Equinix

Equinix

Global leader in data center and interconnection services, enabling digital transformation.

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Data Center Critical Facilities V

Critical facilities specialist performing maintenance, vendor coordination, incident response night shift

Slough, England, United Kingdom
Full Time
Intermediate (4-7 years)

Job Highlights

Environment
Onsite

About the Role

You will perform specialized preventative and corrective maintenance on critical facility components, including plumbing, fire‑suppression, and life‑safety systems, while implementing energy‑efficiency measures. Monitoring the Building Monitoring System (BMS) to resolve specialized alarms and conducting moderately difficult repairs, installations, and inspections are core duties. Vendor support involves coordinating and directing vendors on skilled tasks, managing the work approval process, and ensuring maintenance activities meet standards. You will also assist in creating maintenance scripts and keep technical files for plants and equipment current. Site administration responsibilities include preparing specialized site logs, maintenance operation protocols (MOPs), and scripts for permits, as well as identifying single points of failure. You will respond to on‑site incidents, perform root‑cause analysis, and support staff during outages, ensuring processes and procedures are followed. Work order duties encompass completing skilled work requests, circuit installations, and advanced troubleshooting of office equipment to minimize downtime. You will make moderate changes to mechanical, electrical, and specialized systems, support lifecycle maintenance, and contribute to infrastructure replacement projects. Collaboration is key; you will work with department members to resolve difficult facility incidents, mentor teammates on maintenance activities, and inform stakeholders of inventory needs. Acting as a mentor, you help maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment. • Perform specialized preventative and corrective maintenance on critical facility components and systems. • Conduct moderately difficult repairs, installations, and on‑site inspections of facility systems. • Monitor the Building Monitoring System (BMS), resolve specialized alarms, and recommend solutions. • Operate and maintain plumbing, fire‑suppression, and life‑safety systems while implementing energy‑efficiency measures. • Coordinate and direct vendors for skilled maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with standards. • Manage the work approval process for service providers, including briefings, work control, and final reviews. • Update technical files for plants and equipment in collaboration with vendors. • Prepare site logs, Maintenance Operation Protocols (MOPs), and scripts for permits. • Identify single points of failure, perform root‑cause analysis, and propose corrective actions. • Respond to on‑site incidents, support staff during outages, and ensure adherence to processes. • Complete skilled work requests, circuit installations, and advanced troubleshooting of office equipment. • Make moderate modifications to mechanical, electrical, and specialized systems as directed. • Support lifecycle maintenance, infrastructure replacements, and mentor team members during incidents. • Maintain optimal inventory levels of critical parts and equipment and communicate needs to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • preventive maintenance
  • bms monitoring
  • vendor coordination
  • root cause
  • incident response
  • inventory management

What You Bring

The role is for a skilled specialist who works on assignments requiring considerable judgment and a deep understanding of standard operating procedures. The specialist supports the overall team by applying seasoned expertise to complex tasks and making informed recommendations. Qualifications include proven experience in critical facilities and the ability to work night shifts. Equinix is committed to an inclusive hiring process and provides accommodations for candidates with disabilities. • Required: proven experience in critical facilities and availability to work night shifts.

Requirements

  • critical facilities
  • night shifts
  • judgment
  • sops
  • expertise
  • inclusive

Work Environment

Onsite

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