FirstLight

Facilities Engineer

FirstLight • $80K — $95K *
Albany, NY 12203In-Person
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proficiency with SP Marketplace is essential.
  • Basic understanding of test equipment including power, grounding, HVAC, and UPS systems.
  • Ability to read CLR's, floor plan diagrams, and one-line power diagrams.
  • Knowledge of inventory control protocols.
  • Experience in troubleshooting processes, specifically point-to-point analysis.
  • Knowledge of AC/DC power architecture and operational fundamentals.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard installation practices.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee maintenance and installation activities on major network infrastructure components.
  • Coordinate purchasing, installation, repair, and routine maintenance for assigned facilities assets.
  • Facilitate resources for existing facilities and new construction, including cabinet installations.
  • Provide monthly common system capacity reporting for assigned facilities.
  • Document all facilities and assets in SP Marketplace.
  • Work with Network Design Engineering to produce clean SOW packages, ensuring understanding of power and HVAC fundamentals.
  • Supervise contract labor for installation, testing, and maintenance of infrastructure projects.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for special projects and varied duties.
  • Essential personnel status during emergencies.
  • Participation in on-call rotation.
  • Potential for overnight travel to critical infrastructure locations.
Full Job Description
FirstLight is seeking a Colocation Facilities engineer to oversee new common system and infrastructure of installation / capacity augment projects. The candidate would be responsible for monthly common system capacity reporting for assigned facilities and day to day maintenance and PMs of assigned FirstLight facilities. This role has combined responsibility for data center process and compliance activities. The expectation is that the Data Center/Facilities engineer would oversee common systems, operations and maintenance of FirstLight facilities. They will coordinate projects with the Facilities Director, department managers and project managers. The duties listed require strict adherence to budgets and formal bid process.

Job requirements include (but are not limited to):
  • Responsible for maintenance and installation activities on major network infrastructure components
  • Coordination and oversight of purchasing, installation, repair, and routine maintenance for each assigned facilities asset
  • Coordination of internal resources, contractors/vendors for existing facilities and new construction, cabinet installations and service cross connections
  • Monthly common system capacity reporting for assigned facilities
  • SP Marketplace documentation of All Facilities / assets assigned
  • Works with Network Design Engineering to facilitate clean SOW packages, Understands power and grounding, HVAC / UPS architecture fundamentals
  • Network Facilities Technician must understand access procedures for all relevant sites under their area of operation
  • Preventative maintenance / reporting for infrastructure components i.e., HVAC, Emergency Generators, transfer switching, remote gen set operation, maintenance, and interface connections
  • Network Facilities Engineer has oversight of contract labor for end-to-end installation, test, turn-up, and maintenance of all infrastructure and common systems related projects
  • Be available as Essential Personnel in emergency scenarios
  • When necessary, assist Field Operations installation tasks
  • Completes special projects and other duties as assigned
  • Participate in On-Call Rotation

Job Qualifications:
  • Proficiency with SP Marketplace essential
  • Basic understanding of test equipment i.e., Power/grounding / HVAC / UPS, all related / required testing equipment to conduct and troubleshoot the FirstLight infrastructure
  • Ability to read and understand CLR's, Floor plan diagrams and one line power diagrams
  • Knowledge of inventory control protocols
  • Experience in troubleshooting process [i.e. point to point analysis]
  • Knowledge of AC/DC power architecture and operational fundamentals
  • Familiarity with industry standard installation practices [lacing and sewing, planning for network installations, ordering and gathering equipment, verifying and testing circuits, equipments and alarms]
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to walk, sit, use hands and fingers, handle objects or controls, talk and hear, stand, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, pull cables, and use various hand tools. Position requires frequent entry into structures with stairs, ladders, and other vertical obstacles. Travel to critical infrastructure locations may be required. Occasional overnight travel may be required. Employee will be required to work and drive, in all-weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may occasionally have noise from power equipment and tools.

About FirstLight

FirstLight is a telecommunications company that provides fiber-optic data, internet, and voice services to businesses and organizations. The company's services include cloud computing, data center, and managed services. FirstLight was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Transportation
* Ladders Estimates

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