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Advance your career at one of the largest full-solution data center providers in the world!

This position offers you the opportunity to expand your skills and experience in critical infrastructure facilities operations with the largest wholesale data center provider in the world. On a daily basis you will be involved with operations, project management, construction management and more, enjoying the opportunity to gain additional skills and further enhance your resume. Quick question for you - click here As you know, critical infrastructure is the wave of the future in facilities management, and as Digital Realty continues to grow, we’ll be looking for proven players to move up within our organization.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. supports the data center and colocation strategies of more than 600 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty’s clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.

With the acquisition of Telx in October 2015, Digital Realty is uniquely positioned to provide a complete range of data center solutions on a global scale that best fit our customers’ needs. At the same time, we can now connect them to the cloud and their critical partners on an open platform that includes 135 properties and 198 buildings in 33 markets around the globe. In May 2016 we became part of the S&P 500.

Pictured: Digital Realty data centers feature advanced technical systems to support the most demanding operations of our customers.

The Requirements

To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have:
  • Journeyman level or higher experience in mission critical facilities operating / engineering, including experience with mission critical infrastructure (UPS, HVAC, generators, fire/life safety systems); a strong focus will be on mechanical experience Quick question for you - click here
  • Expert, hands-on mechanical skill, and competence in electrical
  • The ability to:
    • Comprehend, analyze and interpret complex project documents, including AutoCAD, Visio and PDF documents
    • Manage projects effectively
    • Develop installation standards and project tracking / management documents
    • Respond effectively, verbally and in writing, to sensitive issues, complex inquiries or complaints
    • Interact effectively with managers, clients, customers and the general public
  • A high level of commitment to customer service to both coworkers and clients
Preferred but not required:
  • Electrical, HVAC and / or mechanical licenses
  • Experience writing technical methods of procedure
  • Change management experience
  • Experience with incident reporting
We are currently hiring for the day shift. Additionally, shift flexibility will be required. Training may last three to six months.

The Role

Reporting to the Manager of Facilities Engineer, you’ll spend most of your time on the mechanical side of the Facilities Engineering work for this site. However, both you and your manager will complete a variety of electrical and mechanical tasks, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to gain skill on the electrical side.

Primarily you’ll be making rounds and responding to issues that arise, but also contributing to all aspects of the oversight and monitoring of building operations including adjustments to the HVAC, electrical, BMS, emergency generators and fire/life safety systems. You’ll maintain chilled water, air conditioning, ventilating and other mechanical and electrical equipment. Quick question for you - click here Pivotal to your success will be your ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment and systems independently. We have a mix of critical and non-critical environments within this building and a several tenants.

Your specific activities will include:
  • Monitoring and maintaining all building systems and mission critical facilities equipment and other equipment associated with the raised floor environment including mechanical, electrical, emergency generators, fire/life safety systems and associated equipment.
  • Conducting routine, ongoing assessment of the building systems operations.
  • Performing tests and rounds, and analyzing data to assure the proper functioning of equipment.
  • Performing preventive maintenance on all building equipment.
  • Working on building management programs for a mission critical facilities environment.
  • Ensuring efficient operation of all building systems.
  • Assisting, as necessary, with scheduling of preventive maintenance, contracted maintenance and general maintenance with minimum disruption of building services.
  • Coordinating maintenance efforts, as needed, with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel and engineers.
  • Maintaining lighting in all areas of the building.
  • Ensuring compliance with all safety procedures as well as utilization of protective equipment.
  • Maintaining ongoing communication with tenants, owners, property management and vendors.
  • Assisting in updating and / or maintaining as-built drawings.
  • Responding quickly to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure etc.) and customer concerns.
  • Assisting with maintaining inventory control programs / purchasing parts and supplies.
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable codes, requisitions, government agencies and DLR directives as relates to building operations.
You will also need the ability to be on call during off hours as needed.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Why Digital Realty

Professional development
Your primary focus, of course, will be on the critical infrastructure, but you’ll be responsible for the entire site and most likely you’ll gain experience in areas that are new to you. In addition, we are committed to helping our people grow professionally, including providing training opportunities.

Career options
This role can provide you with challenges and fulfillment for years to come. At the same time, if you have the aptitude and ambition, our ongoing growth will create advancement opportunities for strong performers.

The “best of both worlds”
You’ll find that working for our company may be a little bit different. We are small enough, with around 1400 employees across our global portfolio, that your hard work will be visible throughout the organization, yet our extensive offering of services and solutions and proven track record of growth; stability and industry-leading innovation give you the resources and tools you need to take your career to the next level.

Strong foundation
Our financial strength and stability provide our customers with the assurance that Digital Realty will be their data center partner for current data center needs and those in the future. Our investment grade debt ratings provide us with access to capital and financing options to support the growth of our company and allow us to continually invest in our properties. We view each of our customers as a long term partner. At Digital Realty the success of their business is our business.

