COMPLETE DCEO Cluster Manager - Västerås

Job Description

The Regional Data Centre Engineering Manager, will be responsible for data center engineering operations across three Amazon Data Center availability zones, managing a team of facilities managers and engineers responsible for the 100% availability of mechanical and electrical services, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, Colo vendor management and metric reporting.


About Us:
"Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History". This is our motto and we do all 3 every day. AWS S3 web service recently accepted its 1 trillionth object, currently accepting more than 40,000 objects every second on a daily basis. We think this is really cool and want to expand our cloud to meet our customers continued needs.

We are the most Customer Centric Company in the world and will stop at nothing to meet our customers demands. We have proven this business model a success for many years and are always on the lookout for like-minded individuals to take us to the next level.

We are expanding at unseen rates, more than doubling our worldwide CloudFront co-location Data Centers in the last 12 months, and expecting to exceed that amount again in the coming 12 months. We are also constantly building brand new Data Centers all around the world with more coming online every few months.

We are building some of the largest distributed systems in the world, and we need smart people to help plan and put the pieces together. We are obsessed with Operational Excellence and strive to improve everything we do.

We also want you to progress your career, so will give you the tools to focus on your next desired role and then help you reach it, this is part of our ethos.

Key job responsibilities
Responsible for the on-site management of engineering operations teams including facilities managers, shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with Amazon practices and procedures.
· Has primary responsibility for engineering systems availability in both leased and colocated facilities.
· Typically manages 5 or more direct reports.
· Negotiates and rolls out contracts and defines and audits SLA's.
· Participates in recruiting efforts. Continually raises the bar.
· Is active in the training and/or development of others.
· Executes vision and goals for the team or department.
· Draws from a deep group or department level understanding to make business decisions.
· Uses business knowledge to set priorities and develop project plans.
· Has a deep understanding of best practices in their area of expertise and ensures their application.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills.
· Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
· Able to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment.
· Insists on the highest standards from self and others. Drives accountability for results.
· Keeps others informed of information that contributes to the performance of the team, department or company.
· Engenders trust and respect in all working relationships.
· Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses, and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance.
· Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
· Operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc.
· May assist in the design and build out of new facilities.
· Responsible for asset and inventory management.
· Deliver quality service and ensure all customer demands are met

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Västerås, SWE

Basic Qualifications:

Basic qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or Technical (Military/ Trade School) Degree, or relevant experience.
5+ years of relevant work experience in Data Center or another mission-critical environment.
3+ years of people-management experience.
LSE (large scale events) management experience.
An excellent understanding on the nature of mission critical systems (Data Centers, Hospitals, Power plants, military facilities, etc.).
Previous vendor negotiation and management skills for Data Center and/or upgrade construction contracts.
Ability to write and review accurate and complete support procedures, system documentation, and issue tracking entries.
Ability to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment.
Driving license valid in EU.

Preferred Qualifications:

It would be a plus if you meet the following:

Understanding of the Electrical systems in critical Data Center operations that include but not limited to utility substation feeds, transformers, switchgear, VFI Class UPS, DRUPS, PDUs, ATS, STS, SLA/VRLA batteries and associated systems, diesel/gas turbine generators and related fuel systems, Surge Suppression, Active Harmonic Filtering, battery monitoring systems, branch circuit monitoring systems, SCADA systems.
Understanding of the Mechanical systems in critical Data Center operations include but not limited to CRAC/CRAHs/AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, storage tanks, chemical system, heat exchangers, piping systems, pumps, valves, duct systems, fans, dampers.
Understanding of other facilities systems used in Data Centers and Mission critical facilities, including but not limited to fire detection and suppression systems, plumbing and drainage systems, Building Monitoring Systems, automatic control systems.
Understanding of design, procurement, suitability of application, testing and commissioning.
Certifications/Accreditations that will be viewed positively: PMP; Prince2; ITIL v2/3; BICSI; ASHRAE, CDCP/S/E or equivalent; CAD.

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