Critical Facilities Mechanical SME Consultant Remote / Traveler
Remote · Dallas, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Critical Facilities Mechanical SME Consultant role focusing on data-center facilities strategy, master planning, and due-diligence. Responsibilities include interpreting one-line drawings of facility mechanical systems, determining loading concepts and redundancy, evaluating energy usage patterns and maintenance of large-scale cooling systems (CRAC/CRAH, chillers, boilers), assessing reliability factors and risk mitigation for mission-critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure, developing maintenance staffing plans, and presenting findings to clients from C-level to engineering teams. Required qualifications include applicable data center certifications, 10+ years of data center operations experience, a BA/BS (engineering or CS degree preferred), proficiency with mechanical one-lines and electrical grounding/NEC knowledge, IT hardware familiarity, and strong client-facing skills with up to 50% travel; candidates should reside within reasonable distance of a major airport and be able to work from home.
Required Qualifications
- Applicable data center professional certifications
- 10+ years of data center operational experience in Hyperscale / Colocation / Enterprise facilities
- BA/BS from an accredited College/University (Engineering or Computer Science degree a plus)
- Ability to interpret mechanical one-line drawings reflecting facility HVAC systems in mission critical facilities
- Fully familiar with electrical grounding systems and basic lightning protection
- Knowledge of National Electrical Code requirements
- IT architecture familiarity with servers/network/cloud/storage
- Strong client-facing communication skills (written and verbal)
- Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time (and sustain periods of travel)
- Must live within 60-90 minutes of a major airport
Additional Requirements
- Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time (sustained travel)
- Must live 60-90 minutes from a major airport
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