Unique culture
We are a collaborative, people-focused group dedicated to quality and continuous improvement. When you become a member of our team, you receive our commitment to your continued development and support. The SVP will serve as your mentor and guide, and as long as you are achieving results, you’ll enjoy a good deal of freedom and leeway.

Green standard for sustainability
At Digital Realty we are committed to improving the performance and energy efficiency of our data centers through the creation, adoption and promotion of industry-leading best data center practices and experience. We are pioneers in thinking about green data centers, as well as, adopting and building to LEED and BREEAM certification requirements. We are also a Contributing Member of The Green Grid.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive wage and discretionary bonus potential, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes all you would expect plus some pleasant surprises, like multiple flexible spending plans, a generous company match on the 401(k) plan, and more.

Pictured: Our data centers have leading-edge telecom/Internet infrastructure (above), but you'll spend your time with our mission critical systems such as cooling (below), power, security and more. Each of our data campuses is part of the largest ecosystem of world-class U.S., European, and APAC carriers, hosting physical connection points for the world’s telecommunications networks and Internet backbones.

Keys to Success

It should be clear by now that this is a hands-on role; you’ll need much more in your background than experience with rounds and readings. In addition, to be an outstanding Facilities Engineer, you will:
  • Achieve goals independently, but also know when to ask for help.
  • Remain open to learning new things, including the Digital Realty way of doing business.
  • Be willing to dig in to discover the cause of issues, and be creative in solving them.
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and pride in your work.
  • Bring a commitment to teamwork.

About Us

About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Globally delivering the Right Workload, in the Right Place, at the Right Value ℠.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. supports the data center and colocation strategies of more than 1,000 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty's clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

About Telx

Telx, Digital Realty's Colocation and Interconnection line of business, fuels infrastructure, interconnection and business progress. With industry-leading 100% uptime and 100% on-time service level agreements, Telx helps companies build more agile businesses faster with reduced infrastructure complexity and broader reach to new markets. At Telx, we're not just about making connections. We're all about making a difference.

Telx colocation and connectivity products serve a broad range of industries from network dense Internet/Cloud Gateway data centers located across 13 US markets: Atlanta, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Seattle. With more than 50,000 network connections, Telx enables the hybrid cloud strategies of our customers, and the interconnection of more than 10 million square feet of data center space around the world.

Digital Realty offers a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.

Advance your career at one of the largest full-solution data center providers in the world!

This position offers you the opportunity to expand your skills and experience in critical infrastructure facilities operations with the largest wholesale data center provider in the world. On a daily basis you will be involved with operations, project management, construction management and more, enjoying the opportunity to gain additional skills and further enhance your resume. Quick question for you - click here As you know, critical infrastructure is the wave of the future in facilities management, and as Digital Realty continues to grow, we’ll be looking for proven players to move up within our organization.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. supports the data center and colocation strategies of more than 600 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty’s clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.

With the acquisition of Telx in October 2015, Digital Realty is uniquely positioned to provide a complete range of data center solutions on a global scale that best fit our customers’ needs. At the same time, we can now connect them to the cloud and their critical partners on an open platform that includes 135 properties and 198 buildings in 33 markets around the globe. In May 2016 we became part of the S&P 500.

Pictured: Digital Realty data centers feature advanced technical systems to support the most demanding operations of our customers.

The Requirements

To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have:
  • Journeyman level or higher experience in mission critical facilities operating / engineering, including experience with mission critical infrastructure (UPS, HVAC, generators, fire/life safety systems); a strong focus will be on mechanical experience Quick question for you - click here
  • Expert, hands-on mechanical skill, and competence in electrical
  • The ability to:
    • Comprehend, analyze and interpret complex project documents, including AutoCAD, Visio and PDF documents
    • Manage projects effectively
    • Develop installation standards and project tracking / management documents
    • Respond effectively, verbally and in writing, to sensitive issues, complex inquiries or complaints
    • Interact effectively with managers, clients, customers and the general public
  • A high level of commitment to customer service to both coworkers and clients
Preferred but not required:
  • Electrical, HVAC and / or mechanical licenses
  • Experience writing technical methods of procedure
  • Change management experience
  • Experience with incident reporting
We are currently hiring for the day shift. Additionally, shift flexibility will be required. Training may last three to six months.

The Role

Reporting to the Manager of Facilities Engineer, you’ll spend most of your time on the mechanical side of the Facilities Engineering work for this site. However, both you and your manager will complete a variety of electrical and mechanical tasks, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to gain skill on the electrical side.

Primarily you’ll be making rounds and responding to issues that arise, but also contributing to all aspects of the oversight and monitoring of building operations including adjustments to the HVAC, electrical, BMS, emergency generators and fire/life safety systems. You’ll maintain chilled water, air conditioning, ventilating and other mechanical and electrical equipment. Quick question for you - click here Pivotal to your success will be your ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment and systems independently. We have a mix of critical and non-critical environments within this building and a several tenants.

