Critical Facilities Technician, Emea

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.

Site Operations Department

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 centers. The team is staffed 24 x 7 onsite with Critical Facilities Technician (CFTs) working on shift. This team is the face of Vantage to our customers and the guaranty of business continuity and excellence of Operations of our campus as well as the performance of our customer installations. Using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to plan and track maintenance activities, the Site Operations department is responsible for all preventative and corrective maintenance. Our culture expects and rewards team performance that engages directly with the customers and the facility infrastructure.

Your Tasks
- Work on critical data center 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
- Maintain the mechanical and electrical systems, the building and the performance of all the data modules in order to ensure continuity of services, as well as energy and budget efficiency
- Proactively participate in preventative and corrective actions like: audits; risk analyses; implementation of improvement and crisis-management plans
- Use the BMS (Building Management System) and all available systems to perform regular walkthroughs and keep the monitoring on site up to date
- Support and monitor the maintenance service providers and keep up to date the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Engage directly with the customers, suppliers and other third parties

Your Profile
- Technical training (advanced technician or engineer level) in electricity (electric generators, UPS, low-voltage distribution),
- A plus will air conditioning, fire and physical safety and security (access control, video and anti-intrusion systems) or centralized building management systems
- Experience in working as a technician, ideally in Critical Facilities Management
- Proven knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting, and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems and building management/automation equipment
- Proven skills in the use of software, such as, BMS, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems and MS Project will be a plus
- Attention to detail and a genuine commitment to following up actions
- Readiness to work shifts
- Physical capability to lift up to 20kg
- Team player attitude
- Good communication skills
- Very good problem-solving skills
- English and German at minimum B1/B2 level

Working at Vantage
- Very competitive salary and annual performance bonus
- Annual salary revision
- Relocation bonus
- Attended onboarding (Buddy from day one)
- Training provided by Vantage (MV training, HV training, risk assessment issue training, manufacturers training for all critical equipment on site)
- Language courses
- Career development plans
- Shift plan supporting your work/life balance
- 30 days’ Vacation
- Pension Scheme financed by Vantage
- Flat hierarchies which encourage responsibility and commitment amongst employees
- Challenging and diverse tasks
- A team, which sticks together across locations, shares knowledge and communicates openly
- An international and multi-cultural working environment

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 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.

Safety and security always matter. 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. Regardless of where you are working, technology to work effectively is provided on or in advance of your first day of employment.

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