About the roleGimlet Labs is seeking a Data Center Facilities Operations Lead to own the critical facilities operating model for Gimlet data centers and high-density AI infrastructure deployments. In this role, you will make sure the facility-side systems that support Gimlet's compute capacity are ready, monitored, maintained, and operating inside the required envelope.
You will focus on the infrastructure that keeps liquid-cooled AI systems healthy: facility water loops, CDUs, supply and return temperatures, flow, pressure, water quality, leak detection, alarms, heat rejection, power and cooling coordination, BMS/DCIM telemetry, maintenance procedures, and vendor repair workflows.
This role is well-suited for a critical facilities operator who understands data center MEP systems, liquid cooling, operational monitoring, and the discipline required to keep high-density compute environments stable as Gimlet scales.
What success looks likeIn the first 12-18 months, you will:
- Build the facilities operations model for current and future Gimlet sites, including operating standards, escalation paths, maintenance routines, acceptance criteria, and facility readiness gates.
- Translate OEM and engineering requirements for liquid-cooled platforms into practical site operating envelopes for temperature, flow, pressure, water quality, alarms, and heat rejection.
- Own monitoring and response for facility-side telemetry, including supply and return water temperatures, delta-T, flow, pressure, leak detection, CDU status, cooling capacity margins, and BMS/DCIM alarms.
- Partner with colocation providers, facility vendors, OEMs, Site Managers, Data Center Technicians, Deployment Leads, and TPMs to ensure facilities are ready before new compute capacity is deployed.
- Create and maintain MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, maintenance windows, runbooks, inspection routines, and incident response procedures for critical facilities and liquid cooling operations.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, and vendor response for CDUs, facility water loops, filters, valves, pumps, sensors, leak detection systems, chillers, dry coolers, CRAHs, and related infrastructure.
- Lead facility-side root cause analysis for thermal, leak, power, cooling, monitoring, and environmental events, then drive durable corrective actions.
- Build reporting that shows facility health, risk, readiness, capacity margin, recurring issues, open repairs, and operational trends across Gimlet sites.
You may be a good fit if- You have experience in data center facilities operations, critical facilities engineering, MEP operations, commissioning, facilities maintenance, or high-density infrastructure operations.
- You understand liquid cooling operations, facility water systems, CDUs, heat rejection, supply and return temperature management, flow, pressure, filtration, leak detection, and water quality controls.
- You have operated or supported BMS, DCIM, EPMS, CDU monitoring, alarm response, trend analysis, and facilities telemetry in production environments.
- You can write and run MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, maintenance plans, incident procedures, and vendor repair workflows with strong operational discipline.
- You communicate clearly with site teams, network teams, deployment TPMs, engineering, colocation providers, OEMs, and facilities vendors.
- You are comfortable working in active data center environments and supporting urgent facilities escalations when they arise.
Strong candidates may also have- Experience supporting GPU clusters, GB200/GB300-class platforms, NVL rack-scale systems, HPC environments, AI infrastructure, or other high-density liquid-cooled compute deployments.
- Experience with data center commissioning, integrated systems testing, site acceptance testing, facility turnover, or deployment readiness reviews.
- Familiarity with power distribution, UPS/generator coordination, chilled water systems, dry coolers, CRAH/CRAC systems, CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers, and liquid cooling safety practices.
- Experience managing colocation provider obligations, service levels, maintenance windows, vendor escalations, and facilities contract deliverables.
- A track record of improving facility reliability through monitoring, preventive maintenance, incident analysis, documentation, training, and operational controls.