Your specific activities will include:
  • Monitoring and maintaining all building systems and mission critical facilities equipment and other equipment associated with the raised floor environment including mechanical, electrical, emergency generators, fire/life safety systems and associated equipment.
  • Conducting routine, ongoing assessment of the building systems operations.
  • Performing tests and rounds, and analyzing data to assure the proper functioning of equipment.
  • Performing preventive maintenance on all building equipment.
  • Working on building management programs for a mission critical facilities environment.
  • Ensuring efficient operation of all building systems.
  • Assisting, as necessary, with scheduling of preventive maintenance, contracted maintenance and general maintenance with minimum disruption of building services.
  • Coordinating maintenance efforts, as needed, with outside contractors, tenant finish personnel and engineers.
  • Maintaining lighting in all areas of the building.
  • Ensuring compliance with all safety procedures as well as utilization of protective equipment.
  • Maintaining ongoing communication with tenants, owners, property management and vendors.
  • Assisting in updating and / or maintaining as-built drawings.
  • Responding quickly to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure etc.) and customer concerns.
  • Assisting with maintaining inventory control programs / purchasing parts and supplies.
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable codes, requisitions, government agencies and DLR directives as relates to building operations.
You will also need the ability to be on call during off hours as needed.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Why Digital Realty

Professional development
Your primary focus, of course, will be on the critical infrastructure, but you’ll be responsible for the entire site and most likely you’ll gain experience in areas that are new to you. In addition, we are committed to helping our people grow professionally, including providing training opportunities.

Career options
This role can provide you with challenges and fulfillment for years to come. At the same time, if you have the aptitude and ambition, our ongoing growth will create advancement opportunities for strong performers.

The “best of both worlds”
You’ll find that working for our company may be a little bit different. We are small enough, with around 1400 employees across our global portfolio, that your hard work will be visible throughout the organization, yet our extensive offering of services and solutions and proven track record of growth; stability and industry-leading innovation give you the resources and tools you need to take your career to the next level.

Strong foundation
Our financial strength and stability provide our customers with the assurance that Digital Realty will be their data center partner for current data center needs and those in the future. Our investment grade debt ratings provide us with access to capital and financing options to support the growth of our company and allow us to continually invest in our properties. We view each of our customers as a long term partner. At Digital Realty the success of their business is our business.

Unique culture
We are a collaborative, people-focused group dedicated to quality and continuous improvement. When you become a member of our team, you receive our commitment to your continued development and support. The SVP will serve as your mentor and guide, and as long as you are achieving results, you’ll enjoy a good deal of freedom and leeway.

Green standard for sustainability
At Digital Realty we are committed to improving the performance and energy efficiency of our data centers through the creation, adoption and promotion of industry-leading best data center practices and experience. We are pioneers in thinking about green data centers, as well as, adopting and building to LEED and BREEAM certification requirements. We are also a Contributing Member of The Green Grid.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive wage and discretionary bonus potential, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes all you would expect plus some pleasant surprises, like multiple flexible spending plans, a generous company match on the 401(k) plan, and more.

Pictured: Our data centers have leading-edge telecom/Internet infrastructure (above), but you'll spend your time with our mission critical systems such as cooling (below), power, security and more. Each of our data campuses is part of the largest ecosystem of world-class U.S., European, and APAC carriers, hosting physical connection points for the world’s telecommunications networks and Internet backbones.

Keys to Success

It should be clear by now that this is a hands-on role; you’ll need much more in your background than experience with rounds and readings. In addition, to be an outstanding Facilities Engineer, you will:
  • Achieve goals independently, but also know when to ask for help.
  • Remain open to learning new things, including the Digital Realty way of doing business.
  • Be willing to dig in to discover the cause of issues, and be creative in solving them.
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and pride in your work.
  • Bring a commitment to teamwork.

About Us

About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Globally delivering the Right Workload, in the Right Place, at the Right Value ℠.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. supports the data center and colocation strategies of more than 1,000 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty's clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

About Telx

Telx, Digital Realty's Colocation and Interconnection line of business, fuels infrastructure, interconnection and business progress. With industry-leading 100% uptime and 100% on-time service level agreements, Telx helps companies build more agile businesses faster with reduced infrastructure complexity and broader reach to new markets. At Telx, we're not just about making connections. We're all about making a difference.

Telx colocation and connectivity products serve a broad range of industries from network dense Internet/Cloud Gateway data centers located across 13 US markets: Atlanta, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Seattle. With more than 50,000 network connections, Telx enables the hybrid cloud strategies of our customers, and the interconnection of more than 10 million square feet of data center space around the world.

Digital Realty offers a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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