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Facility Manager
Amazon.comUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Aug 2023
About the role
We are seeking an energetic Data Center Facility Manager to serve as a leader and technical expert across a cluster of our northern VA Amazon data centers. The position will help ensure overall availability and reliability to meet or exceed defined service levels of data center operations. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in electrical and mechanical systems.
The Data Center Facility Manager is responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of all electrical, mechanical, and HVAC equipment within the data center, as well as the maintenance of the data center campus grounds. They manage Engineering Operations Technicians who maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment such as stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3 phase electrical systems that include but not limited to switchgear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries and associated systems. Mechanical equipment includes CRAC units, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire suppression systems, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment.
Key job responsibilities
- Execute the InfraOps vision and goals
- Engage in improvement projects, often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams, and drive them from conception to completion
- Coordinates daily with a multitude of third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAs
- Effectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expenditures
- Recommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
- Coordinate change management resources
- Provide weekly reports to the Data Center DCEO Cluster Manager
- Write and deliver performance reviews for staff
- Maintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations of their direct reports
- Recruit and train technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
Physical Requirements:
- Walk jobsites in uneven terrain
- Work at heights and from ladders
- Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Respond to off hour emergency calls
- Work in a noisy environment
- Work at depths, such as under raised floors
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Culpeper, VA, USA
- Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent work experience
- 1+ years of leading a team of technical professionals in a 24x7 mission critical environment
- Experience with system management tools and client/server environments.
- An understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations such as: feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units
- Behavioral interviewing and hiring experience
- Project management experience
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud
platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers
from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and
services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups
foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing
events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity
(CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop
celebrating our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance
This team supports 24/7 systems in a classified environment, and periodic on-call duties
with ability to drive into workplace for critical events/needs will be required.
Mentorship &a
The Data Center Facility Manager is responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of all electrical, mechanical, and HVAC equipment within the data center, as well as the maintenance of the data center campus grounds. They manage Engineering Operations Technicians who maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment such as stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3 phase electrical systems that include but not limited to switchgear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries and associated systems. Mechanical equipment includes CRAC units, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire suppression systems, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment.
Key job responsibilities
- Execute the InfraOps vision and goals
- Engage in improvement projects, often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams, and drive them from conception to completion
- Coordinates daily with a multitude of third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAs
- Effectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expenditures
- Recommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
- Coordinate change management resources
- Provide weekly reports to the Data Center DCEO Cluster Manager
- Write and deliver performance reviews for staff
- Maintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations of their direct reports
- Recruit and train technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
Physical Requirements:
- Walk jobsites in uneven terrain
- Work at heights and from ladders
- Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Respond to off hour emergency calls
- Work in a noisy environment
- Work at depths, such as under raised floors
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Culpeper, VA, USA
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent work experience
- 1+ years of leading a team of technical professionals in a 24x7 mission critical environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in data centers- Experience with system management tools and client/server environments.
- An understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations such as: feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units
- Behavioral interviewing and hiring experience
- Project management experience
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud
platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers
from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and
services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups
foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing
events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity
(CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop
celebrating our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance
This team supports 24/7 systems in a classified environment, and periodic on-call duties
with ability to drive into workplace for critical events/needs will be required.
Mentorship &a
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