Facility Manager (FV)

By offering high-quality infrastructure and providing 24/7/365 support to customers, business continuity is guaranteed. Excellent service with a strong customer-oriented mindset are our key values. Due to the continued growth as well as several large projects, we are looking for a person with a technical background to join our team full-time for this versatile position as Facility Manager.

 

Place within the organization

Position FV is a function for the existing business activities. This function reports directly to the Operations Director (OD) and indirectly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) or in his absence to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This function has, together with the other responsible persons within the company, the data center operators as direct subordinates. The function works together with the data center operators. The function is the internal point of contact within the operations department for the various locations including support for sales. External contact is with auditors, suppliers and to support colleagues also with customers. The function is not part of the management team.

 

Job description

 

The function has the task to manage and execute the necessary activities in all operations and to ensure that all installations comply with the legal standards, as well as the operations and installations work optimally in terms of stability and availability. Other important elements that fall within the scope of the function are customer SLA management as support for the operations department, cost effectiveness, security and ensuring maximum customer satisfaction.

 

Area of ​​Responsibility

Operational Responsibility:

• You work closely with the OD and organize the operations department together with him. You ensure that the operations team is motivated and committed with clear objectives. You ensure that all installations are managed according to the instructions of the supplier. You continuously develop the function and optimize it.

Facility Responsibility:

• You support the facility by monitoring and coordinating their activities, perform facility activities where requested and necessary and take the lead in larger activities. You ensure that maintenance planning and procedures are in place on time, that HVAC and power monitoring is in place and you arrange upgrades where necessary. You support operations by integrating common systems that can be used at all locations. You provide support for the facility with their Opex, Capex and their requested reports when necessary. You ensure that the quality of the facility works is always at the maximum level and act as a second pair of eyes for the OD and the COO. You will evaluate the efficiency of the data center on a regular basis and manage adjustments in consultation with the OD and the COO in case of deviations.

Operational Responsibility:

• Support, design and implement customer requests where and when necessary as support for the Service Delivery Responsible (SDV). Support the management team for customer bids. Act as a technical and operational interface between the data center and the customers.

Process Responsibility:

• Ensure alignment with external regulations. Develop and implement business process guidelines for aspects such as problem solving, change management, dedicated follow-up of activities and timely status reporting. Support management by updating their quality systems in a timely manner to obtain or maintain their certificates.

Project Responsibility:

• Develop together with the Project Responsible (PV) the necessary solutions to reduce the risk of downtime to the best possible minimum. Come up with ideas for improvements and develop the plan for implementation. Design and define all components of the projects, ensure that you buy them at the best conditions and ensure approval from the PV and the COO. Manage and support and follow up subcontractors and own staff by implementing and supervising approved solutions. Use technical expertise and experience to devise methods to reduce costs in projects and for the electricity bill. Come up with ideas to make it easier to achieve the SLA standards. Propose corrective actions and manage them in alignment with operations and facility, the PV and the COO. Design solutions for possible improvements and extensions. Use technical expertise and experience to design efficiency improvement projects and manage them in alignment with operations and facilities.

Other:

• Act as technical expert for the sales department and in negotiations. Support in tenders when requested and required. Take the advisory role on technical matters for the management team. Help in performing the tasks described above and take the lead in this.

 

Profile

 

• You are an ambitious analytical person with a higher education in electromechanics and/or have experience in working with electrical installations, cooling techniques and/or relevant maintenance work.

• Several years of experience in the maintenance of business-critical installations and strong in independently following up projects and technical faults is a plus.

• You have an interest in and knowledge of the technology of HVAC, electricity, power generators, UPS installations, data cabling and access control.

• You are fluent in Dutch/English.

• You can get by well with Word and Excel.

• You are preferably stress-resistant in crisis situations and have a hands-on mentality.

• You are in possession of a category B driving license.

 

Offer

 

• Our data center group offers you a varied job in an expansive company with a leading reputation thanks to continuous investments in innovative projects.

• An attractive salary in combination with good employment conditions.

• You will find yourself in a pleasant and flexible working environment at a growing company.

• You will have the opportunity to learn and gain knowledge and expand your competencies.

• You will receive a solid education supported by the data center team.

 

Current locations of employment

Datacenter United
ADC: Haïfastraat 6, 2030 Antwerp - Main building
BDC: Excelsiorlaan 15, 1930 Zaventem - Satellite building
DCV: Noorderlaan 147, 2030 Antwerp - Satellite building
HDC1: Veldstraat, 3500 Hasselt - Satellite building
HDC2: Trichterheideweg, 3500 Hasselt - Satellite building

DC Star
DCO: Brugsestraat 196/1, 8020 Oostkamp - Main building
DCG: Poortakkerstraat 33, 9051 Ghent - Satellite building
DCB: Antwerpsesteenweg 221-223, 2070 Burcht - Satellite building
DCM: Slachthuisstraat 31, 7700 Moeskroen - Satellite building

The main location from which the QM will operate operating is Haïfastraat 6, 2030 Antwerp

If interested
Send your motivation letter and CV by email to: Mr Bart Stevens
email: bart.stevens@datacenterunited.com