Critical Environment Engineer

The Critical Environment Engineer will be responsible to assist with the engineering related to coordination, installation, and integration aspects of electrical and mechanical systems, operations, and maintenance for critical and non-critical electrical & mechanical systems alike within the QTS portfolio. This role requires keen planning skills along with the ability to lead through influence and to be a proactive partner with a strong engineering orientation. The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical and mechanical systems and possess knowledge of large-scale data centers (or similar environments). These environments may include state-of-the-art electrical distribution systems, static UPS, emergency standby generation, fire alarm/suppression, monitoring systems, as well as chiller and large-scale cooling systems. This role requires work hours to support a 7X24X365 data center environment. Responsibilities include providing technical support to all aspects of data center operations including operation, maintenance and repair of all mission critical equipment and systems supporting a 24x7 data center operation to achieve 100% uptime and 100% compliance with all customer SLAs; assisting in all site construction activity and installations in coordination with QTS Development Team and external construction resources; providing technical support for all local customer installations; evaluating ongoing assessment of infrastructure and operations; supporting implementation and audit of local standard operating procedures; supporting various accreditation, certification and compliance initiatives; maintaining compliance with local health & safety standards and national electrical and building codes; interfacing with vendors, QTS Engineering, QTS Development and peer operations organizations; ensuring adherence to all SOP, MOP, and EOP established for critical environments; assisting in technical review and input on plans for maintenance events; assisting in the Change Management Process for maintenance approvals. Basic qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree or professional equivalent, five or more years of direct experience with engineering related activities in a technical or critical environment, HVAC or critical power certifications or equivalent professional experience, ability to travel up to 50% to other Data Center locations, and US Citizenship due to federal customer contracts. Preferred qualifications include seven or more years of direct experience with facilities engineering in a data center environment. Knowledge, skills and abilities required include ability to develop solutions and create technical plans, think creatively to improve quality and reduce costs, advanced understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment and systems related to data centers, knowledge of electricity and medium to low voltage electrical distribution systems, experience with emergency backup systems, and knowledge of preventative maintenance and work order software systems. The role is eligible for a competitive benefits package and is bonus eligible.