Capacity Management Engineer
Capacity Management Engineer
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Job Description:
The Capacity Management Engineer plays a critical role in monitoring evaluating and optimizing the utilization of power space and cooling resources across assigned data center facilities. This role is integral to ensuring infrastructure efficiency operational resilience and alignment with both current demands and future growth projections.In close collaboration with Sales Engineering and Operations teams the Capacity Management Engineer provides technical expertise in pre-sales assessments risk evaluation and deployment planning. By delivering timely and accurate feasibility analyses this position helps enable strategic high-impact colocation solutions that meet customer requirements while maintaining site-level capacity integrity and reliability.
This role requires a proactive and data-driven approach to capacity forecasting and resource managementensuring that each deployment supports customer SLAs business goals and infrastructure best practices.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:
Capacity Monitoring & Optimization:
- Maintain accurate and real-time reporting on power space and cooling availability across assigned data center sites.
- Conduct thorough reviews of electrical panel schedules to ensure precise tracking of power distribution and utilization.
- Collaborate with facilities teams to identify and implement strategies that maximize efficiency in power and space usage.
- Interpret update and maintain single-line (one-line) diagrams to reflect changes in power infrastructure and identify potential risks.
Failover & Risk Assessment:
- Perform failover modeling and redundancy analyses to assess risk and identify infrastructure vulnerabilities.
- Partner with DCIM Engineers and Technology teams to implement automation tools that support real-time failover monitoring and alerting.
- Develop and refine contingency plans to enhance infrastructure resiliency and support business continuity across all data center locations.
Pre-Sales & Deployment Planning:
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the Sales team by providing rapid and accurate colocation feasibility assessments.
- Support Sales and Service Delivery teams by validating power space and cooling availability for prospective and active deployments.
- Offer engineering guidance on cabinet power configurations cooling requirements and infrastructure compatibility.
- Ensure customer deployments comply with site-specific density standards (e.g. WPSF) and established kW limits per cabinet or cage.
- Evaluate proposed deployments to ensure alignment with site-wide capacity constraints failover thresholds and reliability standards.
- Utilize tools such as AutoCAD Visio and DCIM software to document and communicate capacity availability and infrastructure layout.
Collaboration & Process Improvement:
- Collaborate with the DCIM Technology Manager to drive enhancements in capacity analytics reporting and automation capabilities.
- Partner with the DCIM Operations Manager to maintain configuration accuracy conduct audits and enforce standards.
- Actively participate in capacity strategy sessions to contribute to infrastructure planning operational efficiency and future readiness.
Required Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience interpreting and maintaining one-line (single-line) diagrams panel schedules and power distribution documentation.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Visio for space planning cabinet layouts and infrastructure mapping.
- Strong understanding of key data center engineering concepts including airflow dynamics (CFM) rack density (WPSF) and data center thermal management best practices.
- Familiarity with panel schedule management BMS/BAS monitoring and power load analysis techniques.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in data center infrastructure planning operations or capacity management.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
- Walk or stand for 25% of the time.
- Moderate or advanced keyboard usage.
- Limited travel may be required.
Base Pay Range: Annualized salary range offered for this position is estimated to be $92000 - $120000. However the actual pay range depends on each candidates experience location and qualifications.
Variable Pay: Discretionary annual bonus based on personal and company performance.
This position has the following safety hazards:
Ergonomics
Not meeting every single requirement No problem! We are looking for candidates who possess unique skills that set them apart from the rest. If youre enthusiastic about this role and believe you have the skills and abilities that would make you successful dont hesitate to apply today!
Benefits of working at Flexential:
Medical Telehealth Dental and Vision
401(k)
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Life and AD&D
Short Term and Long-Term disability
Flex Paid Time Off (PTO)
Leave of Absence
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Program
Rewards and Recognition Program
Benefits are subject to change at the Companys discretion.
EEO Statement: Flexential is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
