Data Center Facilities Manager -West London
We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
As a Data Center Facility Manager in Amazon Web Services, you will get to manage the world’s largest Cloud Computing Infrastructure. We encounter interesting, challenging & complex problems every day, being a technical facility manager in Amazon means that you can innovate to solve these issues and help drive Operations Excellence in all areas of your role.As a people manager you will actively hire and develop your team of data center experts and technicians. We are currently looking for a Facility Manager in Berkshire / West London area.
Key job responsibilities- Ensuring we adhere to and exceed Health & Safety standards in all our Data Centers
- Managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance.
- Maintaining existing operational Amazon Data Centers to the highest level of Availability
- Helping to build and bring online new Amazon Data Centers
- Constantly improving all our processes and procedures, we believe there is nothing we cannot improve
- Assisting and managing relationships with external vendors and contractors
- Liaising with internal teams and management groups
- Creating and maintaining metrics on all aspects of our Data Centers and utilising those metrics to drive positive changes
- Assisting in implementing service methodologies including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.- An excellent understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical Data Centre Operations including systems such as feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switch gear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, Air Handling units- Proven track record of people management and developing teams and in particular ensuring staff are ready for any and conditions through skill and process development
- Ability to solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context
- Experience working in data centers or another mission-critical environment ( e.g. Data Centers, Hospitals, Power plants, military facilities, etc.)- Advanced electrical or mechanical qualification (Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline is also acceptable)
- Full EU/ UK driving license.
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