Grow Your Career and Critical Infrastructure Skills at a Global Leader in Data Center Solutions
Tired of Working for a 3rd Party? Join Digital Realty's Engineering Team and Work Directly for One of the World's Fastest-Growing Data Center Companies
If you combine strong technical knowledge in at least one area of mission-critical facilities systems/equipment (e.g., UPS, BMS, HVAC, generators, cooling, and/or fire/life safety systems) with the desire to learn and grow professionally, this position offers you some great opportunities. You will:
Expand your experience in critical infrastructure facilities operations -- if you have expertise in at least one trade (electrical, mechanical or HVAC), we'll teach you the others. We offer monthly training and programs to earn certification on all the equipment.
Showcase your potential to take on additional responsibilities and advance within one of the world's largest providers of full-service data center solutions. Not only are we growing, but we are also committed to hiring from within whenever possible.
Play an important role in overseeing and monitoring a diverse range of building operations systems and equipment at an assigned location on our growing data center campus in Ashburn.
Enjoy a collaborative culture at an organization with a strong commitment to operational excellence, as evidenced by over a decade of consecutive years of five nines uptime (99.999%).
Earn competitive compensation and potential bonus, along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision plans; flexible spending plans; a health savings account; a 401(k) plan with company match; employee stock purchase plan, and more.
Your Role
Reporting to the Manager, Facility Engineering, you will join a team of facilities engineers and contribute to daily site operations, including the creation and modification of site operating procedures, change management tickets, timely incident reporting, and site maintenance and repairs/inspections to ensure data center operations achieve the highest level of availability. You'll perform rounds, respond to issues that arise, and monitor building operations including adjustments to the HVAC, electrical, BMS, emergency generators and fire/life safety systems. You'll also maintain chilled water, air conditioning, ventilating and other mechanical and electrical equipment. Your Qualifications
To be a good fit for the Site Facility Engineer II opportunity, you will have:
3+ years of experience with at least one facility operating / engineering trade (UPS, HVAC, generators, fire/life safety systems). Data center experience is a plus.
Note: We're seeking a Site Facility Engineer II, but are also open to engineers with less experience. As long as you know the basic components of refrigeration systems, have basic electrical knowledge, a great attitude, and the desire to learn, we'd like to hear from you.
Hands-on electrical or mechanical skill and competence in areas of non-expertise (i.e., electrical expertise with mechanical competence, or vice-versa).
Solid MS Office Suite skills, including Word and advanced ability in Excel required.
A high level of commitment to customer service with both co-workers and clients.
A collaborative, team player mentality.
Flexibility and ability to work overtime as necessary and to respond to emergencies.
We are hiring for the evening and/or night shift, though you should be flexible to work any shift for training, covering vacations, etc. You'll work a 4x10 schedule, typically, Sunday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Saturday. The evening shift runs from 2 PM to 12 midnight, and the night shift from 10 PM to 8 AM.
Digital Realty: Where the cloud lives and business thrives. We built the global standard for technical real estate, developing a unique capability to acquire, manage, and scale data center campuses. Now, Digital Realty is building a unique ecosystem of open solutions that power customer growth through exceptional service on a foundation of unrivaled data center expertise. The new Digital Realty combines unparalleled data center services, carrier-dense interconnection, real estate acumen, and financial strength to create a unique power of choice and value when and where our customers need it.