LEAD DATA CENTER ENGINEER

Opportunity.
Data Center Lead Engineer Location.
Barcelona, Spain Start Date.
ASAP Salary.
€ base + Mobile phone allowance, Pension allowance, 23 days Holiday Reference.
Permanent opportunity for an experience Data Center Lead Engineer to work for a global data center services provider responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency.
This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues.
The Chief Engineer maintains relationships with third party vendors.
Data center equipment that supports mission-critical Servers must maintain better than % uptime.
This equipment includes, but is not limited to, standby diesel generators, switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFDs, and building automation systems.
Requirements Manage all SLA's towards customers 100% Uptime (Temp., Hum, power, PUE/WUE, relation).
Responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of planned maintenance, that meets all standards and procedures, by leveraging competent contractor/vendor resources with attention to quality.
Ensures that the Manager of Operations is fully informed and briefed on all planned and corrective work occurring in the datacenter.
Plans and implements customer requested work in a timely manner.
Ensures that the customer and Manager of Operations are informed on the status and details of the work.
In concert with the Manager of Operations.
Plans work on 1-line equipment according to Planned Preventive Maintenance Schedule, including roadmap to be approved by Manager of Operations and/or Nominated person in control of an electrical installation.
Prepares detailed Method of Procedure to be approved by Manager of Operations and/or nominated person in control of an electrical installation.
Organizes all testing of mission critical equipment on the site.
Responsible for ensuring that all work being done by contractors/vendors is logged in systems.
Responsible for ensuring that all work being done by contractors/vendors is being done in accordance with the approved Method of Procedure.
During normal working hours, responds to alarms, critical situations, and emergencies in a proper and timely manner.
Responsible for communicating in a calm and clear manner and in accordance with the emergency response plan.
Will take initiative to ensure that quality and efficiency standards are raised for all the equipment in the datacenter.
This includes finding ways to deliver cost savings without sacrificing quality.
Finds ways to increase energy efficiency without sacrificing continuity or uptime of the site.
We're Looking for Someone With Team leadership experience with hands-on skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and English is required.
Hold current certificates for low and high voltage switching.
Significant & proven experience (likely 7-15 years +) in the operation, installation and maintenance of data center critical equipment, building systems with in-depth technical understanding and knowledge of all HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety, and control systems.
A Mechanical or Electrical Engineer Degree, or a proven progressive engineering career in Data Center power and cooling technologies.
Expert knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment, including Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units, RCU, BMS, Fire detection and extinguish systems Room.
Proven observation skills and problem-solving ability.