Facilities Manager
On-siteNew York, United States
Job Summary
Facilities Manager at Tioga Downs Data Center responsible for managing the facilities on an ongoing basis under the guidance of the Head of Global Facilities. Lead facility staff, oversee routine and emergency services for critical systems (switchgear, generators, UPS, power distribution, computer room air handlers, building monitoring), manage data center utility/construction/update projects, negotiate service and maintenance contracts against SLA, ensure 99.99% uptime, organize health & safety and security, and develop processes and documentation to promote best practices. Must be willing to be on-call and collaborate with facilities teams to uphold high standards of performance and reliability.
Required Qualifications
- Qualified in facilities management practices with the IWFM/IFMA or equivalent
- Experience in BMS and installation of BMS systems along with HVAC controls
- Knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code
- Knowledge of computer room cooling technologies
- Experience in staff management practices and team building
- Experience in the technical design and fit out of Data Centre infrastructure utilising energy savings systems such as free cooling and high efficiency U.P.S.
- A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process
- Problem solving and root cause identification skills
- Strong analytic and decision-making abilities
- Initiative
- Ability to influence at a high level
- Ability to delegate tasks
- Able to work effectively at all levels
- Able to communicate to customers on a technical level to offer support
- Good leadership skills
- Organizational Skills
- Good organizational skills with ability to manage projects and see a task to completion
- Plans and prioritizes work effectively
- Accountability
- Commitment
- On hand at all times to endeavor to provide support and guidance to staff and customers
- Relationship building
- Ability to influence a team, to work together to share and alleviate issues and to work to a common goal
- Communication Skills
- Effective written and verbal communications in English
- Excellent active listening skills
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