{"id":1539933,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2","title":"Lead Critical Facilities Engineer, NA","company":{"id":8762,"name":"Vantage Data Centers","domain":"vantagedc.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vantagedc","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":81,"open_postings":26,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.731,"repost_share":0.038,"time_to_fill_p50_days":29,"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Santa Clara, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":96000,"max_usd":224000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1211},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T20:51:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-10-20T11:42:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":19,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":19},"description":"About Vantage\nVantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.\nPosition Overview\nWe are looking for aLead Critical Facilities Engineer who knows what best-in-class service looks like and can make that a reality. This role is an important member of our facilities team where we manage some of the most efficient and cost-effective data center facilities in the industry.\nThis role will be Onsite at our Santa Clara, CA Location; Swing Shift: 1 - 11:30pm.\nThe successful candidate for this role will lead and work with a team of other electrical and mechanical-focused engineers performing maintenance and repair for our data center infrastructure. We take our customer requirements for uptime seriously and keep our facilities maintained to a very high standard to insure uninterrupted service for our customers.\nIf you enjoy working on critical data center systems (UPSs, PDUs, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls), as well as industrial electrical equipment and systems that include power distribution components/wiring, electronic components and lighting systems. If you know the importance of getting it right the first time and not disrupting mission critical data centers. If you enjoy delighting customers with superior service and you have the desire and ability to do so, then please read on!\nEssential Job Functions\nCoordination of work efforts/task to ensure seamless operations on shift and between all shifts \nPrimary escalation point for on shift CFE’s \nAssign tasking to on shift CFE’s \nResponsible for driving high level task/projects to completion\nSupport, creation, and review of MOP/SOP/EOP’s for critical work effort evolutions\nWork under limited supervision, both independently and within a team environment\nManage multiple one-time and/or ongoing projects\nRespond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment\nUse discretion and judgment in organizing workflow and adapting as priorities are modified due to a changing environment\nFrequent contact with employees at all levels of the organization; frequent external contact with vendors\nPerform additional duties as assigned by management\nDuties\nOperate, perform maintenance and service repairs on critical Data Center systems (UPS, PDU, Diesel Generators, ATS equipment and Building Controls, Chillers, CRAH, ETC) \nDevelop reliability reports to ensure availability and capacity targets are achieved and maintained with 100% uptime \nCoordinate, and oversee all maintenance vendors to ensure personnel safety, protect the Facility’s critical equipment, and maintain power to the critical load \nCreate required MOPs (Method of Procedure), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and EOPs (Emergency Operating Procedures) to ensure all maintenance activities are performed in accordance to them \nJob Requirements\nMinimum 8 years, 10+ years preferred, of “hands on” experience with the maintenance and repair of industrial electrical and mechanical systems in mission-critical facilities to include; emergency generators (Generators, Fuel Delivery systems and Parallel Switchgear), electrical distribution (MV/LV switchgear and associated controls), critical and essential PDUs, UPS, switchgear, HVAC, air handling units, computer grade cooling systems, and building monitoring/control systems\nDemonstrate knowledge in operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting and testing critical electrical distribution systems, HVAC systems and building management/automation equipment \nAbility to read commercial building blueprints and understand electrical single lines and schematics \nKnowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures related to mechanical & electrical systems needed to run data centers \nTechnical Writing skills and experience; as well as creating, coordinating, updating and/or modifying MOPs/SOPs/EOP’s for critical facilities equipment, to include supporting new systems and researching technical requirements \nWork experience in the electrical or mechanical field is highly desired. Strong emphasis on technical skills/training, with intent to obtain license within a reasonable time\nMay be required to complete formal training in an area of specialty, such as UPS maintenance\nCandidates must possess reliable transportation for reporting to work for shifts, or emergencies\nTravel is expected to be less than 5%, occasionally for training purposes\nPotential employees must complete a background check successfully \nPhysical Demands and Special Requirements\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nAbility to stand 1/3 - 2/3 of the time\nAbility to walk 1/3 - 2/3 of the time\nAbility to sit 1/3 - 2/3 of the time\nAbility to climb and balance 1/3 - 2/3 of the time\nAbility to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl 1/3 - 2/3 of the time\nAbility to reach with hands & arms 1/3 - 2/3 of the time\nAbility to smell, talk & hear\nAbility to use hands to type, handle & feel\nAbility to reach with hands and arms\nAbility to see at close and distance ranges and the ability to see color\nMust be comfortable working in a high stress, fast paced environment with shifting priorities\nMust be willing to work outside normal business hours, including weekends, late nights, holidays, and on-call support\nAbility to lift up to 50 pounds 1/3 of the time\nAdditional Details:\nSalary Range: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour plus bonus, plus shift differential for graveyard shift or swing shift (this range is based on California market data and may vary in other locations)\nWork week: Front Half - Sunday to Wednesday or Back Half - Wednesday to Saturday\nShift: 4x10s\nDays 05:00am-3:30pm\n Swing 1pm-11:30pm\nGraveyard 9pm-07:30am\nWe operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.\nThroughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.\nDon't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.\nVantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.\nVantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.\nWe’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon-we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!","description_format":"text","description_chars":7646,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Data Centers & Colocation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T20:51:06Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":51,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.567,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":19,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T12:20:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":13617,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":8762},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=8762"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvantage-data-centers-lead-critical-facilities-engineer-na-2"}]}