Facebook App Looking For Global Data Center Facilities Operations Readiness Lead at Remote Full Time

Our Data Centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates to deliver our innovative services. Meta is seeking an experienced, outgoing, and self-motivated Operations Readiness Lead to join our Startup and Readiness team within Facility Operations. This role supports Data Center Facility Operations teams at our data centers on standardized process and procedural governance for ensuring maximum readiness of equipment and operating systems, developing and implementing asset management processes, assessment of day-today operations, ensuring proper vendor services support, and delivery of other key initiatives. This person will work at the leading edge of Facility Operations to prepare for turnover and operation of our growing fleet of Leased Facilities Data Centers. Managing stakeholders spread across time zones is a significant challenge and key to the success of our individual projects and overall program.

Global Data Center Facilities Operations Readiness Lead Responsibilities:

As a program lead, ensure development and implementation of cross functional programs related to Operational Readiness of our data centers.

In support of maintenance plans and repair strategies, coordinate with logistics partners to ensure optimal provisioning of parts, spares, and consumables at all data centers to support continual readiness.

Provide scalable solutions for reliable asset management to include initial acceptance of owner and contractor furnished equipment and subsequent tracking of assemblies and subassemblies throughout the lifecycle of the equipment.

In collaboration with cross functional data center teams, support efficient planning of lifecycle maintenance activities and projects that require equipment shutdowns, to minimize impact on redundancy and availability.

Ensure consistency and use of best practices across fleet in transition from construction to operations and operations excellence.

Provide for cross communications with counterparts at all data center sites, with the leadership team, and adjacent operating teams to share lessons learned and best practices to improve optimize operational readiness and associated processes and routines.

Support and drive the development, implementation and improvement of applicable global standards.

Ensure consistent process deployment in both legacy as well as new build data centers.

Approximately 35% travel required.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience

Process oriented with high attention to detail

8+ years experience with construction and/or operations of mission critical

Experience in working with leased facilities and Build to Order facilities

Experience leading small teams and sub-contractors

Experience educating and influencing cross-functional teams

Experience to effectively communicate risk versus benefit

Track record of assertively driving projects to completion with minimal supervision

Experience in root cause analysis, project and program management

Experience providing solutions to large-scale projects

Experience in integrated change management across a global organization

Experience with standard Data Center equipment to include: electrical distribution equipment from switchgear down to panelboards, VFDs, low voltage power and molded case circuit breakers, overhead IT busway, air handling units, water treatment equipment, controls and monitoring, and hot aisle containment accessories

Analytical, creative thinking and communications skills with proven experience to effectively distill and communicate complex details throughout all organizational levels

Preferred Qualifications:
Formal project management training and experience

Highly skilled in use of Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with collaboration software. Experience in MS SharePoint, project management software (e.g. MS Project, P6, etc.), construction management tools, and data visualization software and tools

Experience in interfacing with cross-functional teams for mission critical facility operations, particularly in engineering, inventory and supply chain management

Experience in asset management and reliability engineering for critical facilities equipment

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