Data Center Facilities Technician I, Mechanical

1 Hour ago • 2-4 Years • Facilities Management

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Job Description

The Data Center Facilities Technician I, Mechanical, located in Eemshaven, Netherlands, is responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing various data center systems, including piping and mechanical components. This role involves providing daily assistance to senior technicians, reading blueprints, conducting system tours, and assessing working order. The technician will manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps, treatment systems, HVAC, and control/monitoring systems. Responsibilities also include responding to abnormal conditions, supporting new equipment integration, and ensuring data center performance and uptime during emergencies. The ideal candidate possesses 2+ years of mechanical/HVAC experience in an industrial or commercial environment, knowledge of data center mechanical systems (e.g., chillers, AHUs, pumps, CRAC/CRAH units), and proficiency in troubleshooting using standard tools and diagnostic equipment.
Must have:
  • Associate degree or equivalent experience
  • 2 years of Mechanical/HVAC experience
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
  • Knowledge of data center systems
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Blueprint reading
Good to have:
  • Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants
  • Knowledge of meters, sensors, and diagnostic equipment
  • Communication with contractors

Minimum qualifications:

  • Associate degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of Mechanical/HVAC, experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
  • Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs (23 kg) of equipment, the required use of safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.
  • Ability to work non-standard hours and work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 2 years of experience in the maintenance of mechanical/cooling distribution systems, in a construction/technical environment, or a related field.
  • Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
  • Knowledge of mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g. Chillers, Air handling units, pumps and CRAC/CRAH units).
  • Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
  • Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.

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.

Facilities Technicians at Google Data Centers operate, monitor and maintain physical facilities conditions. in this role, you will maintain heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and control / monitoring systems.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and mechanical system components. 
  • Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
  • Manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC and control and monitoring systems.
  • Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
  • Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
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