Controls Engineer

1 month ago


Newport, United Kingdom Vantage Data Centers Full time

Critical Facilities Engineer, EMEA page is loaded Critical Facilities Engineer, EMEA
Apply locations Newport, Wales time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R10987 About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.
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.
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 centres. 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 defence regarding the uptime of our campus as well as the performance of our customer installations. Our culture expects and rewards team performance that engages directly with the customers and the facility infrastructure.
We are looking for a Critical Facilities Engineer who knows what best-in-class service looks like and can make that a reality. This role is an important member of our Site Operations team where we manage some of the most efficient and cost-effective data centre facilities in the industry.
The successful candidate for this role will work with a team of other electrical and mechanical-focused engineers performing maintenance and repair for our data centre infrastructure. We take our customer requirements for uptime seriously and keep our facilities maintained to a very high standard to insure uninterrupted service for our customers.
If you enjoy working on critical data centre systems (UPSs, PDUs, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls), as well as industrial electrical equipment and systems that include power distribution components/wiring, electronic components and lighting systems; if you know the importance of getting it right the first time and not disrupting mission-critical data centres; Manage multiple one-time and/or ongoing projects
Assist Data Centre Technicians (DCT) Team by providing 24/7 monitoring of the Data Centre infrastructure and by actioning any Remote and Intelligence Hands requests, in a timely and efficient manner
Undertake daily facility and plantroom checks, ensuring the company not only meets SLAs (Service Level Agreements) but exceeds them
Ensuring all electrical equipment and infrastructure are maintained to Standards and Health and Safety requirements, in line with the Annual Maintenance Planner
Undertaking electrical installation works to IEE 18th Edition (BS7671) Regulations to affect company and customer objectives
Installation of racks and accessories to customer Data Halls, in line with DCT and Site Operations team direction
Liaise with maintenance sub-contractors to ensure maintenance to the Company’s Fire and M&E infrastructure and equipment are undertaken in line with the Annual Maintenance Planner and Health and Safety guidelines
Ensure maintenance and service repairs are completed by vendors on critical Data Centre systems (UPS, PDU, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls, CRAC, ETC)
Coordinate, and oversee all maintenance vendors to ensure personnel safety, protect the facility’s critical equipment, and maintain power to the critical load
Experience with the maintenance and repair of industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission-critical facilities to include: emergency generators (Generators, Fuel Delivery systems and Parallel Switchgear), electrical distribution (MV/LV switchgear and associated controls), critical and essential PDUs, UPS, switchgear, HVAC, air handling units, computer grade cooling systems and building monitoring/control systems
Demonstrate knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems and building management/automation equipment
Ability to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single lines and schematics
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures related to mechanical & electrical systems needed to run data centres
Technical writing skills and experience, as well as creating, coordinating, updating and/or modifying MOPs/SOPs/EOP’s for critical facilities equipment, to include supporting new systems and researching technical requirements
Electrically qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent
May be required to complete formal training in an area of speciality, such as UPS maintenance
Candidates must possess reliable transportation for reporting to work for shifts or emergencies
Travel is expected to be less than 5%, occasionally for training purposes
Our hard an efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

During COVID, all positions that can work remotely have been, and appropriate steps have been taken to ensure the safety of employees in any position essential to be on site. Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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