CLOUDHQ - Director, Engineering Services

Who We Are

Our purpose at CloudHQ is to provide flexible, efficient and resilient data center solutions to businesses of all sizes. Our growing organization was founded by the pioneer of data center REITs. CloudHQ has state-of-the-art data center sites located in two Northern Virginia locations, as well as London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, and Sao Paulo, and we anticipate exponential growth over the next several years both in the US and abroad.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to fill the role of Director of Engineering Services. Our ideal candidate will lead the design of critical and high-impact components of systems. Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple teams, ensuring consistency in architectural principles and promoting best practices. Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and trends, proposing innovative solutions to enhance applications. Drive continuous improvement initiatives, implementing processes and tools to enhance engineering efficiency.

What You Will Get to Do

- Participate in design reviews with the Development team to provide comments from the Operations perspective.

- Review drawings and specifications, participate in equipment selection and provide input to the design team where needed. Provide peer review as needed.

- Represent the Operations team in startup, testing, factory witness testing, commissioning, and turnover. Support the commissioning manager as needed.

- Be the single point of contact from the Operations Team for building turnover. Ensure that the design and construction is done with operability and maintainability in mind.

- Develop guidelines and standards for operational processes. Provide input to the development of design standards.

- Develop and administer an Operations and Maintenance audit program.

- Lead After-Action Reviews and ensure that the lessons learned are incorporated into the policies.

- Provide Subject Matter Expertise on critical systems maintenance and operations. Assist with troubleshooting issues as needed.

- Provide onsite support during major maintenance activities if needed. Ensure proper procedures are written and reviewed before such activities.

What You Bring to the Role

- A minimum of 10 years in MEP design and peer review of mission-critical facilities

- Experience with hyperscale data center design, testing and commissioning

- Global leadership experience managing junior staff and consultants

- Critical facilities operating experience with a focus on 100% uptime

- Experience leading operational handover of mission-critical facilities

- Experience developing design/commissioning/operational standards and guidelines

- Experience performing root-cause analysis on complex failure scenarios

- Experience developing operating procedures and emergency procedures

- Experience performing field observations during construction on behalf of the owner

PLEASE NOTE: This position will require travel to various sites within the US, primarily in the Northern Virginia area, but other locations as needed. International travel may also be required and having or the ability to obtain a passport is vital to this role.

What We Offer

CloudHQ s people and culture are the most enriching aspects that make us a great place to work. We are strengthened by industry experts who bring extensive knowledge, skill, and experience; leaders who bring vision, innovation and commitment to our people; and an expanding team of individuals who believe in that vision, and bring their best to support their customers and team.

Our employees enjoy competitive compensation and rewarding incentives, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability), 401(k) with match, 12 paid holidays, generous PTO, development opportunities, and the ability to closely impact and contribute to the growth of an exceptional organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CloudHQ is an equal-employee-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.