Mechanical Engineer - AUH7

Job Purpose:

     The Data Center Mechanical Facility Engineer will be responsible for Data Center Mechanical Engineering Operations within a Data Center including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metric reporting. He is responsible for ensuring that all Mechanical, Pump, and Generator equipment within the data centre operates at peak efficiency. This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all Mechanical-related facility operations within a given data centre. Data centre equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes but is not limited to, stand-by diesel generators, Secondary Pumps, Irrigation pumps and building automation systems.

Key Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the position is to manage (operationally) the data centre’s mechanical (cooling and Plumbing) infrastructure.

Ability to collaborate with the project team to establish new infrastructure equipment standards and operational methods for all the data centres and to ensure that existing standards are implemented.

Hold primary responsibility for the maintenance of data centre mechanical equipment from HVAC to complex piping and plumbing works.

Using industry best practices to ensure proper cooling analysis such as CFD analysis.

Liaise with the Operations Management team, facilities, IT teams, and procurement to ensure that all projects progress smoothly, on schedule, and within budget.

These projects include new installations, operational changes, scheduled maintenance, and equipment upgrades.

Manage contracts related to data centre infrastructure, liaise with legal on contracts, and work directly with contractors to ensure timely completion of all work.

Stay abreast of industry trends and new technologies related to cooling, monitoring systems, and floor layout.

Ensure best practices and global standards are in place for the data centre.

Perform daily checks of Mechanical Pumps, HVAC, BMS, VRV, VRF and life safety systems.

Collect and analyze data on various computing systems, maintain historical records, and provide management with statistical analysis as requested.

Monitor and adjust cooling in the data centre using DCIM and BMS to maintain optimal operating and environmental conditions.

Generate job cards & incident management tickets for the Data Center facility.

Work with DCO managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability, sustainability and efficiency.

Review DC contract compliance & ensure all SLAs are achieved.

Business interface with DC Management for day-to-day operational requirements.

Assist in recruiting efforts.

Delivery of exceptional customer service and satisfaction.

Maintain, and operate all Mechanical-related systems and associated equipment, building management system.

Responding promptly and efficiently to emergency calls.

Prepare and submit Monthly reports of conditions in buildings and recommend actions to be taken.

Comply with all safety procedures and requirements.

Maintain essential stock of spare parts.

Support any afterhours building needs and activities as required

Ability to handle rotation Shifts on Monthly basis

Familiarity with datacenter guidelines and standards especially Tier III design standards and ASME/ASHRAE/NFPA.

Skills Required:

Good knowledge of Mechanical systems like (Pumps, Chillers, Hydrant pump System, Irrigation pump Systems)

Basic knowledge of cooling systems (LV and ELV Systems)

Working knowledge of Generators, Chillers, Pumps

Skill in installation, repair and maintenance of all types of Mechanical system equipment’s and components.

Personal Skills

Degree or Technical Degree and relevant experience.

Strong English verbal and written communication skills.

Strong leadership and organizational skills.

Strong attention to detail.

Ability to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment.

Good problem solving skills and ability to meet demanding time constraints.

Excels with ambiguous situations as a chance to show leadership

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Engineering Degree or Technical Degree Diploma (with minimum 10+ Yrs Experience)

3-5 year Experience in Data Center Facilities Management Field.

6+ year Total Experience in MEP Operations field or Facility Management field

Other Requirements:

Data Center Certifications will be added advantage.