Senior Manager, Data Center Operations
On-siteNavi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Coordinate daily operations and critical maintenance for electrical power, mechanical, and control systems, including UPS, generators, and switchgear. Manage contractor activities, track annual budgets, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure operational integrity and regulatory compliance. Directly interface with construction management for commissioning and testing while maintaining system uptime. Participate in rotational on-call schedules to respond to emergencies, conduct training for operations staff, and drive cost reduction through efficiency analysis. Requires late night work approximately once every other week. Bachelor's degree in Engineering required with extensive experience in industrial electrical and mechanical systems.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering or similar field
- Extended experience in data centre and/or critical facilities
- Proven experience managing and motivating critical facilities operations and maintenance teams/function
- Knowledge of current NFPA Electrical, Fire and Life Safety and building codes
- Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 72, NFPA 25 and compliance issues
- Expert knowledge in industrial safety best practices (i.e. lockout/tag out, arc flash protection, OSHA and state regulations)
- Ability to be highly confidential
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to manage stress and/or fast pace effectively
- Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Extensive hands-on experience installing, maintaining and troubleshooting large commercial and industrial mechanical & electrical systems including: 12kV switchgear, 480/277 and 208/120 volt electrical generation and distribution systems, Diesel powered AC generator plants up to 3MW, Static UPS systems, Static switches, PLC and relay logic controls, Power monitoring systems, Data centre power distribution and management systems
- Demonstrated technical ability and innovative thinking cross functionally, including integrated systems and IT
- Strong background in mechanical, electrical systems design review, layout, installation, operations, including ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical one lines
- Ability to conduct power system capacity, safety and code compliance assessments
- Ability to train the Critical Facilities Staff on systems and procedures
- Ability to operate in and promote a rigorous process-driven, team environment
- Analytical thinking, problem solving, customer oriented, and commitment to quality
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Must be detail oriented, organized, flexible and ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Must be available for late night work approximately once every other week to meet critical maintenance windows and scheduling
- Regular, predictable attendance
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to rapidly learn and use PC based, integrated critical monitoring systems
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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