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Data Center Site Manager

Salute
Hoffman Estates, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Jun 2026
💰 $120,000/yr

About the role

Salute is a leading provider of cutting-edge Data Center Infrastructure Services, dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on delivering sustainable solutions, unparalleled reliability, and outstanding customer service. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Data Center Site Manager to join our team and drive our relationships with hyperscale clients to new heights. 


Salute Benefits That Put You First 

We know life doesn’t stop when work begins, that’s why we offer perks designed to support your well-being, your family, and your future:

  • Time to Recharge: Enjoy 8 company-paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, and PTO so you can rest, celebrate, and take care of what matters most. 
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including Medical, Dental, and Vision that you can enroll in starting on Day 1. Coverage begins the first of the month following 30-days of employment. 
  • Peace of Mind: The Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees, even if you do not participate in the benefits package. 
  • Your financial future matters: Enjoy our employer-supported 401(K) with immediate 100% vesting, plus a 3% employer match and a 50% match on the next 2%. 
  • Wellness Support: Access to HSA, mental health resources, and gym discounts—because your health matters.
  • Extra Protection & Perks: Through discounted group programs, such as legal services, home & auto insurance, pet insurance, and ID theft protection for life’s unexpected moments.

 

The Data Center Site Manager, (DCSM) is responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues.

The DCSM serves as an expert technical resource reporting to the Regional Director and interacting with On-Site Engineering Operations Technicians (EOT) and any third-party vendors. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center. Data center equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, standby diesel generators, switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFDs, and building automation systems. 

Responsibilities: 

Core Responsibilities will include but not limited to: 

  • Empowering a culture of safety, security, compliance, and transparency in allaspectof datacenter activities 
  • Leading and managing a team of high-performing individual contributors at a data center site and their ongoing talent development 
  • Financial administration of site activities and staff members, tracking budgets, payments and pay cycles. 
  • Managing and overseeing datacenter site services, resources, and deployment across the data center for the client in Montreal 
  • Collaborating and coordinating with multiple internal business groups to ensure the successful delivery of service levels 
  • Analyzing production operations andinitiatecorrective actions to ensure operational stability 
  • Initiate andestablishquality standards for the Datacenter teams and manage those initiatives through to completion 
  • Learn, live, and coach the Salute culture and values. Lead through change and challenge by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success 
  • Operate, monitor,maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in facilities systems. 
  • Complete planned and ad-hoc preventive maintenance work assignmentsrequiringthe skill and direction of several engineering, mechanical, and maintenance trades 
  • Conduct periodic inspections of building systems, i.e., HVAC, electrical distribution,maintainmechanical equipment rooms to ensure clean and safe conditions 
  • Rapid response, investigation, and management of indoor emergency situations and air quality complaints 
  • Havea completeworking knowledge on creating, closing, and tracking "work requests" (WR). Initiate or respond to work orders, follow-up and verify completion of work
  • Monitor performance/note deficiencies of service contractors and recommend changes as necessary 
  • Managing the workload across all shifts and resources, ensuring a balanced approach to work activity,tasksand the accomplishment of results and outcomes.
  • In collaboration with the Human Resources manager, performing the functions and planningregardingshift cycles, people and resource deployment, payment, salaries, and other related

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