Data Centre Chief Engineer, Data Centre Engineering Operations

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a highly motivated Chief Engineer to join our Data Centre Engineering Operations (DCEO) Team. This committed group works to maintain the critical physical infrastructure that supports AWS. Specifically this team works to ensure that the data centres Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP) operates at 100% availability while maintaining first-class customer service to the teams and groups within the data centres. The Data Centre Chief Engineer (CE) is responsible for ensuring that all electrical mechanical and fire/life safety equipment within the data centre is operating at peak efficiency. This involves planned preventative maintenance of equipment daily corrective work and emergency response. The CE serves as an expert technical resource interacting with onsite Engineering Operations Technicians (EOT) and any third party vendors. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data centre and to support AWS.

The CE manages small-to-medium projects from conception to completion. As well as own cluster-wide technical programs that monitor and maintain the effectiveness of DCEO equipment and staff. These projects and programs involve large amounts of independent work as well as collaboration with external support groups including engineering automation processing and finance in both local and global settings. The CE will be tasked with creating and delivering on key milestones obtaining and tracking quotes for all necessary costs and documenting project results for future implementation at other facilities. The goals of such projects are for the CE to drive innovation and resiliency while reducing operational costs in the facilities.

The CE directs trains and supports EOTs in their role of providing hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations. Implementation and execution of site/equipment-specific training exercises is also expected. This equipment includes but is not limited to stand-by diesel generators switchgear UPSs PDUs DAHUs chillers chemical treatment systems pumps motors VFDs and building automation systems.


Key job responsibilities
* Cover gaps in a 24 x 7 rotating shift roster.
* Responsible for the on-site management of contractors sub-contractors and vendors ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices procedures & local legislation.
* Establish performance benchmarks conduct analyses & prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility infrastructure operations & maintenance.
* Generate Change Management requests & Incident Management tickets for events that DCEO are responsible to manage.
* Work with DC managers (IT) and other business leaders to coordinate projects manage capacity and optimize plant safety performance reliability sustainability and efficiency.
* Establish documentation relevant to business & facility operations.
* Responsible for the installation of the racks and the provision of power/cooling within its constraints.
* Review the management of both routine maintenance 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.
* Assist in the design implementation commissioning and build out of new facilities.
* Drive & implement projects to increase current facility capacity efficiency sustainability & reliability.
* Management of the Facility assets and the provision of infrastructure & inventory asset management.
* Attend and participate in regular Construction & Operational Meetings as required.
* Familiar with Work Order compliance to ensure all contractual SLAs are achieved.
* Interface with Infra Ops management for day to day operational requirements.
* Assist in recruiting efforts.
* Assist in the the resolution of any infrastructure engineering or services issue.
* Delivery of exceptional customer service and satisfaction.
* Day to day supervision of a team of Engineering Operation technicians.

Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centres and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help. Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. We are experiencing rapid growth therefore your onboarding will be dynamic in nature where you will gain diverse experience working in new and established AWS data centres. These future Amazonians will rotate through various AWS locations to complete training as part of their onboarding to prepare for deployment in a data centre region. This training will be completed over a duration of 6-12 months. Once training is completed individuals will be relocated to the permanent location.

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* Ability to participate and manage a 24 x 7 rotating shift roster with team leadership experience.
* 4 years of relevant work experience in maintaining a DC or Critical Space facility or other critical environment with Technical (Military/Trade School) training
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.


* Further education in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline.

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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