Critical Facilities Technician, Emea

**About Vantage Data Centers**

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 six markets in North America and six markets in Europe, 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. Vantage’s business is growing exponentially through a combination of greenfield market expansion and acquisitions across North America and Europe.

**Position Overview**

We are looking for a Critical Facilities Technician who knows what best-in-class service looks like and can make that a reality. This role is an important member of our facilities team where we manage some of the most efficient and cost-effective data center facilities in the industry.

**Duties**
- Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in facility systems. Areas include: Electrical, mechanical, building monitoring, and control
- Use of the Building Management System (BMS) and regular on-site checks
- Collaborate with contractors in planning and implementing preventive maintenance measures. Ensure maintenance measures at the highest quality level
- Participation in crisis management plans and their testing
- Monitoring infrastructure capacities and anticipatory planning of expansions
- Management of suppliers and services, and maintenance of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Daily monitoring of maintenance service providers and ensuring cleanliness standards
- Implementation of improvement plans and small projects

**Job Requirements**
- Technical education (advanced technician or engineer level) in one of the following areas: Electricity (generators, UPS, low voltage distribution), climate, and cooling.
- Knowledge in fire protection and physical security (access control, video, and intrusion detection systems) or central building management systems is advantageous.
- Experience in operating data centers or similar environments
- Versatile technical knowledge, especially in the areas of operation, maintenance, and inspection of critical systems
- Communicative and proactive personality with attention to detail and solution orientation
- Good writing skills and experience with software such as BMS, CMMS, and MS Project
- Access to a reliable means of transportation and less than 5% travel activity, occasionally for training purposes
- Successful completion of a reliability check
- English and German at least at level B2

**Physical Activities and Requirements**
- Ascending and descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, etc.
- Lifting and horizontal movement of objects
- Manoeuvring and working under and around raised floors at different heights

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and 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.

Ability to Commute:

- 65479 Raunheim (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- 65479 Raunheim: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person