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Spectraforce Technologies Inc. Sr Engineer, Critical Facilities in Eastgate, Washington
Job Title: Sr Engineer, Critical Facilities Duration: 12 Months (Temp to Perm to the right candidate with Extension possible) Shift Hours: M-F 8-5 Location: Bellevue, WA (Onsite) THIS IS A LAB, so being able to conceptualize with users to solve facility related challenges in a development environment with a constant demand for innovation and collaboration for sustainable solutions. Decription: The Sr. Critical Facility Engineer is accountable for operational, technical, and strategic oversight of the critical infrastructure and maintenance operations. Critical portfolio includes Data Centers, Mobile Switching Centers, Call Centers, Distributed Antenna System, Point-of-Presence, Fiber Regeneration facilities. Primary responsibilities include oversight of each critical facility's electrical, mechanical, life safety and critical back-up systems. Interact with support teams (CFE&I, Compliance, Legal, Procurement, Network Operations) both internal and external and with local contractors and vendors. Maximum emphasis is to be placed on the critical environment operational continuity while ensuring the integrity and reliability of the critical function is not compromised. Focus on KPI goals and objectives and maintain a strategic view in managing operations for the infrastructure. Ability to write and train technical documentation. Ability to write and train processes. Strong skills in vendor relationship management and communication, critical engineering practices, organizational savvy, people management and team leadership, and the ability to identify and manage variation in metrics. Essential Functions: Manages the operational execution of all processes and procedures for critical facilities, including work process and authorization, incident management, and routine operations & maintenance process and procedures to maintain 100% uptime, areas include: electrical, mechanical, building monitoring and control. Reviews, understands, and evaluates the engineering design and operational performance and aspects of critical facilities systems and equipment. Must be able to immediately recognize system shortcomings and respond to operational and emergency situations. Provides training, support, and guidance to expand team's capabilities and ensure technical staff is performing work appropriately and is trained on compliance, life/safety programs, and critical environment process and procedures. Works with teams to ensure that all proper closeout and commissioning procedures are followed including the collection, distribution, and storage of documentation. Participates in critical facility annual planning activities including, reviewing, remodeling, new system construction, facility infrastructure upgrades. Use CMMS tool to track all work progress and completion; including review of PM reports and recommended repairs. Provides input to annual financial plans for operating expense and capital, and support account by identifying unforeseen emergency expenditures throughout the year. Performs site inspections and tours documenting deficiencies and recommendations for improvements or upgrades. Maintains accurate asset accounting of infrastructure equipment. Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and dynamic customer demands while balancing facility risk. Can be challenging particularly at the LAB as opposed to a traditional stable hardened critical facility. Ability to communicate at all levels of leadership and engineering customers to navigate understanding at each level. Ability to effectively work with an extremely culturally diverse customer base to support the client Diversity and Inclusion principles. What does a typical day look like? Site walks and review and QA ongoing tickets (Maintenance, bre