Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer - Cape Town

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Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in relevant mechanical or electrical field.
2. 5+ years of relevant management experience (seasoned manager of managers).
3. 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
4. Experience in mission-critical operations environment (e.g. nuclear facility, high technology manufacturing, healthcare, aviation maintenance, oil and gas) preferably linked to a 24 / 7 uninterrupted operations.
5. Operational experience & familiarity with electrical OR mechanical equipment, including Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS’s), Switchgear, Circuit Breakers, Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS’s), Diesel Generators, Chillers, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC), Exhaust Fans, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s), and Transformers.

AWS Data Centers run critical IT infrastructure and require a reliable supply of uninterrupted cooling and power at all times in order to deliver continuous uptime availability and service for our customers. We are growing our team in South Africa and are looking for a Data Center Engineering Operations technical leader to lead and operate both as Manager and Chief Engineer as required, to join us in Cape Town. You will lead a team of Facility Managers and Chief Engineers across the region and oversee the best in class operations and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical infrastructure for data centers in AWS Cloud region. Our Data Centre Engineering Operations Managers are highly driven, self-managed individuals who demonstrate initiative mindset, proactively seek solutions to problems and strive for operational excellency.

Key job responsibilities:

Safety: Set and maintain the highest standard for safety and actively promote a world-class safety culture.

People Management:

• Demonstrate capabilities to lead as manager of managers to a wide group of skilled facility professionals.
• Hire, manage, develop and coach a team of DC facility management staff.
• Effectively collaborate with other department leaders including Engineering, Finance, Safety, HR, Recruiting.
• Effectively manage vendors and vendor contracting negotiations.

Operations and Maintenance:

• Manage operations in a mission critical environment with high complexity and scale while ensuring not to jeopardize quality. You will operate with autonomy and at high pace and always insist on the highest standards.
• Execute strategic preventative maintenance and corrective break-fix planning on mission-critical infrastructures. Review and approve equipment maintenance and repair processes and procedures as well as the ability to tactfully drive continuous organizational change management.
• Prepare for and lead the organization through facility infrastructure incident management plan. This includes event planning, drill coordination, leadership escalation, incident mitigation, and post event reporting and follow up.
• Expert knowledge of data center mechanical, electrical, and controls systems.
• Ability to operate independently as a manager of a geographically distributed Infrastructure Operations management team.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.