Electrical Facilities Technician

Company Description

We are looking for to add staff to a newly built Data Center supporting both commercial and federal clients in SW Virginia. The Facility Support Specialist assists the Facilities Manager in the maintenance of Mineral Gap Data Center facilities.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Performs typical maintenance tasks to support the data center floor and the entire facility.
2. Is able to service the power and electrical systems of the data center
3. Must be an Expert at troubleshooting HIGH Capacity, high voltage electrical systems.
4. Experience with Switching Procedures and Change Management Processes for high voltage electrical systems
5. Performs facilities management, including risk identification, incident response and customer support.
6. HVAC system support, troubleshooting and general knowledge (Expert level preferred)
7. Performs operational support for customers through the provisioning of rack space, requesting data communications connections, and deploying IT infrastructure into the rack space
8. Respond to any problems that arise with the facility or its critical systems.
9. Training and professional development, maintaining technical proficiency and acquiring new technical knowledge by reading technical journals, manuals, e-mail lists, newsgroups, and standards documents, attending seminars and classes, and participating in discussions with colleagues and consulting with vendors.
10. Performs prescribed preventative maintenance on machinery and the building or grounds as required.

Required Education and Experience
A Bachelors Degree from an accredited university with five years of directly related experience. Experience working in a facilities mission critical environment (Ex., Data Centers, Hospitals, and Military or Government Facilities) is highly preferred. Equivalents: H.S. Diploma with nine years of specialized experience in related field, or Associates Degree with seven of experience and holds an active Virginia State electrician license. Additionally, 1 year of experience in each of the following areas:

• Operation and maintenance of critical facilities (data centers or telecommunications rooms), including operating principles for facilities designed for high availability.
• Critical systems monitoring and alert response and as it relates to critical facility operations and uptime performance.
• Reviewing design and construction documents related to infrastructure improvement projects.
• Providing technical direction and oversight to contractors to ensure consistency with project objectives and scope, cost and timeline; and to ensure adequacy of materials and workmanship.
• Installation of computing servers into data center cabinets.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibility.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a combination of office and shop environments and is regularly exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes and noise.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
ability/capability to lift 50 pounds and use ladders in the course of the performing the position's duties
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the position requires overnight on-call duty and the ability to work during nonstandard hours when the need arises.
Travel
No travel is expected for this position.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be available for shift and on-call work occurring outside of normal business hours.
• Must not be color blind.

• Must be able to work in hot and cramped spaces.
• Must have or be able to acquire an unrestricted driver's license.
• Functional knowledge of data center or telecommunication room (TR) electrical systems, including uninterruptible power supplies, automatic transfer switches and emergency generators.
• Functional knowledge of data center or TR mechanical cooling systems.
• Solid technical background with a focus on HVAC systems, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Power Distribution Unit (PDU), transformers and generators; understanding of electrical and mechanical calculations required to maintain a data center environment; ability to read, analyze and interpret Technical Procedures, Blue Prints/Diagrams, Building Codes, and OSHA Codes; and solid understanding of NEC Code, and data processing environments.
• Functional knowledge of project management principles and methods.
• Experience enforcing operating procedures and best practices for critical facilities.
• Experience with developing and reviewing Methods of Procedure for work involving critical facilities.
• Ability to perform a wide range of mechanical tasks.
• Good customer-service skills, and verbal and written communications skills
• Experience with developing and working with Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)
Must be a US Citizen.

Job Description

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Performs typical maintenance tasks to support the data center floor and the entire facility.
2. Is able to service the power and electrical systems of the data center
3. Must be an Expert at troubleshooting HIGH Capacity, high voltage electrical systems.
4. Experience with Switching Procedures and Change Management Processes for high voltage electrical systems
5. Performs facilities management, including risk identification, incident response and customer support.
6. HVAC system support, troubleshooting and general knowledge (Expert level preferred)
7. Performs operational support for customers through the provisioning of rack space, requesting data communications connections, and deploying IT infrastructure into the rack space
8. Respond to any problems that arise with the facility or its critical systems.
9. Training and professional development, maintaining technical proficiency and acquiring new technical knowledge by reading technical journals, manuals, e-mail lists, newsgroups, and standards documents, attending seminars and classes, and participating in discussions with colleagues and consulting with vendors.
10. Performs prescribed preventative maintenance on machinery and the building or grounds as required.

