Data Centre Facilities Engineer – Mechanical / Electrical

Salute • Full-time • Dublin, D, IE • 6d ago

Data Center Facilities Engineer – Mechanical / Electrical – Dublin.

Across the data center industry – from deployment, through operations and maintenance, to decommissioning – Salute Mission Critical is a global leader of delivering data center services.

The Data Center Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency.

Data center equipment supporting mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes standby diesel generators, switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFDs, and building automation systems. We are looking for the right people with the right skills to help us achieve our goal.

Your Role:

Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in facilities systems
Complete planned and ad-hoc preventive maintenance work assignments requiring the skill and direction of several engineering, mechanical, and maintenance trades
Conduct periodic inspections of building systems, i.e., HVAC, electrical distribution, maintain mechanical equipment rooms to ensure clean and safe conditions
Rapid response, investigation, and management of indoor emergency situations and air quality complaints
Have a complete working knowledge of 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
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by management

Skills & Experience:

Relevant experience in the operation, installation, and maintenance of data center critical equipment, building systems with in-depth technical understanding and knowledge of all HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety, and control systems
Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment, including Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units and CRAC units
QQI Level 6 certification in Electrical Engineering-preferred
Good observation skills and problem-solving ability
Good verbal and written communication skills in English

More about Salute Mission Critical:

At Salute, we don't have employees. We have team members. It's our culture, and it's a significant driver of the success we're able to deliver for our clients. This team-oriented culture is defined by transparent communication, collaborative development and deployment of procedures and best practices, a customer service mindset both internally and externally, and a strong commitment to safety.

The role is a full-time position and based in Dublin, Ireland, and will include business travel as needed to meet business demands but will likely be nominal.