Director, Electrical Systems

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering the digital infrastructure that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot

• As Director of Electrical Systems based in Sydney or Singapore
• , you will report to the Senior Director
• T echnical Operations and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region

, making your mark in several ways:

You are a multi disciplined data centre technical operations SME

Multiskilled with electrical

(HV/MV/LV) experience and knowledge across a wide range of asset types and data centre designs.

You are a highly experienced technical manager with great communication skills and a leader of leaders.

As the D irector of Electrical Systems

, you will interface with key areas of the business such as Design & innovation

, construction, commissioning & procurement as the voice of the customer.

Your Day to Day

Manage a team of Electrical specialists to ensure effective solutions implementation and issue resolution.

Represent Technical Operations in all design aspects of new builds and upgrades including vendor selection. FWT/FOK, Commissioning and testing as needed.

Define & augment when required our product specifications with an “Operational Lens”

Define the required maintenance (frequency and scope) on all electrical critical infrastructure & develop standards which will be implemented across the portfolio.

Partner with site operations on event RCA’s, product failures, risks and be the central Electrical Systems feedback loop for our design / procurement teams.

Oversight and resolution of the Electrical operational aspects of new project deployments.

Development of Electrical operations strategies for new sites across APAC, with a focus on local codes & regulations especially in emerging regions where codes are evolving.

Support operational incidents and escalation with technical expertise.

Effective and timely Problem resolution within Electrical Systems.

Vendor engagement on product performance

Requirements

• You have 10+ years of experience in working in either data centres or mission critical environments
• Ideally, you have experience working for a data centre operator and have previous hyperscale experience in the APAC market
• You have tenured experience with managing a team of specialist electrical engineers.
• You are a strong team player and exceptional communicator with influencing skills – working across partner teams in AirTrunk such as Development, Design/ Procurement.
• You are the subject matter expert for all aspects of Electrical Systems operations including aspects such Low/Medium/High Voltage installations.
• Ideally, you have strong commercial acumen to understand the commercial implications of engineering decisions
• You are willing to travel to other APAC regions on a regular basis
• The AirTrunk Culture
• Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.
• The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.
• Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.
• Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.
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