About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Site Operations Department

The Site Operations Department is responsible for the overall health of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and performance of all data modules in our data centers. The team is staffed 24 x 7 onsite with Critical Facility Engineers (CFEs) on each shift. This team is the face of Vantage to our customers and the first line of defense regarding the uptime of our campus as well as the performance of our customer installations.

Using a Critical Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan and track work needed, the Site Operations department performs all preventative and corrective maintenance. Our culture expects and rewards team performance that engages directly with the customers and the facility infrastructure. This is a team that does most of the actual work versus calling upon vendors. As a result, we provide superior service that is faster and more cost effective.

Position Overview

This position is on-site at our data center in Shackelford County, TX.

The Senior Manager, Chief Engineer provides strategic and operational leadership on a data center campus, ensuring the safe, reliable, and uninterrupted performance of all critical infrastructure supporting 24x7x365 mission-critical operations. This role is accountable for the health of power, cooling, and building control systems across the portfolio, driving consistency, resiliency, and operational excellence at scale.

This leader sets the standard for maintenance strategy, system testing, commissioning oversight, and operational readiness throughout the facility lifecycle. The Senior Manager, Chief Engineer focuses on risk reduction, performance optimization, and long-term reliability by establishing clear expectations, disciplined processes, and a culture grounded in safety, precision, and accountability.

The role provides direct leadership to Lead Critical Facilities Engineers, Critical Facilities Engineers, and onsite contracted service partners. Responsibilities include setting operational priorities, aligning resources, enforcing standards, and ensuring execution remains tightly aligned with organizational objectives and customer expectations.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Senior Manager, Chief Engineer serves as a key partner to Engineering, Construction, Security, and IT teams, ensuring facility operations are integrated early into design, build, and expansion efforts. This position plays a critical role in elevating operational performance, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining customer confidence across the data center portfolio.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of critical facility operations at the data center campus

• Ensure 24/7/365 operational readiness and system reliability, with a focus on zero downtime

• Serve as the customer’s primary representative for all facility operations, establish and communicate the customer’s requirements, review projects and services, determine the acceptability of Service Provider’s performance and act as the sole point of contact for all communications from Service Provider.

• Ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved in accordance with contractual Service Level Agreements

• Lead and develop a team of Managers, Chief Engineers, and Supervisors, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

• Oversee all aspects of preventive and corrective maintenance, commissioning, and emergency response planning

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align facility operations with business continuity, compliance, and sustainability goals

• Drive operational excellence through data analysis, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and service level agreements to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness

• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets, including forecasting, procurement, and cost control

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, and safety standards, including OSHA and EPA guidelines

• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for critical events, ensuring timely resolution and documentation

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