Senior Facility Engineer, India

Who we are:

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in committed capital.

Our mission is to bridge the digital divide across Asia Pacific by building the sustainable digital ecosystems of the future. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making digital infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical.

Founded in 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region and currently provides data center and fiber services across China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.

This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast-growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Responsibility: We take ownership of our actions and outcomes.
• Innovation: We embrace change and create bold solutions.  
• Strive: We show grit, resilience and relentless drive.
• Excellence: We pursue the highest standards in all we do.   
• Respect: We act with integrity and treat others with dignity.

What we need:

Reporting to Facility Manager (India), the role will develop the standard for Building Management System (BMS), network monitoring, controls and Data Centre PUE calculation to optimise the data centre operations and facilities management globally. This role will provide BMS support services to the DE Country Operations team. This role will be based in India.

Key responsibilities:

• Participate in the design, construction and commissioning phases for new datacenter’s BMS.
• Review and manage all BMS point list for Electrical, Mechanical, Fire Protection and Control systems.
• Able to understand and assess drawings, plans, specifications and other documents relating to BMS / Control Projects.
• Familiar with standard calculation heating/cooling load and Data Center PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) calculation.
• Develop BMS operational maintenance work scope.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in BMS / Controls.
• Automate BMS data upload to Digital Edge Platform Reporting System to prioritise and group critical Infrastructure alerts and send to Regional Operations Center.
• Familiar with Network configuration, troubleshooting and industrial communication protocols, like BACnet, Modbus, OPC or SNMP.
• Work with multiple internal teams (DC operations, Engineering, Construction etc.) and be a good team player.
• Recommend BMS replacement strategy (if required) and implementation approach with no or minimal disruption to infrastructure alarms monitoring.
• Perform preliminary energy audits and analysis on data of major consuming equipment or system; and provide recommendations on potential energy conservation measures, opportunities and financial assessments on an annual basis.
• Actively champion and implement the organization’s policies on health & safety, environment, energy, quality, information security, and business continuity, ensuring adherence to incident reporting, legal, and regulatory requirements. 

The successful candidate:

• Diploma / bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or instrumentation engineering.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience working in the Data Centre operations / support.
• Knowledge of Date center infrastructure facilities equivalent to CDCP or CDFOM.
• Extensive knowledge of multiple facets of controls engineering / BMS systems.
• Have relevant work experience in data center operations, BMS monitoring of infrastructure and alarms generation.
• Good communication, interpersonal skills and ability to manage cross-cultural environment/ language barriers.
• Self-motivated, independent, positive, and able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Able to lead internal and/or external discussions with vendors.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Experienced in Networking and troubleshooting.
• Ability to respond to issues and provide timely updates and escalations if needed.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Fluent in oral and written English.