Critical Facilities Engineer - Lead
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Insight Global is hiring a Critical Facilities Engineer - Lead. This role leads day-to-day operations in a mission-critical data center, ensuring 24/7 uptime for electrical and mechanical systems. The lead acts as a technical escalation point, overseeing maintenance, troubleshooting complex issues, and ensuring work meets standards. This person mentors junior engineers, improves processes, and maintains a safe, high-performing environment.
Key focus areas include Lead day-to-day operations of a mission-critical data center environment, Ensure 24/7 uptime across all electrical and mechanical systems, and Act as a technical escalation point for the team.
Successful candidates bring 3-5+ Years Critical Facilities, OSHA 10 Certification, and NFPA 70E Certification. Important skills include Electrical Systems, UPS, Generators, Switchgear, PDUs, and Mechanical Systems. Preferred (not required): OEM Equipment Experience.
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Job Description
This role is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of a mission-critical data center environment, ensuring 24/7 uptime across all electrical and mechanical systems. In addition to being hands-on with equipment like UPS systems, generators, switchgear, and cooling systems, the lead acts as a technical escalation point for the team. They oversee preventative and predictive maintenance, help troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure all work is performed to standard. This person typically has a strong understanding of how a data center operates end-to-end and plays a key role in mentoring junior engineers, improving processes, and maintaining a safe, high-performing environment.
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Skills and Requirements
3-5+ years of hands-on experience in critical facilities, data centers, or similar environments
Strong experience with electrical systems (UPS, generators, switchgear, PDUs) and/or mechanical systems (CRACs, CRAHs, chillers)
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across power and cooling infrastructure
Experience performing preventative and predictive maintenance
Strong understanding of how data center systems operate end-to-end
Ability to create and follow MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs
Experience responding to incidents, alarms, and emergency situations
Ability to work independently and lead troubleshooting efforts
Strong communication skills and ability to mentor or guide junior team members Prior experience in a lead or supervisory capacity
Relevant certifications (e.g., OSHA 10, NFPA 70E, electrical/mechanical licenses)
Experience training or mentoring junior engineers
Military experience in mission-critical environments
OEM or large-scale equipment experience (power or HVAC systems)
Exposure to CMMS systems and reliability reporting
Formal training on UPS or specialized critical infrastructure systems
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