Senior Technical Services Manager
Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?
AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.
Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…
Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.
A Snapshot
As the Senior Technical Services Manager, you will report to the Operations Director JHB1 and work closely with the rest of the Operations team, making your mark in a number of ways:
Oversee critical environment maintenance planning activities at your data centre
Lead, mentor, and train a team of Technical Services Managers, and contract management of site facilities providers for the tactical delivery of maintenance activities
Work closely with Building Services Manager on other property related matters
Please note, this role will be mainly based in our data centre in Johor Bahru.
Your Day to Day
Effectively manage the site and achieve 100% uptime and compliance with customers' SLAs and safety
Oversee the planning and coordination of all preventive maintenance and repair works; ensure change management, incident management procedures and safety requirements are followed; coordinate activities as required with customers
Coordinate with development team to manage construction activity and installations, to ensure system design, installation and testing adhere to operational standards
Review and support customer capacity management plan to ensure power capacity is well maintained and within limitations
Maintain site operating procedures (SOP, MOP, EOP) and any other documentation required by law, e.g. RA, SWMS and EHS
Ensure compliance with site held accreditations, including, but not limited to, ISMS, SOC2, PCI, ISO9001, ISO14001
Maintain compliance with local regulatory requirements including environmental, building, fire, electrical, hydraulic, occupational health & safety
Primary operational contact for customers and local point of escalation during emergency events and day-to-day operations
Attend witness testing of all equipment during commissioning to validate sequence of operations
Receive and review all operational documentation for new capacity
Handle provisioning of data centre services including connectivity, power services, deployment, and any additional services to be delivered to the data centre customers
Manage minor capital projects for customers/internal purposes
Run all maintenance and repair vendors and OPEX budget
Track operational metrics, data and analyse risks
Conduct regular property inspections
Evaluate plans and promote operational efficiency, passion for continuous improvement including power utilisation and cost efficiency
Requirements:
8+ years of mechanical and electrical experience in data centres (preferred), facilities, engineering operations, semiconductor, trades or related fields
Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin is a plus
Electrical or mechanical trade background or degree preferred. Solid understanding of data centre infrastructure, including power and cooling systems, fire, and security systems
Knowledge of local statutory regulations and requirements
Ability to establish and review Method of Procedure documents, maintenance reports, incident reports, emergency event summaries, root cause analysis reports, CAPEX/OPEX budget forecasts/reports and O&M manuals
Able to read and comprehend single line diagrams
Experience running 3rd party service providers; setting and managing critical metrics, negotiating contracts and pricing for services
Familiarity with Customer Portals, BMS, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, CAD is a plus
Good leadership and experience in supervising small teams of technical staff
Effective key partner management experience
Strong customer centric approach, and ability to drive front-line staff attitude change
Ability to deliver effective presentations
The AirTrunk Culture
Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.
The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.
Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.
Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale .
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