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Data Center Electrical Facilities Technician

2 Months ago • 2-3 Years • Facilities Management

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Job Description

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order. As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

Must have:

Associate's degree or equivalent
2 years of experience in data center facilities
Experience in HVAC, Electrical Maintenance, Electrical Safety, Electrical Systems, Electrical Infrastructure Systems, Mechanical Maintenance, Mechanical Infrastructure Systems, Generators
Ability to lift and move 50 lbs of equipment, work on platforms, ladders, and under raised floors
Regularly inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems
Provide daily assistance to senior technicians
Be responsible for the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC, UPS, generators, electrical distribution, and Control and Monitoring Systems
Develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs
Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment
Provide tracking and trending operational characteristics
Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure
Follow the site’s environmental health and safety policies
Availability to work on shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

Good to have:

3 years of experience in controls/automation or the equivalent in a critical/ construction/ high tech environment
Experience in data centers, hospitals, hotel industry, power plants, HV electrical substations, or other mission critical facility maintenance and operational experience
Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and controls systems, including: Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units and CRAC units
Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment

Minimum qualifications:

Associate's degree, trade school certification, verifiable training in a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience in data center facilities.
Experience in HVAC, Electrical Maintenance, Electrical Safety, Electrical Systems, Electrical Infrastructure Systems, Mechanical Maintenance, Mechanical Infrastructure Systems, Generators.
Ability to lift and move 50 lbs of equipment, work on platforms, ladders, and under raised floors.

Preferred qualifications:

3 years of experience in controls/automation or the equivalent in a critical/ construction/ high tech environment.
Experience in data centers, hospitals, hotel industry, power plants, HV electrical substations, or other mission critical facility maintenance and operational experience.
Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and controls systems, including: Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units and CRAC units.
Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.

About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

Regularly inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components. Provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
Be responsible for the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC, UPS, generators, electrical distribution, and Control and Monitoring Systems.
Develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs, whilst improving efficiencies. Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
Provide tracking and trending operational characteristics. Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
Follow the site’s environmental health and safety policies. Availability to work on shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

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