Required Education and Experience
A Bachelors Degree from an accredited university with five years of directly related experience. Experience working in a facilities mission critical environment (Ex., Data Centers, Hospitals, and Military or Government Facilities) is highly preferred. Equivalents: H.S. Diploma with nine years of specialized experience in related field, or Associates Degree with seven of experience and holds an active Virginia State electrician license. Additionally, 1 year of experience in each of the following areas:

• Operation and maintenance of critical facilities (data centers or telecommunications rooms), including operating principles for facilities designed for high availability.
• Critical systems monitoring and alert response and as it relates to critical facility operations and uptime performance.
• Reviewing design and construction documents related to infrastructure improvement projects.
• Providing technical direction and oversight to contractors to ensure consistency with project objectives and scope, cost and timeline; and to ensure adequacy of materials and workmanship.
• Installation of computing servers into data center cabinets.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibility.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a combination of office and shop environments and is regularly exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes and noise.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
ability/capability to lift 50 pounds and use ladders in the course of the performing the position's duties
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the position requires overnight on-call duty and the ability to work during nonstandard hours when the need arises.
Travel
No travel is expected for this position.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be available for shift and on-call work occurring outside of normal business hours.
• Must not be color blind.

• Must be able to work in hot and cramped spaces.
• Must have or be able to acquire an unrestricted driver's license.
• Functional knowledge of data center or telecommunication room (TR) electrical systems, including uninterruptible power supplies, automatic transfer switches and emergency generators.
• Functional knowledge of data center or TR mechanical cooling systems.
• Solid technical background with a focus on HVAC systems, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Power Distribution Unit (PDU), transformers and generators; understanding of electrical and mechanical calculations required to maintain a data center environment; ability to read, analyze and interpret Technical Procedures, Blue Prints/Diagrams, Building Codes, and OSHA Codes; and solid understanding of NEC Code, and data processing environments.
• Functional knowledge of project management principles and methods.
• Experience enforcing operating procedures and best practices for critical facilities.
• Experience with developing and reviewing Methods of Procedure for work involving critical facilities.
• Ability to perform a wide range of mechanical tasks.
• Good customer-service skills, and verbal and written communications skills
• Experience with developing and working with Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)
Must be a US Citizen.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience
A Bachelors Degree from an accredited university with five years of directly related experience. Experience working in a facilities mission critical environment (Ex., Data Centers, Hospitals, and Military or Government Facilities) is highly preferred. Equivalents: H.S. Diploma with nine years of specialized experience in related field, or Associates Degree with seven of experience and holds an active Virginia State electrician license. Additionally, 1 year of experience in each of the following areas:

• Operation and maintenance of critical facilities (data centers or telecommunications rooms), including operating principles for facilities designed for high availability.
• Critical systems monitoring and alert response and as it relates to critical facility operations and uptime performance.
• Reviewing design and construction documents related to infrastructure improvement projects.
• Providing technical direction and oversight to contractors to ensure consistency with project objectives and scope, cost and timeline; and to ensure adequacy of materials and workmanship.
• Installation of computing servers into data center cabinets.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibility.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a combination of office and shop environments and is regularly exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes and noise.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
ability/capability to lift 50 pounds and use ladders in the course of the performing the position's duties
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the position requires overnight on-call duty and the ability to work during nonstandard hours when the need arises.
Travel
No travel is expected for this position.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be available for shift and on-call work occurring outside of normal business hours.
• Must not be color blind.

• Must be able to work in hot and cramped spaces.
• Must have or be able to acquire an unrestricted driver's license.
• Functional knowledge of data center or telecommunication room (TR) electrical systems, including uninterruptible power supplies, automatic transfer switches and emergency generators.
• Functional knowledge of data center or TR mechanical cooling systems.
• Solid technical background with a focus on HVAC systems, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Power Distribution Unit (PDU), transformers and generators; understanding of electrical and mechanical calculations required to maintain a data center environment; ability to read, analyze and interpret Technical Procedures, Blue Prints/Diagrams, Building Codes, and OSHA Codes; and solid understanding of NEC Code, and data processing environments.
• Functional knowledge of project management principles and methods.
• Experience enforcing operating procedures and best practices for critical facilities.
• Experience with developing and reviewing Methods of Procedure for work involving critical facilities.
• Ability to perform a wide range of mechanical tasks.
• Good customer-service skills, and verbal and written communications skills
• Experience with developing and working with Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)
Must be a US Citizen.

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