track alarms, environmental conditions, equipment status, work orders, readings, trends, and maintenance documentation.
  • Troubleshoot HVAC, mechanical, and controls issues within Level II scope; escalate abnormal conditions, risk, or work outside approved procedures to senior technicians or site leadership.
  • Execute MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, LOTO, permit-to-work, change-control, housekeeping, SDS, and safety requirements with strict procedural discipline.
  • Support emergency response, drills, incident documentation, vendor escorting, break/fix activities, commissioning support, and maintenance coordination while maintaining personnel safety and site availability.
  • Maintain accurate Performance Maintenance records, field service reports, CMMS updates, regulatory records, and customer-facing documentation in accordance with company, customer, EPA, city, state, and federal requirements.
  • Communicate professionally with customers, vendors, contractors, site leadership, and internal teams; support knowledge transfer, reliability improvement, energy efficiency, cost control, shift coverage, overtime, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 10+ years working on commercial or industrial HVAC systems, with strong troubleshooting skills
  • Experience in critical environments (data centers, hospitals, telecom, utilities, clean rooms, manufacturing, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with cooling units (CRAC/CRAH, AHUs, DX systems), chillers, cooling towers, pumps, motors, and building automation systems (BAS/BMS)
  • Experience safely troubleshooting equipment using hand tools, meters, test gear, and technical documents like wiring diagrams, schematics, and manuals
  • Familiar with critical-facility procedures and safety practices (MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, preventive maintenance, work-order documentation, lockout/tagout, safety data sheets)
  • EPA 608 Certification, * How many years of Commercial or Industrial HVAC experience do you have?

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

  • hands-on HVAC Technician: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

  • Sterling, VA 20167 (Preferred)

Benefits & conditions

$45 - $60 an hour - Full-time, Contract, Pulled from the full job description

  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance, Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $45.00 - $60.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance

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