Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer (Controls)
Core
Maintain, operate, and repair critical power systems, HVAC, BMS, plumbing, fire control, and site services in a mission-critical data center environment.
Role type
Junior to mid-career Critical Facilities Engineer (Controls)
Builds
Reliable uptime for Equinix's digital infrastructure across multiple sites in South Sydney.
Domain
Data Center Operations / Critical Infrastructure
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work
Required skills
BMS programming and configuration, SCADA system monitoring, fault finding and troubleshooting, vendor management, safe switching practices, logic change implementation, mechanical and electrical system repair, incident response, process review and deviation reporting
Preferred skills
Recent service work experience, ability to work across multiple sites, strong technical mindset, rapid learning capability
Technologies
BMS, SCADA, lighting control systems, engineering scripts (switching schedules)
Responsibilities
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly site maintenance checks; investigate and fix controls issues with vendors; plan and implement logic changes to improve site PUE; monitor and maintain BMS and SCADA systems; escalate alarms and faults; manage specialist vendors for maintenance and major works; perform minor changes to mechanical, electrical, and special systems; participate in on-call rosters for incident response; oversee plumbing and fire suppression systems; create engineering scripts and undertake safe switching practice; review processes and communicate deviations.
Seniority
Junior to mid-career, developing autonomy with mentorship from senior engineers