Data Center Technical Operations Engineer III

Spectraforce
Umatilla, OR, United States
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Data Centers Monitoring of Systems Microsoft Office Operational Data Store Microsoft SharePoint Test Scripts

Job description

The Data Center Technical Operations Engineer is responsible for supporting vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the retro commissioning of various systems in operational data centers such as:

  • Medium and low voltage power systems
  • Generators
  • UPS
  • HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)
  • Chilled Water Systems
  • Building Management systems (BMS)
  • Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
  • Testing and balancing
  • Pumps and Hydronic systems, As the Commissioning (Cx) Owners Rep, you will provide testing and validation oversight of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure in existing operational facilities. This includes, but is not limited to, review of as-built documents and equipment submittals, and managing third-party commissioning vendors in the performance of onsite functional and integrated systems testing. You will own your projects’ successes where you Deep Dived to resolve technical issues and had Bias for Action to address schedule impacts and coordination demands onsite. You will be sharing your lessons learned leading towards team growth and program improvements. You will get the opportunity to provide multi-discipline input into the scheduling, test script development, designing, and planning of retro commissioning projects. During commissioning, you will be continuously auditing Cx vendors’ activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements while minimizing impact to operational data centers. Following the project reporting format, you will be responsible for regular reporting of retro commissioning progress and metrics of assigned projects to your Regional Commissioning Manager. You will have the opportunity to lead several projects simultaneously to achieve key milestones and deliver optimized data center performance, while managing project budget as approved by Finance.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or 5 years of relevant discipline work experience
  • High technical competency in either mechanical or electrical or control systems utilized in critical infrastructures, with the capability to learn and be trained in the others.
  • Understand the design concept and intent by reviewing mechanical or electrical design documentation, including drawings, specifications, vendor submittals and sequences of operations and provide feedback on the same in accordance with Client standards for basis of design.
  • Develop but majorly review commissioning documentation such as test plans, scripts and reports developed by vendors to ensure accuracy in accordance with the design requirements.
  • Has to travel to multiple site locations, * Advanced knowledge Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Outlook required; advanced knowledge of SharePoint (or similar) preferred
  • Strong communication skills, detail oriented, highly organized, and able to work in high stress environments to maintain calm and respectful interaction with multiple teams
  • Advanced knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems for critical infrastructures
  • Ability to read and edit construction documents (design drawings, control diagrams, specifications, etc.)
  • Experience developing and executing test procedures for mechanical or electrical systems/components based on design intent and approved equipment submittals.

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