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You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.At Equinix, our Critical Facilities Engineers operate, manage, maintain, and repair critical and non-critical power systems, HVAC, BMS, plumbing, fire control & suppression, and all site services. Our Critical Facilities team also perform all related vendor support activities within a mission-critical environment.\nOur engineers work across multiple engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical and controls). For this position, we are looking to strengthen our onsite Controls capability and are seeking someone who can bring strong Controls expertise into our Critical Facilities Engineering team. Applicants should have a solid grounding in Controls, Automation, BMS, SCADA and/or PLC systems and be capable of supporting site Controls activities while working as a Critical Facilities Engineer as part of the broader team.\nExperience with BMS programming, configuration, commissioning and troubleshooting will be highly advantageous. Candidates with recent service, maintenance or commissioning experience within building automation, industrial automation, manufacturing, FMCG, utilities, oil & gas, HVAC controls or related industries are encouraged to apply.\nWhilst data centre experience is always valued, it is not essential. We are particularly interested in Controls professionals who are looking to apply their technical expertise within a highly resilient, mission-critical environment and broaden their skills across critical infrastructure operations. Our Melbourne Cluster consists of four facilities, so flexibility to occasionally work across sites and support wider engineering teams will be highly regarded. The position is primarily based at ME4 in Derrimut.\nKey Responsibilities:\nControls Systems\nWork closely with our Controls vendors to investigate, troubleshoot and resolve ongoing Controls issues.\nPlan and implement logic changes to improve site efficiency and PUE performance.\nMonitor site BMS, SCADA and Controls systems and carry out routine maintenance activities.\nInvestigate, fault-find and respond to alarms and issues within site BMS, SCADA, PLC and Controls systems.\nManage and coordinate specialist vendors responsible for maintaining and servicing site Controls infrastructure.\nAssist colleagues and internal teams with Controls-related investigations, repairs, upgrades and project activities.\nCollaborate closely with the Controls Engineering team to implement standards, strategies and architecture at site level.\nLead site-based Controls activities including commissioning, upgrades, rollouts and improvement projects.\nPerform programming, configuration and optimisation of Controls systems where required.\nCritical Facilities Engineering\nComplete all maintenance activities, site checks and inspection protocols accurately and on schedule.\nManage and oversee specialist vendors performing maintenance, repairs and major works on mechanical, electrical and specialised systems.\nPerform minor modifications to mechanical, electrical and special systems where appropriate.\nRespond to BMS alarms in accordance with engineering procedures and escalation processes.\nParticipate in an evenly shared on-call roster and act as a first responder to site incidents.\nOversee plumbing and fire suppression vendor activities.\nCoordinate and manage work approval processes including risk reviews, work supervision and completion sign-off.\nRecommend updates to technical documentation and equipment records to ensure site information remains current.\nMaintain compliance with Equinix safety standards, quality requirements and incident management processes.\nSupport continuous improvement through the review and enhancement of processes, procedures and systems.\nQualifications, key skills and attributes:\nTrade or Degree qualified in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Automation, Mechatronics, Controls or a related discipline.\nAbility to attain and maintain NV1 Security Clearance (customer requirement).\nExperience working with Controls systems including BMS, SCADA, PLCs, industrial automation or process control systems.\nExperience with platforms such as Tridium Niagara, Trend, Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, Honeywell or similar will be highly regarded.\nStrong fault-finding and troubleshooting capability across Controls environments.\nFast learner who can bring existing Controls expertise and successfully integrate into a Critical Facilities Engineering role.\nComfortable working in a collaborative environment and contributing across multiple engineering disciplines.\nAble to work as part of an evenly shared on-call roster.\nProactive, adaptable and capable of working autonomously when required.\nEngineering mindset with a strong desire to learn and develop within a mission-critical environment.\nEquinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.\nEquinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.\nWe use artificial intelligence in our hiring process. 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