We host the data. We provide the connections. We protect the information.
Are you an experienced HVAC Maintenance Specialist?
Do you possess a high knowledge of HVAC systems?
Are you a strong problem-solver with great attention to detail?
Are you an exceptional communicator with great customer service skills?
Have we piqued your interest? Tell me about the company
eStruxture Data Centers is an award-winning company and the largest Canadian-owned data center provider with locations in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. Our solutions are designed to give customers more: more locations, more capacity, more connections that enable them to run modern, demanding enterprise applications, and offer their business the control to rapidly scale in response to unpredictable changes in business processes. eStruxture provides access to an ecosystem of almost 1,000 customers that trust and depend on our infrastructure and customer support, including carriers, cloud providers, media content, financial services, and enterprise customers. eStruxture offers colocation, bandwidth, security and support services to customers across Canada in its 15 carrier and cloud-neutral facilities.
Everything starts with our dedicated and talented team. As an award-winning industry leader, our data centers help our customers improve network connectivity, redundancy, and uptime, scale up or down, increase cost savings, and provide a high level of physical security. This would be unachievable without the peopleof eStruxture.
Here's a snippet of what we have to offer
A positive, collaborative, and people-first culture
A diverse, inclusive workforce
A comfortable and enjoyable work environment
Opportunities for learning and development, as well as career advancement
A performance-driven organization that embraces challenges as opportunities for growth
A comfortable and enjoyable work environment
A competitive vacation policy
Telemedicine and reimbursement of your professional expenses
An Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) to help you live a happy, healthy, and productive life
Regular social events and festivities, to enjoy time with your dynamic colleagues outside of work
The satisfaction of being part of a company that is an award-winning, internationally recognized data center industry leader.
Tell me about the job
The HVAC Maintenance Specialist is a critical role, managing the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and optimization of the electrical and mechanical infrastructure while supporting eStruxture's mission-critical facilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for facility monitoring, preventative maintenance, optimization, health and safety, incident response/reporting, as well as planning & prioritizing corrective maintenance activities. This role reports directly to the Data Center Manager.
OK, I'm interested! Tell me more about the core job functions
The duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Responsible for Facility Health & Safety
Management of both preventative and corrective infrastructure maintenance
Develop, maintain, and adhere to procedural and technical documentation
Respond to fault conditions, diagnose, and assist with root cause analysis/repair/remediation
Management of local data center infrastructure and asset lifecycle
Compliance with relevant CSA, SSAE 18, ISO and PCI controls
Participate in weekly change management meetings, presenting to the Change Advisory Board, working with vendors and team members to create supporting MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs
Identifying areas for operational optimization, adhering to best practices
Monitoring of local data center infrastructure
Supporting site operations
Vendor/Contractor coordination and supervision
Ensure timely resolution and/or escalation of customer issues
Ensure physical and remote security policies and procedures are being strictly followed
Create trouble tickets, log site visitors, and carry out shipping and receiving procedures
Provide best in class customer service
Maintain cleanliness of the data center and facility areas
Rack and stack various IT hardware into racks
Install and test copper and fiber cables throughout the data center and various computer rooms
Working Conditions
The role has standard working conditions in a Data Center type of environment with a rotational workweek of 4 days on 3 days off followed by 3 days on and 4 days off. Total 14 working days per month in a 24/7 mission critical facility. The role requires being available on-call rotation to respond to critical incidences. The role requires to work with challenging clients, working shifts longer than the standard 8-hours, work on evenings, nights, or on weekends.
I'm really interested! What qualifications do I need?
Experience
Specialty
4+ years' experience in data center, facility, or in mission critical environments.
Experience working with Electrical & Mechanical systems with an emphasis on building operations, including BMS/EPMS and BAS systems & software. Experience with ticketing systems and ITIL principles
Education/Certification/Designation
Electrical certifications an asset - Journeyman Electricians, Electrical Engineering Technologists etc. Mechanical/HVAC certifications CPR, AED, AWP certifications Ability to obtain Reliability Clearance Status (+5 years Canadian residency)
ASP training
Competencies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing/document control
Extremely process driven and high degree of quality, precision and care needed.
Understanding of Data Center Tiering classifications (UTI) as well as thermal guidelines and policy (ASHRAE TC9.9 etc.)
Able to deliver independently and take lead on local initiatives.
Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task and prioritize
Working knowledge with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint
Physically able to lift up to 50LBS, Climb Ladders/Work at heights
Technical Skills/Knowledge
Strong Knowledge of Electrical, Mechanical, and Life Safety Systems including the following:
MV/LV Power Distribution Equipment (25kV/13.8kV/480V/277V), UPS's, ATS's, Emergency Generator Systems, Automation/PLC's/VFD's etc.
CRAC/AHU's/FCU's, Condensers, Pumps, Compressors, Control Logic etc.