Regional Operations Manager - Critical Facility

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Job Summary:

The Data Center Regional Operations Manager will oversee resources to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the portfolio's Critical Environment, maximizing up-time and site efficiencies. This position will have responsibility for the Texas regional portfolio and reports to the Account Director.

The candidate's experience must include management of mission critical engineering operations, general building mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life/safety, and EMS/BMS systems. Also included are specific duties that include, but are not limited to:

• The Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to the maintenance and operation of Critical Environment space and equipment.
• Formulate and implement the preventative and predictive maintenance program, scheduling of preventative maintenance with a minimum disruption, performing and/or delegating preventative maintenance tasks to the appropriately qualified maintenance staff in compliance with the performance standards set forth by JLL and the Client.
• Responsible for engineering design/review and project management support associated with these technical areas in highly complex environments.
• Manage technical staff, and contractors to accomplish objectives.
• Focus on KPI goals and objectives, budgets and financial oversight and maintain a strategic view in managing operations of the critical infrastructure.
• As an integral team member in the engineering group involved in administrative and Human Resource functions of the group. 

Principal Responsibilities

• Manage and design risk mitigation programs, processes and procedures designed to enable maximum up-time at a complex data center environment.
• Provide leadership, management, and technical oversight for client’s data center Portfolio, which includes critical environments and associated equipment & systems. Ensure proper engineering procedures and standards are being practiced and maintained. Ensure that facilities are operated and maintained safely, efficiently and in first class condition in compliance with the budget and financial plan.
• Provide leadership and management support to Building Engineers who have the responsibility of day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Critical Infrastructure.
• Report abnormal or critical conditions immediately to the relevant Client and JLL Management.
• Analyze equipment downtime ramification and develop contingency plans in the event of equipment failure and demonstrate strong leadership over incident management.
• Review metrics and compare against industry benchmarks to ensure that the data center portfolio is being managed to meet or exceed KPI’s.
• Establishes the scope of various programs and/or projects, addressing all aspects including but not limited to business requirements, performance specifications, planning, cost, interdependencies, safety, and resources. Identifies all resources to be appointed and appoints the same based on clearly documented scopes of work as approved from both the customer and JLL management.
• Establish engineering process and procedures and provide oversight of JLL engineering team for all staffed sites.
• Provide management and engineering support for the development of complex utility/electrical/mechanical switching scripts and procedures (i.e. - MOPs, SOPs, and Change Management processes).
• Provides input to annual financial plans for operating expense and capital, and support account by identifying, for example, unforeseen emergency expenditures throughout the year.
• Responsible for the creation, monitoring and reporting of cost savings and value add opportunities for the region.
• Responsible for the delivery of Monthly Reports, Dashboards, and Equipment Status Updates providing JLL Management and the Client information on infrastructure critical loads, remaining headroom, equipment “health check”, project status, etc.
• Collaborate with project management in the delivery of projects & construction related activities supporting the critical operations and functions. Review and comment on engineering design documents for adding or